Discovery Pest Control
(925) 634-2221
Serving:
East Contra Costa
Pleasanton
San Ramon
Livermore
Lathrop
Tracy and Manteca.
BEE Pest Services, Inc.
(925) 634-4417
Serving:
California
and Nevada
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Common Bugs
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Ant (Argentine Ant)
Order: Hymenoptera (includes, wasps, ants, sawflies and kin)
Family: Formicidae
Length: 1/16-1 in.
Number of Species: 1,000
Habitat: Colonies are located near moist areas near food source.
Range: North America, except the Pacific Northwest.
Food: People food, especially sweets, meat, cooked vegetables
Life Span: Usually 2-3 years. |
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Centipede (100 legs)
Order: Myriapoda
Family: Chilopoda
Length: Up to 10 in.
Number of Species: 3,000
Habitat: Moist areas, in leaf debris and sometimes burrows.
Range: Found throughout the world.
Food: Insects, earthworms, spiders, slugs, and other small animals. These carnivorous arthropods use venom to kill their prey.
Life Span: Usually 2-3 years. |
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Carpenter Bee
Order: Hymenoptera (includes, wasps, ants, sawflies and kin)
Family: Anthophoridae
Length: 3/4-1 in.
Habitat: Forests and meadows. Creates tunnels in wood to breed.
Range: Western US
Food: Nectar. |
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House Cricket
Order: Orthoptera (includes, wasps, ants, sawflies and kin)
Family: Gryllidae
Length: 3/8-1 in.
Habitat: Commonly found Indoors.
Range: Most of the world.
Food: Crumbs and food scraps
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House Fly
Order: Diptera
Family: Muscidae
Length: .25- 9 in.
Number of Species: 7,500
Habitat: This invertebrate is usually found under rocks and logs, in moist soil and buried in leaves. Not a big fan of lit areas.
Range: Found throughout the world, except, Antarctica and a few remote islands.
Food: Liquids containing sweet or decaying food.
Life Span: Males 15 days. Females up to 26. |
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House Mouse
Length: 2.5 - 3.5 i. with 3-4 in. tail
Habitat: Nests anywhere outside unless it's winter
Food: Prefers seeds, grains, needs very little water.
Life Span: 6-9 months |
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Millipede (1,000 legs)
Order: Myriapoda
Family: Diplopoda
Length: .25- 9 in.
Number of Species: 7,500
Habitat: This invertebrate is usually found under rocks and logs, in moist soil and buried in leaves. Not a big fan of lit areas.
Range: Found throughout the world, especially tropical.
Food: Rotting vegetation. A few are carnivorous.
Life Span: Usually 5-10 years. |
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Snail
Length: .1 - 1.5 in.
Habitat: Found in areas with large amounts of moisture and rotting boards, clutter and debris.
Food: Plants
Life Span: 5-10 years. |
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Spider
Length: 1 - 2 in.
Habitat: Found in basements, damp parts of buildings and crawl spaces.
Range: Found throughout the world, except Antarctica and a few remote islands.
Food: Eats insects.
Life Span: 1-3 years. |
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