Although pest populations vary by region, the top four indoor pests are:

• Ants (Acrobat, Argentine, Carpenter, Crazy, Ghost, Imported Fire Ants [Red, Black, Hybrid], Little Black, Little Thief, Odorous House, Pavement, or Pharaoh)
• Bed Bug (Cimex lectularius)
• German Cockroach (Blattella germanica)
• House Mouse (Mus musculus)

Pests that are mainly outdoors, but are still a burden to PHAs include:

• American Cockroach (Periplaneta americana) a.k.a. Palmetto Bug
• Norway Rat (Rattus norvegicus) a.k.a. Brown Rat or Sewer Rat
• Roof Rat (Rattus rattus) a.k.a. Black Rat
• Termite (various species such as Drywood, Eastern Subterranean, and Formosan Subterranean)

Other urban pests include:

• Bees/Wasps/Hornets (Bald-faced, Honey, Eastern Cicada Killer, European Paper, Yellowjacket)
• Beetles (Cabinet/Warehouse, Cadelle, Cigarette, Confused Flour, Drugstore, Khapra, Merchant Grain, Red Flour, Sawtoothed Grain, Weevils [Granary, Rice], Yellow Mealworm)
• Birds (European Starling, Pigeon/Rock Dove, Gull)
• Cat Fleas
• Cockroaches (Asian, Australian, Brown-banded, Oriental, Smoky Brown)
• Earwigs
• Flies (Blow/Bottle, Cheese Skipper, Cluster, Deer, Drain/Moth/Filter/Sewage Gnat, Fruit/Vinegar, Fungus Gnats, Horse, House, Phorid, Sphaerocerid, or Stable)
• House Centipedes
• Millipedes
• Mosquitoes
• Moths (Angoumois Grain, Indian Meal)
• Other Cimex spp. (Bat Bugs, Tropical Bed Bug, etc.)
• Pillbugs and Sowbugs
• Silverfish and Firebrats
• Spiders (Black Widow, Brown Widow, Brown Recluse)
• Ticks (Lone Star, Blacklegged/Deer, American Dog, Brown Dog)
• White-footed Mice
• Wildlife: Feral Cats, Bats (Little Brown, Big Brown)

See the pest solutions page for information on managing these pests.