How to Identify Household Bugs for Pest Control

Finding bugs in your household is never a good experience. To get rid of household bugs you will need to call an exterminator. Some pest control companies specialize in certain bugs. For this reason you should know what type of bugs are infesting your house. This will aid in choosing the right company.

• Determine the size of the bug that is inhabiting your home. Cockroaches can get to be over half an inch long, while termites are no bigger than a grain of rice. Knowing the size of the bug can greatly reduce the amount of insect species it could be.


• Observe the color of the bug. Insects come in many different colors that can help in identifying them. Patterns on the bug's body can narrow down your search as well.


• Discover whether or not the bug can fly. Many species of insects cannot fly, and this characteristic can help rule out many possibilities.


• Take note of what the bug eats. Different bugs have different diets. Some bugs, such as cockroaches, will eat almost anything, while other insects prefer one particular food source.


• Find out how they live. For example, if the insects build a nest then they may be wasps or hornets. If they have a hive you may have bees. Many other bugs just hide in cool dark places in your home and only come out for feeding.


• Take all the information that you have gathered from observing the bugs and search for it online. Use a search engine to find the bug by putting the description you have come up with in the search bar. Once you have found the information you believe to be right, go to an image search engine and put the name of that bug in. If the pictures that come up look like the bugs you have then you have correctly identified the bugs.