🔍 Florida Pest Identifier

Coptotermes formosanus

Hyper-aggressive invaders capable of eating through a home's wood framing at terrifying speeds. Colo...

Reticulitermes flavipes

Native structural pests that build protective mud tubes to move from the soil into household woodwor...

Cryptotermes brevis

Pests that infest furniture and structural timber without needing contact with ground moisture, leav...

Camponotus floridanus

Large red and black ants that hollow out damp or decaying wood structures to establish nesting galle...

Lyctus brunneus

Wood-boring beetles whose larvae reduce hardwood flooring and structural beams into fine, powdery sa...

Periplaneta americana

Iconic, flying pests that measure up to two inches long, thrive in humid plumbing, and readily invad...

Blattella germanica

Small, fast-breeding roaches that heavily infest indoor kitchens and bathrooms, requiring intense ba...

Blattella asahinai

Outdoor roaches identical to German roaches that fly and are attracted to bright indoor lights at ni...

Periplaneta fuliginosa

Large, dark-brown roaches that prefer tree holes and attics but frequently migrate into living space...

Cimex lectularius

Blood-sucking parasites that hide in mattresses and couch seams, multiplying rapidly without targete...

Lepisma saccharinum

Wingless, nocturnal insects that destroy household property by feeding on book bindings, wallpaper, ...

Ctenocephalides felis

Tiny, jumping parasites that quickly blanket carpets and lawns, transmitting tapeworms and causing d...

Liposcelis spp.

Minute pests that thrive in high humidity and feed on microscopic mold forming on paper, cardboard, ...

Solenopsis invicta

Highly aggressive pests that construct large dirt mounds and deliver painful, venomous stings capabl...

Tapinoma melanocephalum

Extremely tiny, translucent pests (often called "sugar ants") that travel in massive indoor trails l...

Vespula squamosa

Ground-nesting wasps that become extremely aggressive in late summer and will attack viciously to de...

Polistes spp.

Flying insects that build open, umbrella-shaped paper nests under eaves, doorways, and pool cages....

Culicidae

Public health vectors that breed in stagnant puddles, spreading dangerous diseases like West Nile an...

Culicoides furens

Microscopic flying gnats that pass through standard window screens and leave intensely itchy, burnin...

Ixodes scapularis

Parasitic arachnids found in tall brush that attach to hosts and transmit Lyme disease to humans and...

Rhipicephalus sanguineus

A unique tick species capable of completing its entire life cycle indoors, leading to massive home i...

Latrodectus mactans

Highly venomous spiders that hide in dark, undisturbed areas like garages, woodpiles, and water mete...

Loxosceles reclusa

Rare but present, these reclusive spiders possess necrotic venom and hide deep within closets, attic...

Romalea microptera

Massive, toxic, brightly colored grasshoppers that travel in destructive groups and strip leaves off...

Blissus insularis

Destructive lawn pests that pierce St. Augustine grass blades to suck out plant juices, leaving larg...

Neoscapteriscus vicinus

Underground tunnelers that tear up turf roots and leave ugly, churned-up trails across lawns....

Aleurodicus rugioperculatus

Invasive garden pests that blanket palm trees and ornamental plants, secreting a sticky honeydew tha...

Herpetogramma phaeopteralis

Destructive caterpillars that chew grass blades down to the soil line, quickly scalping whole lawns....

Plodia interpunctella

Common pantry pests whose larvae spin silken webs inside stored cereal, flour, pet food, and grains....

Oryzaephilus surinamensis

Flat, tiny kitchen beetles that easily penetrate cardboard food packaging to ruin pantry staples....