Facts & InformationWhat are Brown-Banded Cockroaches?Brown-banded cockroaches get their name from the two light brown bands they have across their dark brown bodies. They are a smaller species of cockroach. Adults are only ½ inches in length. Active primarily at night, the brown-banded cockroach can easily go undetected due to…
Facts & InformationWhat are American Cockroaches?American cockroaches are the largest house-infesting cockroaches found in the United States. Adults can grow more than 3 inches in length; however, they usually are 1 to 2 inches in length. They are also known as the water bug or palmetto bug. American cockroaches are…
Facts & InformationWhat are Yellow Jackets?Yellow jackets are social insects that live in large colonies containing 3,000 to 4,000 members. Commonly mistaken for the paper wasp, yellow jackets have shorter, thicker bodies with black antennae. They are primarily black and yellow and ⅜ to ⅝ of an inch in length.…
Facts & InformationWhat are Paper Wasps?Paper wasps are semi-social insects that live in small colonies containing about 10 to 80 members. Commonly mistaken for the yellowjacket, paper wasps have slender bodies with a thin waist and orange-tipped antennae. They are primarily black and yellow and ⅝ to ¾ of an…
Facts & InformationWhat are Mud Daubers?Mud daubers are a type of wasp that construct their nests out of mud. They are primarily yellow to black and have a long, narrow waist between the thorax and abdomen. Mud daubers are solitary insects that live in individual mud tube nests. Even though…
