by sniper | Jan 25, 2021 | pests
Silverfish are nocturnal insects. The name comes from its distinctive metallic appearance and fish-like shape. When the Silverfish is hatched it is white in color, but develops a greyish hue and metallic shine as they mature. Silverfish have no wings and it wiggles...
by sniper | Jan 25, 2021 | pests
Ticks are arachnids, along with mites. Ticks are external parasites feeding on the blood of mammals, birds, and reptiles. Almost all ticks belong to the class of hard ticks or soft ticks. Adults have pear-shaped bodies, which become engorged with blood and eight legs...
by sniper | Jan 25, 2021 | pests
A wasp is neither an ant nor a bee. The most common is the yellow jacket. Wasps are important in ecological roles by being a pollinator or a predator of other crop damaging insects. Many wasps are parasitoid, which means they lay eggs in other insects. When the eggs...
by sniper | Jan 25, 2021 | pests
This group of beetles varies in size 1/8 to 1 inch, shape and color. Most are very flat, dark brown, hard-bodied beetles. Some ground beetles are metallic green or blue. They have three pairs of well-developed legs and run quickly. The heads bear sickle-shaped jaws...
by sniper | Jan 24, 2021 | pests
Snakes In and around the Tri State Area there are over 130 different snakes found in Texas, Oklahoma and New Mexico. In the United States an estimated 7,000 to 8,000 people are bitten by venomous snakes, with about five deaths per year. So encounters with snakes,...
