Identify Your Pest Problem
Learn about common pests in Virginia Beach, what attracts them, the threats they pose, and how Precision Pest Management safely eliminates them.
Bed Bug
Bed bugs are flat, reddish-brown parasites that feed exclusively on blood. They are introduced through travel, used furniture, and human contact, not poor sanitation. Any home or hotel room can be infested. Hampton Roads military and hospitality environments create higher than average introduction risk.
Brown Marmorated Stink Bug
Brown marmorated stink bugs are shield-shaped invaders that pour into Hampton Roads homes each fall looking for a warm place to spend the winter. They do not bite or breed indoors, but they cluster by the hundreds in attics and wall voids, and they earn their name when crushed. Fall exclusion and a well-timed exterior treatment are the keys to keeping them out.
Camel Cricket (Spider Cricket)
Camel crickets are humpbacked, wingless jumpers that thrive in damp Hampton Roads crawl spaces, basements, and garages.
Carpenter Bee
Carpenter bees bore into the wood on Hampton Roads homes every spring. Learn to identify them and protect your deck, fascia, and eaves.
Eastern Subterranean Termite
The Eastern Subterranean Termite is responsible for virtually all termite damage in Hampton Roads. Colonies live underground and can contain hundreds of thousands of workers. Hampton Roads has some of the highest termite pressure on the East Coast.
German Cockroach
The German Cockroach is the most problematic cockroach species in Hampton Roads homes and commercial kitchens. Unlike outdoor roaches, German cockroaches breed entirely inside, reproduce rapidly, and are resistant to many store-bought treatments.
House Mouse and Norway Rat
House mice and Norway rats are the two most common rodent problems in Hampton Roads homes and businesses. Both enter through gaps as small as a quarter inch, both breed year-round indoors, and both require professional exclusion work for lasting control.
Mosquito
Two mosquito species dominate Hampton Roads: the Asian Tiger Mosquito, an aggressive daytime biter that breeds in containers, and the Southern House Mosquito, the primary evening biter and carrier of West Nile Virus in Virginia.
Odorous House Ant
The Odorous House Ant is the most common ant complaint in Hampton Roads homes. Named for the rotten coconut odor released when crushed, these ants form large multi-queen colonies and trail persistently into kitchens after any food or moisture source.
Palmetto Bug (American Cockroach)
Palmetto bug is the polite Southern name for the American cockroach, the big reddish-brown roach that wanders into Hampton Roads homes from crawl spaces, storm drains, and mulch beds. Unlike German cockroaches, they usually live outdoors, which changes how you get rid of them.
Palmetto Bug (American Cockroach)
The palmetto bug is the large American cockroach common in damp Hampton Roads homes. Learn to identify, prevent, and treat them.
Silverfish
Silverfish are wingless, silver-gray insects that thrive in the humid crawl spaces, bathrooms, and attics common to Hampton Roads homes. They feed on paper, glue, and starches, damaging books, photos, wallpaper, and stored keepsakes. Their presence is almost always a sign of a moisture problem worth taking seriously.
Silverfish
Silverfish are wingless, teardrop-shaped insects that thrive in the damp, humid conditions common in Hampton Roads homes. They often signal a moisture problem.
Stink Bug
A shield-shaped fall invader that gathers on sunny walls and slips indoors across Hampton Roads as the weather cools.
Wasps and Hornets
Paper wasps, yellowjackets, and bald-faced hornets nest across Hampton Roads. Learn to identify them and when to call for safe wasp nest removal.
Wasps, Hornets, and Yellow Jackets
Paper wasps under the eaves, yellow jackets in the ground, and bald-faced hornets in the trees are the three stinging wasps Hampton Roads homeowners meet most. Which one you have determines whether removal is a careful DIY job or a call to a professional, and late summer is when it matters.
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