Homeowners Battling Pesky Pests
Multiple users are dealing with various pest infestations, including ants, rodents, and general bugs. They're seeking identification assistance, advice on effective treatments, and solutions to prevent future problems.
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“Hi everyone! My husband and I bought a home about 2 months ago and on the second night being here we noticed a few ants. Initially we didn't think it was a big deal. I killed them and wiped the area with dawn and vinegar.…”
“I find 2-3 on daily basis on different places, 2 days ago i pulled out my couch cleaned under it noticed there was some half eaten chips with a bunch of them half dead half alive walking around, i swept them threw the bag out and wiped with Detol to disinfect, but am still finding them around, how to get rid of them submitted by /u/teiaredrox [link] [comments]”
“I live in Northern California in a 1950s home with wood siding. I'll be honest, some—if not most—of the wood is rotting. I'm renting. Within the last year, I've had to bait Argentine ants 1-2 times a month, but it's never in the same place: ceilings, window ledges, closets, bathroom fixtures, baseboards, etc. They'll disappear, only to have another colony pop up somewhere else. It's literally non-stop. My patio has pretty sizeable cracks, and I haven't even been able”
“I’m in ma and trying to get rid of a yellow jacket nest inside my wall I did spray the powder dust and many have died I want to get the queen so I can seal the hole in the wall. Do you think it’s the queen and how I know? Thank you submitted by /u/FrontCommon5979 [link] [comments]”
“Ants have been walking right by this for a few hours now. Is there anything you need to do to activate these stations or just pull them from the package and place them? submitted by /u/thehugejackedman [link] [comments]”
“Found this on the floor near a floor lamp in my living room. Don’t seem to affected by the light and did look to fly a short distance maybe 5ft. What type of roach does this look to be? Location is NJ and size was about .5 to 1in submitted by /u/Soundcandystudios [link] [comments]”
“Found dead on my carpet (Allendale MI) submitted by /u/Charming-Return3333 [link] [comments]”
“I supposed this is termite? What treatments are needed based on the picture? It’s in my backyard and I am in my first trimester. submitted by /u/Bright-Climate990 [link] [comments]”
“I'm finding two to three of these a week. Always dead. Never big. All one inch or under. Found on floor in bedrooms and living rooms near windows and doors..... And sometimes snack in the middle of the room. Help me identify please!? Cheerio for size reference. submitted by /u/Far-Writing-4842 [link] [comments]”
“I had knocked over a tea during sleep and am drying it up at this time, it's an in-ground home, how do I clean it up completely before it tracks ants submitted by /u/Frostlostx32 [link] [comments]”
“No aphids anywhere. No other bugs or anything I’ve found. I’ll keep looking and update if I find something. Thanks everyone for your assistance, much appreciated 🙏”
“Those are mealy bugs. They drink the plant’s sap and will eventually kill it. You can kill them with isopropyl alcohol. Lots of people use a q-tip or a spray bottle but personally I fill a small dish with alcohol and use a paintbrush. I cover every surface and in every little crevice which is why I find the paintbrush helpful. It kills them on contact and wipes them off. Check your other plants too because they do spread. If it’s in direct sun or bright light they could become a little sensitive”
“I am getting this every few days and a borax ant trap didn’t get anything. Tonight I am trying a fruit fly trap made of dishsoap, warm water and apple cider vinegar. North America. This is super tiny, smaller than a grain of rice submitted by /u/flippedpics [link] [comments]”
“Suddenly noticed this one morning and I vacuumed it up, but it's back. I have never seen an ant around. I live in Northwestern Germany. I left the spider there because I think he's trying to help me? Please help me find out what is happening and give me some DIY tips to get rid of it. submitted by /u/No-River934 [link] [comments]”
“The ants are good for aphid control as they bite the wings off the aphids. So I let them get them farmed up again and then spray them off and then and with a spray of dr bronners soap a drop Of dawn, a couple Drops of mint oil and water spray the stems and under the leaves. And it works like a charm.”
“Uncooked grits is supposed to work, or anything that'll expand when exposed to water like rice if grits isn't to their taste. You could also look at ant bait traps which would protect your cats while letting you use an ant poison granule option.”
“( black line is ants vacuumed) i need help there were so many ants in my room, i had the same problem years ago but they sort of just disappeared, now their back and i don’t know what to do there was a hole looking thing in my carpet (either a ball of ants w larvae, or a hole) and i put glue in it to stop the ants from coming out, all advice, questions, and others comments are super welcome submitted by /u/Greedy_Drag_3115 [link] [comments]”
“alright so i need help, there we so many ants in my room out of nowhere (i vacuumed the others up along the pic with the black path) and in my shoe cubby thing, i had something exactly like this a couple years ago, same place, same everything, but they disappeared, yet all of a sudden they came back, i need to know where they came from, i saw some maybe holes maybe a clump/ball of ants in my carpet where they were crawling from and also some larvae i think, i know this is stupid but i put glue d”
“Couple days ago I had a violent introduction to these little bastards called Asian needle ants… holy hell they’re annoying. You don’t even notice them on you until they’re up your pant leg and they sting like a wasp, after a while the pain calms down but then keeps randomly reactivating every so often for like a week. I thought I had an understanding with the ants in the garden but suddenly I’m reconsidering my benevolence lol Edit: this was definitely supposed to be a reply to another comment b”
“I just sent the OP a reply you might like to read. It has a suggestion you might want to try. You can get rid of your ant problem. Happy gardening.”
“Yeah, yeah, yeah. Ants are fantastic and amazing and absolutely great..... UNTIL THEY'RE NOT!!! Hey, some ants are fine and others... not so much. And if you need to get rid of them, that's fine. I've had some unreal problems with ants so I can empathize with you. Here's just a hint of what I go through... https://www.reddit.com/r/vegetablegardening/comments/1m3winn/another_strange_day_on_mars/ Anyway, to get rid of them you can do a simple soil drench using organic pyrethrins or”
“I’m leaning towards ants but also, the more I look at photos online, the more I’m second guessing myself! submitted by /u/rebelephants [link] [comments]”
“Tore up carpet in house I just bought with original 1987 carpets. Do I have some insect activity here? I haven’t seen anything live yet. Boyfriend’s dad says it is a breakdown of latex glue in the carpet backing. submitted by /u/BigSkidz_ [link] [comments]”
“Hello! I am having pest control take care of termites in my place today but I am unfortunately out of the country so I was not able to move things such peanut butter and protein powder away from the windows that the termites are at. When I get home should I throw these out and any other food near the place the termites are at? submitted by /u/Worlds-mistake [link] [comments]”
“Have invaded my apartment the last week with no clear trail or food source. Just the baseboards. submitted by /u/Some-Fold-6146 [link] [comments]”
“Sorry if this is long. I’m at my wits end! We just moved into our home (it’s an older trailer) I bought it so no landlord. Well the past month maybe month and a half I noticed fire ants inside. They were in the restroom, I did baits and they moved to the kitchen near my sink, more baits. Then they moved to my sons room, again baits and they moved to my daughters room. More baits. I’ve switched baits and they seemed to go away. I saw maybe one or two. Then while I was at work thousands swarmed my”
“We moved in a few weeks ago I notice ants, maybe 5 in clumps so we got traps. We had pest contr come out 3 times and all they done is just spray the outside. I keep things super clean and it was just the kitchen mainly till I put flowers in bathroom and they showed up there too. The kitchen ones stopped eating the traps and he sprayed and they went away for a few days. I made pork ramen soup and left the house I put my spoon down that I used to taste and this what happened . In an hour I came ho”
“I saw many of these pests around my deck. I am not sure they are ants or termites. submitted by /u/Responsible_Site_495 [link] [comments]”
“How did you guys solve your ant problem at home? I tried ant baits, but those worker ants are so selfish they just eat the bait themselves and die together instead of bringing it back to destroy the whole colony. submitted by /u/TopAbbreviations6200 [link] [comments]”
“Hi everyone. This morning I brought in a package that had been sitting outside for a while. When I put it on my kitchen floor I saw a cockroach run across my floor where I put the package. I looked it up online and it doesn’t look like a German cockroach, but when my apartment complex sent pest control, he said it was a German cockroach nymph about 3 weeks old. He sprayed my house and set traps. I’m just not entirely convinced that’s what it is. It’s clearly a cockroach but is it the pest variet”
“These just started flying around my kitchen tonight. I can’t tell if they’re carpenter ants or termites. submitted by /u/QuirkyRush4950 [link] [comments]”
“Located in Tucson Arizona. Thanks! submitted by /u/PeriodicallyNErDy [link] [comments]”
“I had slugs and snails eat the stalk right at and below the ground level and the killed it? Any sign of that?”
“I’m not sure if this is the place to post this but I have yet to find a subreddit that I think would fit and Google is being unhelpful so if I need to take it down just let me know. I have ants in my apartment and I swear they are the actual worst things ever. I have put down the raid ant traps. They made it worse. I mop once a week with vinegar dish soap and peppermint oil because apparently ants hate all these of those things. They went away for like 2 hours and then they came back worse. Curr”
“Man, that looks like armadillo damage. They love them some grubs. I stopped it by putting down and insecticide that targets grubs. Once I put it down, no more ‘dillo’s and no more damage!”
“Hey! I need your help. Is this a cockroach? Is so, what type? Thank you in advance! submitted by /u/jennycomeshome [link] [comments]”
“I need advice on getting rid of those tiny black ants. I read through the Ant Control post and found it very helpful but the ants I’m experiencing aren’t only coming in through exterior walls, so I’m super confused on where they could be originating from and how to combat them. I live in a second floor apartment. I first saw them by my balcony door, which made sense. Put down Terro baits (now see that wasn’t a great idea). No ants for about two days, then a ton of them showed up in my laundry ro”
“Yesterday I discovered ants in my bathtub, talked with my roommate and he said he had also killed ants his bathroom that morning. We have never seen ANY ants in our 2nd story apartment before yesterday, and since yesterday we haven't seen the ants anywhere except inside the tubs. Not in the sinks, not on the bathroom walls or floors, no where. We both found more this morning, too. They are very small and all black, and they seem to be scouting or something maybe? We never see more than maybe”
“Hi I was going to use the bathroom, when I found this little guy. He's not a german cockroach right? Can you all help me identify it?? submitted by /u/TopEntertainer8395 [link] [comments]”
I found some ants in my room last night, about maybe 40ish individual scouts/food retrievers (yes I was counting dont ask) I set out some tarro liquid bait for them and checked…
“I found this in my room and I can’t tell if it’s some kind of ant. submitted by /u/shii_luvvs [link] [comments]”
“I found this in my room and I can’t tell if it’s some kind of ant. submitted by /u/shii_luvvs [link] [comments]”
“Do I kill it or do I let it go back to the colony with the bait? submitted by /u/Kitchen_Call_454 [link] [comments]”
“Does anyone know what bugs these are and how to get rid of them? They're very small, smaller than an ant. Thank you in advance! submitted by /u/Strange_Campaign8995 [link] [comments]”
“Small cockroaches keep appearing in my house despite pest control — CDMX, Mexico Post: Hi everyone. I’m hoping someone here can give me some advice because we’ve been dealing with this for a long time and I’m running out of ideas. I live in Mexico City (CDMX) . We’ve had a recurring cockroach problem at home for almost a year. The problem is not a huge infestation. We usually find only 1–3 cockroaches per week , but the frustrating part is that they never completely stop appearing . They have ma”
“Location: Southern California, one bedroom upstairs apartment Species: House Ant? I've had Ants invade my home for a few years while living here - they come in the hot summer months in search of moisture and food. I've gotten rid of them using liquid ant baits. For the past (2?) years they never came back. Now I am seeing an ant here or there around the house - but they are just far and few between - they are not marching in, and creating a trail that makes the source of intrusion obviou”
“Posted last week about the ants, I’ve had the traps out all week. Still seeing one or two ants a day. One Advion trap has a bunch of dead bodies in it, the other two don’t. This morning saw a scout, moved a trap to his path, and they are back with a vengeance. And not the window frame like last time, coming in through the tiniest crack in the wall! Maybe a millimeter, I’m honestly impressed. Should I toss the trap with the bodies? How long should I wait now before sealing the crack? And what do”
“Ants don't seem to be coming from my window anymore, im confused where they're coming from. I don't see any ants on the wall or on the crowning of the floorboards. So for the love of god, where are they coming from? I just killed almost 100 of these bastards and I don't even have any food or drink in my office. THEYRE DRIVING ME CRAZY. (Crazy I was crazy once /j) but seriously though. They're driving me fucking mental. submitted by /u/mil0wCS [link] [comment”
“Walked into my bathroom to this today. Dead ants piled up. submitted by /u/America_123 [link] [comments]”
“Sure. Ants farm aphids, which secret a sugary substance which can lead to mildew. The ants will also chase off beneficial insects.”
“I recently discovered this on my windowsill and the window frame and I'm trying to figure out what it is / what's causing it without completely spiraling out. There was only the one ant dead on the windowsill but I don't know if that's related or helpful. submitted by /u/tired-overwhelmed [link] [comments]”
“Sorry the photos aren’t great. They’re incredibly small and fast. As far as I know they’re not biting us but they do seem to be attracted to food and have been found in both carpet and our linoleum kitchen. Haven’t found one that’s more “adult” than this but we’ve been stuck with them for years now. Up close they’re semi-translucent and light brown, but that doesn’t show up in photos Trying to find the best way to get rid of them Loonie beside a dead one for scale submitted by /u/tha”
“Would anyone happen to know what kind this is? I’ve found three of them dead in my kitchen by the washing machine and kitchen door, and alive around my tub and faucets in the bathroom. I’m terrified of roaches, and I’m terrified of the answer, but i should probably be responsible and get informed. I’m in Southern California. I’ve put down advion gel, boric acid, drain foam, sticky traps. I even have gentrol but I haven’t used it yet. Saving it as my last resort. Started seeing them when this hea”
“Same bug, different location. Had to move it for a clearer sight. Wondering if this is a queen or flier of some kind, fearing a possible infestation with this bigger one around. Already been having small ant troubles. submitted by /u/Sea-Ad-7359 [link] [comments]”
“I hastily sprayed some of the below product onto the top window frame about a month ago and wasn't able to move my herbs on the sill below on time. It got a good dusting but I didn't spray on them directly. Should I not use these herbs for food, and would any future growth also be impacted? I see differing opinions, including from the company, online. Thanks! https://www.homedepot.com/p/Hot-Shot-20-oz-Ant-Roach-and-Spider-Insect-Killer-Aerosol-Spray-Fresh-Floral-Scent-HG-96746/307418599?”
“Just keep it a healthy distance from your house unless you want termites moving into the living room walls next.”
“Found these almost microscopic yellow ants around the coffee machine and toaster area, so moisture and warmth aren't uncommon. Theyre the size of the grain in the marble and theyre fully yellow (some appear to be darker), i looked into pharaoh ants and their rear appears to be darker unlike the ones i found. Thief ants appear to be the closest thing? If they are thief ants whats the best way to get rid of them? Advion and the other ant gels are super hard to come by where i live. And apologi”