Homeowners Dealing with Pest Infestations

“As title says, ended up with a small breeding population of mosquitos in my room. I located and removed the water they bred in, but super paranoid about making sure all the adults are gone. TYIA submitted by /u/Previous-Addition686 [link] [comments]”

“I’ve had my home (outside) professionally sprayed at least 6 times now and the brown widow issue isn’t letting up they’re still everywhere. I even spray myself once a week with raid max spider but you have to directly hit them with the spray to kill them. Any suggestions on sprays that could be effective and not just when it hits them directly but if they touch it? I’ve killed 3 big ones and 10 smaller ones within the last week around the outside. submitted by /u/DrAnonymous7777 [lin”

I just built a house in Central Florida and I'm having an issue with spiders and other insects on my eaves. I have LED lights illuminating the front of my house and…

“Found this in an outdoor patio area surrounded with wood siding. Appears to be droppings along the walls, with the pictured area being the highest concentration. There are quite a few spider webs on the ceiling which makes me wonder if it's other bugs. Tomorrow I'm planning on deep cleaning the whole patio and see if the pellet shapes re-emerge, but figured I'd see what the pros here think. submitted by /u/bkiel353 [link] [comments]”

“I’ve read a lot of mixed things about bug defoggers. Some saying they’re good bc it kills existing bugs but not outside. And some bad bc the mist doesn’t actually go through cracks where the spiders and insects run away to hide. I just finished a lot of remodeling work and the dust is finally settled and now I’m wondering if it’s a good idea to defogger bomb the whole house (one in each major room). There are a bunch of spiders around the windows which I plan on dewebbing, wiping, cleaning, and”

“This is in Utah, it’s been like 101 here easily this summer so I don’t know if that has any bearing on anything. Outside my apartment complex, with a couple webs in direct lighting, are at LEAST four or five female black widows. The apartment complex has had a ton of cockroaches lately (“oriental” cockroaches, not Germans) that I’ve had my apartment sprayed for a couple times and the guy told me it’s nothing to worry about. I think the black widows have moved in to take out the cockroaches, but”

“2 days ago I noticed these large wasps buzzing around my front door. Yesterday I noticed large sand pile looking things around my front door steps and this morning they have doubled. How can I get rid of these? Google tells me dust pesticides but I’ve also read it doesn’t work. I know they aren’t normally aggressive but with them being by my front door I need to unfortunately get rid of them. submitted by /u/Fragrant_Narwhal1237 [link] [comments]”

“So i was just chilling in bed and see these massive spiders (i have terrible arachnophobia ) and my first instinct was to spray wasp killer at it, as i have stated it is where i sleep should i be worried submitted by /u/Particular_Cream892 [link] [comments]”

“I live in Texas spiders are bad I’ve already seen black widows and other smaller spiders inside the house just trying to get rid of the issue since I have a baby inside , what recommendations would yall offer I should spray or put in/outside the house looking to deal with this issue as soon as possible, thank you! submitted by /u/AmbitiousBalance2953 [link] [comments]”

“Long story short, due to the layout of my house and living area, there's no possible way to plug up every hole, nook, cranny, crack, and gap. we have too many rooms, and due to shoddy 1920s craftsmanship, there's cracks between the inner foundations, walls, and ceilings. Because of this, I am assaulted by spiders all day and night in my living/work area. They come down from the ceiling. They come in through door gaps. They come in through floorboards. They come in through closed windows.”

“A few months ago I moved to a house right off a forest preserve/ nature preservation. It is very pretty but these bugs are absolutely killing me- the mosquitos particularly. What is the best way to get them under control by my front door and steps, my dtriveway, and my back patio? I didn’t want to start buying sprays or zappers and have them not work, so what’s worked for you? submitted by /u/anon_626_ [link] [comments]”

“Every single year they come back. This year I have like 20 of them at a time hovering around my yard. It feels like it’s only my yard, not my neighbors. I have sprayed the nests with wasp killer and also used wasp dust. They just come back. It sucks because they’ll wreck my lawn, I’ll seed in the fall, fix it all for them to just wreck it again in June/July. Zone 5A. I water every Wed, Fri and Sun. And please don’t say that they’re not harmful and to just leave them. This is r/lawncare not r/Ins”

“I keep getting thevfeeling of having a spider web on me while in vatious rooms of my apartment but I can't spot any actual bugs. I'm not sure if they are there but I can't find the actual bug yet it feels like entering a spider web when i enter the room. Would it help to apply this spray to the baseboards in the rooms where i am having this feeling or would this be a waste of money? My funds are really tight right bow but i would love to have this feeling go away. submitted by”

“I’ve seen them before and have no issue with them. I’d rather not kill them if given the option. But unfortunately two females have taken up nests in a very inconvenient high traffic area in my yard. Before doing too much research, i had already soaked one of the nests. Now I’m worried about the existing larvae that’s inside that nest that will eventually emerge next year. Is there any way to treat the nests after soaking them to get rid of the larvae? submitted by /u/Militaryspouse0”

“Hi! Sorry to bother, but recently I have been bitten a couple times on my thigh and a couple months ago I had a cluster of bites around my ankle, and some days ago I squished an insect and blood came out of it, do you think that it could be related to fleas in any way??? I have also found some white oval/circular looking things while I was sweeping the other day. I'm really worried, specially because my parents think I'm overreacting and don't quite believe me. We also don't have”

“These small yellow bugs are all over by boat on the St Lawerence River in New York/Canada, any ideas on what type of bug this is? submitted by /u/gagged_fr [link] [comments]”

“Hello, I found these nearly identical pellets while sweeping. They seem too big for roach droppings, but also not the right shape for mouse droppings. They are rock hard and don’t smear when pressed with a hard object. Can’t for the life of me figure out what it is. Any help would be appreciated! submitted by /u/DoomBongBo [link] [comments]”