Pests Common to Oklahoma

The American cockroach is the largest cockroach found in houses. Females can hatch up to 150 offspring per year.

Argentine Ants prefer sweet substances but will eat almost anything including meats, eggs, oils and fats.

Bed Bugs can be found in places where humans spend a lot of time: hotels, airplanes, couches and beds.

Honey bees are safe with us and good for the environment and usually it's not necessary to treat for them.

Female Black Widow spiders have a red hourglass shape on their backs. Males have white spots on their sides.

Boxelder bugs are primarily a nuisance because they enter homes and other buildings, often in large numbers.

Carpenter Ants get their name because they build their nests in wood. That can cause significant damage to the wood in your house.

Centipedes prefer to live in damp portions of basements, closets, bathrooms and unexcavated areas under the house.

Although some say that crickets are a nuisance because of their continuous chirping, others value them for that very characteristic.

Earwigs get their name from the myth that they crawl into sleeping people's ears and tunnel into the brain. They do not really do that

Brown recluse spiders get their name because of their tendency to hide in corners. Identified by the dark brown violin shaped markings on their back.

Red Imported Fire Ants are more aggressive than other ant species and have a painful sting. Their telltale mound nests should be actively avoided.

A flea can jump up to 8 inches high. That is 150 times its own height. If you could do this, you'd be able to leap over even tall skyscrapers!

They are the most common cockroach in the United States. Each German cockroach can live about 100-200 days.

Jumping spiders are not considered hazardous to humans and are not likely to bite unless cornered or handled.

Mud daubers are solitary wasps that construct small nests of mud in or around homes, sheds, and barns and under open structures.

Millipedes don't really have a thousand legs, even the largest ones have somewhat less than a hundred.

Mice have to build their homes near sources of food because they like to eat 15 to 20 times per day.

This ant gets its name from the strong, rotten coconut-like smells it gives off when crushed, living in colonies of up to 100,000 members.

An Oriental cockroach creates a strong smell and is considered one of the dirtiest of all the cockroaches.

Typically, Wasps are most active during the day and usually return to their nests at dusk. Queens sometimes live for several years.

The bite of the Wolf Spider is poisonous but not lethal. Although non-aggressive, they bite freely if provoked, should be considered dangerous