Common Name: Honey bee Scientific Name: Apis mellifera Linnaeus Order: Hymenoptera Honey bees are somewhat variable in color but are some shade … read more
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Formosan Termites are Swarming!
Formosan Termites
(Coptotermes formosanus) Swarming usually follows a warm rainy day in late spring/summer, and occurs in the evening hours, starting at sundown and ending before midnight. The swarmers are attracted to lights. Formosans do have the capability of establishing secondary nests above ground if a constant moisture supply is available. An above ground nest is made of material called carton. It consists of soil and wood cemented together with saliva and feces. Suspended colonies of Formosan termites are more often encountered than the Native Eastern Subterranean termites.
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What’s Bugging Southeast Texas
American Cockroach
The American Cockroach is typically 1 3/8 - 2 1/8" long with a reddish brown coloring. The American Cockroach is commonly found in residences but are also found in restaurants, bakeries, grocery stores, food … [Read More...]
American Dog Tick
Size: un-engorged 3/16” ; engorged 5/8”x3/8” Color: Brown with whitish to grayish markings The American dog tick gets it common name from the fact that domestic dogs are the favorite host of the … [Read More...]
Bed Bug
Bed Bugs in Southeast Texas So you don't think that bedbugs are here? Well, Bill Clark Pest Control receives numerous calls daily regarding local infestations of this resurgent pest. Bed bugs have become a … [Read More...]
Black Widow Spider
The Black Widow Spider gets its name from a belief that the female eats the male after mating - a phenomenon which rarely happens. Coloring is typically black with 2 reddish triangular markings usually joined … [Read More...]
Bottle Fly
Size: 1/8 to 5/8” Shape: Medium sized Color: Metallic Blue, Green, or dull Brassy sometimes Black Bottle Flies, also known as a Blow Fly feed on human feces, sewage, and/or develop in disease carrying dead … [Read More...]
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