Squirrel Droppings in the Attic: Telling Them From Rats
Barrel shaped with rounded ends, and they bleach with age where rat droppings stay dark. Daytime noise overhead is the evidence that settles it fastest.... Read more.
Cockroach Droppings: What They Look Like and What They Mean
Ground-pepper specks with blunt ends and ridged sides. Size names the species, and where you find them points straight at the harbourage you have not found.... Read more.
Pest Damage Identification: Reading What Was Left Behind
Damage is slower evidence than a sighting but far more reliable. How to read wood, fabric, paper, food and wiring, and date the activity while you look.... Read more.
Insect and Pest Droppings: An Identification Chart
Size, shape and end profile identify droppings faster than guessing the animal. A chart covering ten household pests, and the smear test that settles it.... Read more.
Silverfish Eggs and Young: What to Look For
The eggs are hidden in cracks and rarely seen at all. The young look like small adults, which is unusual among insects and genuinely useful.... Read more.
Types of Fleas: Which One Is in Your House
One species does almost every household infestation, whatever animal you own. The cat flea, and why the dog and human fleas are rarer than the names.... Read more.
Insect Egg Identification: What You Found and Where
Eggs are named by where they are, not by how they look. Fabric, food, timber, soil and skin each narrow the list down to two or three suspects.... Read more.
What Do Cockroach Eggs Look Like? The Ootheca Explained
Cockroaches do not lay loose eggs. They make a hard brown capsule, and finding one means breeding on the premises rather than a single visitor.... Read more.
What Do Ant Eggs Look Like? Eggs, Larvae and Pupae
The white grains people photograph are almost always pupae rather than eggs, and finding a pile of them means the nest is right there, not nearby.... Read more.
Types of Weevils: Pantry, Garden and the Snout
The snout names the family in one look, and no other household beetle has one. Rice and granary weevils in food, vine and root weevils outdoors.... Read more.