Insect Larvae in the House: What the Grub Is
A larva looks nothing like its adult, which is why searching by appearance fails. Where you found it names it, and names what to do about it.... Read more.
Maggots: Which Fly, and What They Are Telling You
Maggots are a location problem rather than a pest one. A bin, a drain, a wall cavity or something dead, and the species points at which of them.... Read more.
Types of Rodents in the House: What Got In
Only two of them actually live indoors. Droppings, gnaw marks and the size of the entry hole separate mice, rats, voles, shrews and squirrels.... Read more.
Carpet Beetle Larvae: What They Look Like and Where
The bristly stage does all the damage and gets blamed for bites it cannot inflict. The shed skins are easier to find than the larvae themselves.... Read more.
Translucent or Clear Bugs in the House
Translucency usually describes a life stage rather than a species, which changes what it tells you: whatever you found was probably born nearby.... Read more.
Tiny Red Bugs in the House: What They Usually Are
Red narrows the list to five, and where you found them decides which. None of the common answers damages a house and only one of them bites.... Read more.
Tiny Grey Bugs in the House: Identification Guide
Grey usually means damp or dust rather than an infestation. Silverfish, woodlice, springtails, psocids and carpet beetle larvae cover nearly every case.... Read more.
Bugs That Only Come Out at Night: The Short List
Nocturnal narrows it to five, and what happens in the first second after you flick the light on separates them. Only one is a reason to act quickly.... Read more.
Tiny Bugs in the Bedroom That Are Not Bed Bugs
Rule bed bugs in or out in ten minutes, then work through what a bedroom actually holds: wool, dust, damp plaster and a wardrobe nobody empties.... Read more.
Tiny Bugs in a Wardrobe: What Is Eating Your Clothes
The damage names the culprit better than the insect does. Clothes moths, carpet beetles and silverfish each leave a different kind of hole in fabric.... Read more.