How Do You Identify Bugs In The House?
Identify which types of pesky household insects are invading your home prior to contacting the exterminator. Most home-invasive insects are easily distinguished from each other. If not, characterize the bugs by identifying traits and determining where the majority of the infestation is occurring. Collect the bugs for identification. It is useful to obtain several types of each insect in case identifying features are not clearly visible on one specimen. Locate the insect and grasp it gently with the hands or tweezers. Place it in a collection jar. Shallow jars allow easy viewing of the insect. Smaller pests such as termites and ants can be gathered using an aspirator. Place a label on each jar stating when and where you found the bug. Identify the bugs you have collected. There are seven basic indoor insects: cockroaches, silverfish, firebrats, ants, termites, fleas and bedbugs. Specimens should be sorted by common characteristics. Larger insects that have flattened bodies, large antenn
