PEST FACT: Earwigs feed on a varierty of most organic material such as flower petals, damp paper, rotting cloth, dead insects and accumulate leaf mold.

PEST FACT: Cockroaches secrete a musty oil based liquid that ruins food and gives an offensive odor to furniture, clothing and other articles.

PEST FACTS: The queen termite is an egg laying machine; her body is enormous compared to her off-spring; she can live more than 25 years and produce more than 2000 eggs a day!

PEST FACT: It is often said centipedes have "100 legs" although the word "centipede" means 100 legs, they usually have much fewer. Around 30-50.Boost Post

PEST FACT: House flies and other related flie species are controlled primarily through proper sanitation.

PEST FACT: For every human there are about 1 million ants!!

PEST FACT: The largest living insects are Giant Walking Sticks. This bug can grow to up to thirteen inches in length!

PEST FACT: Crickets chirp for several reasons, but only the male crickets can chirp. They have a file and scraper body part on their wings that makes the chirping noise. Crickets have different songs for different purposes. The chirping that that is most common is that of a male trying to attract female crickets.

PEST FACT: Praying mantises are related to cockroaches.

PEST FACT: You can get a flea infestation months after a house or apartment has been closed up. The adults will stay in the pupal case until there are vibrations and they can sense carbon dioxide. These are the clues to let them know that food is nearby. One of the reason flea infestations are so hard to get rid of.