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Winter Insects
Learn which pests look for shelter inside homes during the colder months.
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- Winter Insects
When the weather gets cooler, pests such as rodents, cockroaches and some spiders look for warm shelter inside buildings.
Sealing gaps, keeping storage areas clean and a preventive treatment can keep them out during winter.
Safeguard provides inspections and treatments that protect your home all year round.
Boxelder Bugs
The appearance
2- About 1/2 inch long
3- Wings lie flat over the body, overlapping to form an "X"
Habits
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1- Gather on sunny walls in autumn
2- Enter homes to overwinter
3- Release a foul odor when crushed
Life Cycle
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1- Females lay eggs on host trees in spring
2- Nymphs are bright red
3- Several molts before reaching adulthood
Beetles
The appearance
2- Body shape of adult beetles varies by species
3- Size ranges from a fraction of a millimeter to about 8 inches
Habits
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1- Feed on plants, stored products, wood or fabric depending on the species
2- Hard wing covers protect the body
3- Many species are attracted to light
Life Cycle
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1- Development can take from a few weeks to several years
2- Females lay eggs near a food source
3- Egg, larva, pupa, then adult
Flies
The appearance
2- Adults are about 1/4 inch (6 mm) long
3- House flies have one pair of wings and four dark stripes on the thorax
Habits
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1- Feed on liquid or liquefied food
2- Strongly attracted to fermenting liquids such as vinegar and fruit juice
3- Breed in garbage and decaying organic matter
Life Cycle
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1- A female lays 50 to 100 eggs at a time
2- Eggs are laid in rotting organic material
3- Larva (maggot), pupa, then adult fly
Spiders
The appearance
2- Eight legs
3- From 0.07 inch to 3 inches across depending on the species
Habits
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1- Produce flexible, sticky silk
2- Use silk for webs, egg sacs and shelters
3- Feed on insects and other small prey
Life Cycle
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1- Females lay eggs in a silk egg sac
2- Spiderlings molt several times before adulthood
3- An egg sac may hold 200 to 900 eggs
Cockroaches
The appearance
2- From 0.07 inch to 3 inches long depending on the species
3- Long, thin antennae
Habits
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1- Prefer to live and feed in the dark
2- Hide in cracks, drains and behind appliances
3- Feed on almost any food residue
Life Cycle
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1- Egg (inside an egg case)
2- Nymph
3- Adult
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