Eastern Us / region
6 entr(ies)
Black Carpenter Ant
A large, dull-black ant that nests in moist or decaying wood, tunneling galleries to build its colony rather than eating the wood like a termite.Boxelder Bug
A black-and-red true bug that feeds on female boxelder trees in summer and gathers on and inside warm buildings in fall, making it a harmless cool-season nuisance pest.Eastern Carpenter Bee
A large, shiny-backed native bee that chews round tunnels into bare wood to raise its young, often nesting in decks, eaves, and trim while doubling as an important pollinator.Eastern Subterranean Termite
A soil-dwelling, wood-eating social insect that is the most widely distributed termite species in the eastern United States and a major structural pest.House Cricket
A light yellowish-brown cricket with three dark bands across its head that lives outdoors in warm weather and moves into buildings when it turns cool, best known for the male's chirping and for being raised as fishing bait and pet food.Old House Borer
A longhorned beetle whose larvae tunnel for years inside seasoned softwood timbers, most often pine, slowly weakening structural wood in buildings.
A large, dull-black ant that nests in moist or decaying wood, tunneling galleries to build its colony rather than eating the wood like a termite.Boxelder Bug
A black-and-red true bug that feeds on female boxelder trees in summer and gathers on and inside warm buildings in fall, making it a harmless cool-season nuisance pest.Eastern Carpenter Bee
A large, shiny-backed native bee that chews round tunnels into bare wood to raise its young, often nesting in decks, eaves, and trim while doubling as an important pollinator.Eastern Subterranean Termite
A soil-dwelling, wood-eating social insect that is the most widely distributed termite species in the eastern United States and a major structural pest.House Cricket
A light yellowish-brown cricket with three dark bands across its head that lives outdoors in warm weather and moves into buildings when it turns cool, best known for the male's chirping and for being raised as fishing bait and pet food.Old House Borer
A longhorned beetle whose larvae tunnel for years inside seasoned softwood timbers, most often pine, slowly weakening structural wood in buildings.