Pest Library
These are the most common pests Pest Control Center gets calls for. We specialize in Bed Bugs, Cockroaches, Fleas, and more. We deal with almost all insects, rodents and wild life. Please call or email us through the form to see how we can help you fix your pest problem!
Bed Bugs
Size
4 to 5mm long
Colour
Reddish brown with a dark abdomen
Description
Bed bugs are an oval shape, they have a flattened body, two antennae and six legs
Cockroaches
Size
1cm to 5cm long
Colour
Black to reddish brown
Description
All cockroaches have a pair of long antennae and six long, spiny legs. The body is flattened back to front and oval-shaped. Most cockroaches in Canada have wings, but cannot fly long distances.
Fleas
Size
1.1mm to 1.5mm
Colour
Brown/black. After feeding they take on a dark red color.
Description
Fleas are small, parasitic insects that feed by sucking blood from mammals and birds. While immature fleas do not bite, adult fleas usually feed several times a day.
Ants
Size
1.5mm to 13mm
Colour
Black, dark brown, red, or tan
Description
Ants' bodies are divided in three distinct parts: head, thorax and abdomen. The thorax is joined to the abdomen by nodes. All ants have six legs, but only reproductive ants have wings
Mites
Size
0.1 mm to 1 mm long
Colour
Tan, grey, brown, reddish-brown, bright red, blue, or green
Description
Have bulbous, round, or pill-shaped bodies, with eight jointed legs
Rats
Size
12cm to 46cm
Colour
Black, white, brown, gray
Description
Rats are various medium-sized, long-tailed rodents. Rats are typically distinguished from mice by their size.
Mice
Size
150mm to 170mm (including tail)
Colour
Brown or grey
Description
Have oversized ears relative to body size, and a long tail.
Wasps
Size
13mm to 40mm
Colour
Yellow, white, black, reddish
Description
Have no hair on their abdomen, which is connected to their thorax with a thin petiole waist. They have three pairs of legs and two pairs of membranous wings. Their head features mouthparts, sensory organs, compound eyes, and segmented antennae.
Flies
Size
Up to 10mm long
Colour
Typically dark. Varies between species
Description
A typical adult fly has three body parts: head, thorax and abdomen. They have two compound eyes, two antennae, and various mouthparts, as well as two functional, membranous wings, and three pairs of legs. Fly larvae are tiny, cream-whitish, legless, and often worm-like.