Common pests in Landover, MD
At Terminix, we regularly get calls from people in the Washington D.C. area who need our help to take care of pest infestations, including:
Termites
The Eastern subterranean termite is the species of termite most prevalent in the Landover, MD area. They typically live underground and build mud tubes so they can forage for food while safely hidden from predators. If they move into your home, they can eat through the wood, potentially causing severe damage to the structure over time.
Flies
Both house flies and fruit flies are common pests in Washington D.C. and Landover. Although they don't sting, flies can still be dangerous pests. Because they're attracted to rotting, decaying matter, they can pick up and transmit disease-causing pathogens that they can pass to people and pets.
Bed Bugs
At the end of the day, there's nothing quite as nice as snuggling up in your warm, comfortable bed. As you sleep, however, you may fall victim to a blood-sucking pest. Bed bugs often make their homes in mattresses, bedding, or box springs where they lay in wait for a hapless victim to fall asleep to make a blood meal of them.
Wasps
In the summertime, paper wasps, bald-faced hornets and yellow jackets are active throughout Landover. Although they stay to themselves most of the time, if disturbed or threatened, wasps will launch a full defense of their nest. Getting stung by a wasp is extremely painful and can be worsened by an allergic reaction to their venom.
Mosquitoes
In order for a female mosquito to mate and procreate, she needs to feed on blood. Humans, pets, domestic animals and wild critters are all potential targets of these blood-thirsty pests. Mosquito bites are far from harmless, however. You can become severely ill if bitten by a mosquito carrying disease-causing pathogens.
