• Seal cracks and holes on the outside of your home to help prevent rodents from finding easy entryways.
• Keep shrubberies cut back from the house and store firewood a good distance away. The NPMA recommends that you tore firewood at least 20 feet from the home and five inches off the ground.
• Rodents can hide in clutter, so keep areas clear and store boxes off of the floor.
• Keep food in tightly sealed containers and clean up crumbs and spills.
• If you find rodent feces, hear sounds of scurrying in the walls or observe other signs of an infestation, contact Arizona Pest Control to inspect and treat the pest problem.

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Order Coleoptera Family Dermestidae probably an Anthrenus sp.

Dermestid beetle, buffalo Beetle, a stored product insect, adults in the wild feed on pollens.

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Order Thysanura Family Lepismatidae  Silverfish

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Does this look familiar to you? Tucson Cockroach Control 886-PEST

• At hotels, pull back the sheets and inspect the mattress seams, particularly at the corners, for telltale stains or spots.  If you see anything suspect, notify management and change rooms/establishments immediately.

• Thoroughly inspect the entire room before unpacking, including behind the headboard and in sofas/chairs.  If any pests are spotted, change rooms/establishments immediately.

• If you do need to change rooms, be sure that you do not move to a room adjacent and/or directly above/below the suspected infestation.  Bed bugs can easily hitchhike via housekeeping carts, luggage and even through wall sockets. If an infestation is spreading, it typically does so in the rooms closest to the origin.

• Consider placing your suitcase in a plastic trash bag or protective cover during the duration of your trip to ensure that bed bugs cannot take up residence there prior to departure.

• After traveling, inspect your suitcases before bringing them into the house. Vacuum your suitcase thoroughly before storing away. Consider using a garment hand steamer to steam your luggage, which will kill any bed bugs or eggs that may have hitched a ride home.

Order Araneae Family Sicaridae That looks a lot like the genus Loxosceles, one of many species of recluse spider.