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Asian lady beetles can live for more than a year and thrive in both rural and urban environments, attracted to soft-bodied crops and garden pests like aphids. During the winter months, Asian lady beetles also invade homes to shelter from the cold, entering through tiny cracks and gaps.

​Boxelder bugs primarily feed on boxelder or maple trees. During winter, they hibernate inside wall voids to stay warm, but they don't reproduce indoors.

 Earwigs tend to hibernate during the winter months. They can burrow six feet underground to escape the cold. However, one of the more disconcerting earwig facts is that they often prefer the sheltered conditions offered by people’s homes at this colder time of year. 

Field mice are agile, flexible, and brave. They're successful as pests because they can fit through small holes and cracks to access buildings. Additonally, they can run up to six miles per hour, which helps them escape from predators and forage for food.

Ticks are arachnids, which means they are more similar to spiders and scorpions than insects. Like other arachnids, they have eight legs. If you look closely, you can see that ticks share a resemblance with spiders.

Stink bugs communicate by vibrating plants to send signals to each other. They tend to seek out plants that are particularly effective at transmitting these signals, such as beans.

Fleas are insects without wings but with incredible jumping ability. They can propel themselves up to 12 inches forward or upward, which is approximately 150 times their own height.

Flies have been present on Earth for millions of years. Fossil evidence suggests that flies have existed for at least 150 million years, adapting and diversifying over time. Their ability to thrive in various environments and their ecological contributions have ensured their evolutionary success.

Carpenter ants are a species of ant that get their name from the way they build nests, because they excavate wood and form smooth tunnels inside of the wood. They do not eat wood, they only tunnel and chew through it to create nests. Piles of fine sawdust are a clear sign of carpenter ants in the house and a likely need for carpenter ant extermination.