Cockroach and
bug guide

What's bugging you? Pick the bug you saw, or scan a photo and Shoo names it for you.

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Cockroaches

Cockroach German Tan to light brown. Read the guide Cockroach American Reddish brown, pale band behind the head. Read the guide Cockroach Oriental Shiny dark brown to black. Read the guide Cockroach Brown-banded Light brown with two pale bands. Read the guide

Other household bugs

Ants Ants follow trails to food. Read the guide Bed bugs Bed bugs hide in mattress seams and bite at night. Read the guide Silverfish Silverfish live where it is damp and graze on paper, glue and starch. Read the guide Clothes moths The damage comes from the larvae, not the small moths you see. Read the guide Spiders Most house spiders are harmless and eat other bugs. Read the guide Fruit flies Fruit flies breed in fermenting fruit, bins and drains. Read the guide Mosquitoes Mosquitoes breed in standing water. Read the guide Carpet beetles The damage comes from the hairy, banded larvae, not the small beetles at the window. Read the guide Fleas Fleas jump, bite round the ankles and wait in carpets as cocoons. Read the guide Booklice Tiny pale insects on books, sills and damp walls. Read the guide Drain flies Small fuzzy flies that sit flat on bathroom walls. Read the guide Can't find it?Scan a photo and Shoo names it, or says plainly that it is not sure.

Before you treat

Four cockroaches, side by side Size, colour, where they live and the first step for each. Compare Droppings and egg cases Found signs but no bug? What each one points to. Read How to use monitor traps Where to put them and what the weekly count tells you. Read Sealing gaps Behind sinks, under doors and over floor drains. Read

Animals outside?

Humane ways to keep mice, birds, foxes and loose dogs away. Snake or a dangerous animal? Keep your distance and call local animal control.

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