Pest Library
Not sure what you're dealing with? Search or browse 40 common pests found in Sudbury and Northern Ontario — how to identify them, the signs to look for, and what they can cause.
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Rodents
Deer Mouse
A native wild mouse with a white belly and feet that moves into cottages, sheds and rural homes in fall.
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House Mouse
The most common rodent in Ontario homes and businesses.
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Norway Rat
A large, heavy-bodied burrowing rat that lives close to food and water — often around garbage areas, basements and commercial properties.
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Roof Rat
A slender, agile climbing rat that nests high up in attics, roofs and trees.
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Big-Headed Ant
A small, light-brown ant whose larger workers have oversized heads.
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The largest and most damaging ant in Northern Ontario.
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A yellow ant named for the lemon-like smell it gives off when crushed.
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An invasive, reddish-brown ant that stings aggressively when its nest is disturbed.
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Pavement Ant
Small, dark brown ants that nest under sidewalks, driveways and slabs, and often trail indoors looking for food.
View pestPharaoh Ant
A tiny yellowish ant that nests inside heated buildings.
View pestCockroaches
American Cockroach
The largest common cockroach — reddish-brown and able to glide short distances.
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A small cockroach with two light bands across its body.
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The most common indoor cockroach in Ontario apartments, restaurants and kitchens.
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Oriental Cockroach
A dark, shiny cockroach that thrives in cool, damp places like basements, crawl spaces and floor drains.
View pestBed Bugs, Fleas & Ticks
Bed Bug
Small, flat, reddish-brown insects that hide near beds and feed on blood at night.
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Flea
Tiny, wingless jumping insects that feed on pets and people.
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Tick
Small, eight-legged parasites that latch onto people and pets in grassy and wooded areas.
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Carpenter Bee
A large bee that looks like a bumble bee but has a shiny black abdomen.
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Hornet
Large wasps that build grey, football-shaped paper nests in trees, shrubs and under eaves.
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Wasp
Slender paper wasps with long dangling legs that build open, umbrella-shaped nests under eaves, decks and railings.
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Yellow Jacket
Black-and-yellow wasps that nest in the ground, wall voids and attics.
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Bottle Fly
Shiny, metallic green or blue flies (also called blow flies) that breed in garbage and dead animals.
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Cluster Fly
Slow, sluggish flies that pack into attics and wall voids each fall, then appear on sunny windows.
View pestDrain Fly
Small, fuzzy, moth-like flies (also called moth flies or sewage flies) that breed in the slimy film inside drains and sewer lines.
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Fruit Fly
Tiny tan flies with red eyes that breed in ripe fruit, drains and anywhere sugary liquids collect.
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House Fly
The most common fly around homes and businesses.
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Mosquito
Biting flies that breed in standing water.
View pestPhorid Fly
Small, humpbacked flies that run across surfaces rather than fly.
View pestPantry & Fabric Pests
Carpet Beetle
Small, round beetles whose larvae feed on wool, fur, feathers and other natural fibres — damaging carpets, clothing and stored items.
View pestClothes Moth
Small, golden-beige moths whose larvae eat wool, silk, fur and other animal fibres in closets and storage.
View pestIndian Meal Moth
The most common pantry moth in Canadian homes.
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Stored Product Pests
A group of small beetles and weevils — such as flour beetles, grain beetles and drugstore beetles — that infest flour, grains, spices and other dry goods.
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Boxelder Bug
Black-and-red bugs that gather by the hundreds on sunny walls in fall and try to spend the winter inside homes.
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Centipede
Fast-moving, many-legged hunters that live in damp basements and bathrooms.
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Earwig
Reddish-brown insects with pincers at the tail end.
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Millipede
Slow-moving, worm-like creatures with many legs that live in damp soil and leaf litter, and wander indoors after heavy rain.
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Silverfish
Wingless, silvery insects that move like fish and feed on starches — paper, glue, books and fabrics.
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Sowbug & Pillbug
Small, grey, armoured creatures (actually crustaceans) that need moisture to survive.
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Spider
Eight-legged predators found in nearly every home.
View pestWhitefly
Tiny white, moth-like insects that feed on the underside of leaves.
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