Encyclopedia
of Quebec pests.
Identify the insect, rodent or wild animal that has invaded your home, then know what to do next. Written by our certified exterminators.
Bed bugs
Cimex lectularius
Carpenter ant
Camponotus pennsylvanicus
German cockroach
Blattella germanica
Common mouse
Mus musculus
Norway Rat
Rattus norvegicus
Common wasp
Vespula vulgaris
Pharaoh ant
Monomorium pharaonis
Paving ant
Tetramorium caespitum
Field Mulot
Microtus pennsylvanicus
Striped skunk
Mephitis mephitis
Bats
Myotis lucifugus
Bed bugs
Cimex lectularius
Black ant
Lasius niger
Black-legged tick
Ixodes scapularis
Brown bug
Halyomorpha halys
Bumblebee
Bombus spp
Carpenter ant
Camponotus spp
Cockroach
Blattodea spp
Earwig
Forficula auricularia
Eastern wasp
Dolichovespula maculata
Fact sheet – European Hornet
Forest wasp
Vespula acadica
Fruit fly
Drosophila melanogaster
Groundhog
Marmota monax
House Spider
Pholcus phalangioides
Housefly
Musca domestica
Moufette
Mephitis mephitis
Mouse
Mus musculus
Mulot
Apodemus sylvaticus
Paper wasp
Polistes fuscatus
Pavement ant
Tetramorium caespitum
Pharaoh ant
Monomorium pharaonis
Raccoon
Procyon lotor
Rat
Rattus norvegicus
Red ant
Formica rufa
Rock pigeon
Columba livia
Scented ant
Tapinoma sessile
Squirrel
Sciurus carolinensis
Striped chipmunk
Tamias striatus
Vole
Microtus pennsylvanicus
Wasp
Vespula spp
White-spotted wasp
Dolichovespula maculata
Winged ant
Various species
Woodlouse
Armadillidium vulgare
Yellow wasp
Vespula squamosa
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