Can You Pass the Pest Test?

1. What pest can live for two weeks without its head?

2. Which pest loves to strip rubber insulation from telephone wires?

3. This pest leaves a trail of stench and germs on everything it touches.

4. This pest tells you that other pests have already moved in!

5. While 350,000 homes will need the fire department annually, this pest will infest more than 2 MILLION homes this year! (By the way home insurance may cover fire damage but almost never covers the devastation this pest can do to your home and personal property).

6. What burrows three feet into the ground, chews through glass, cinderblocks, and lead?

7. This creepy crawler can live up to 30 years!

8. Which pest can survive without ever drinking water?

9. Which pest lays one egg every 15 seconds?

10. This pest tells the temperature (in Fahrenheit); simply add 40 to the number of times it chirps within a 15 second time span.

11. What is the best way for homeowners to manage pest problems?

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Answers:

1) Cockroaches. 2) Fire Ants. 3) Cockroach. 4) Spiders. 5) Termites. 6) Rats. 7) Tarantula. 8) Mice. 9) Termites. 10) Crickets. 11) Prevention, like the integrated pest management system provided by AllGone Services in the Total Home Pest Protection Plan.