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Spring
Spring is when most insects begin to be most active. Ants, Isopods (pillbugs), and spiders are very common around homes during the spring. Wasps are also very common in eaves and doorways. Structure infesting ants such as little black ants, pharaoh ants (sugar ants), and carpenter ants will be seen with much more frequency. Rodents also will breed more actively during this time of year. Bees will become much more active this time of year. Bee swarms are more common as many shrubs and flowers coming into bloom.
Summer
Summer is also a very active time of year for insects. Depending on the weather and temperature, Bees continue to swarm well into the summer months. Ants, crickets, grasshoppers will also increase their activity this time of year. Cockroaches are seen more frequently indoors during summer because they are searching out more favorable conditions such as moisture and lower temperatures. Isopods (pillbugs) continue to be active in the soil around homes as well as earwigs, millipedes, centipedes, and springtails.
Fall
Depending on Mother Nature, Fall may see a dramatic change in temperatures, which slows many insects down. Others are stimulated by this change and will become much more active. Termites are very active this time of the year and following the summer rains it is not unusual to see their continued activity
Winter
Most insects are not very active in the winter, however many pests can still be active in and around your home. Many will move into or under your home to keep warm during the cooler months. Rodents are especially problematic due to colder temperatures outside and warm, cozy homes inside. The true southern yellow jacket (paper wasp) is very common in the fall and winter months. Cockroaches are always a challenge because of our climate-controlled homes as well as structure-infesting ants.
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