With backyard picnics in full swing this summer, MOSQUITOES can be a problem. Here are 8 tips on how to protect yourself and your family from MOSQUITOES: When outdoors, wear light-colored, loose-fitting clothes. Black attracts mosquitoes, and it is...

They are also known as “sugar ants.” You will find them during the day. They cease activity at night and begin each new day of work at about 8 am. Pharaoh ants are tiny, pale red to yellowish brown with an unevenly rounded thorax. Their abdomens...

Yellow Jackets are predatory wasps that feed on meat, fruit and other insects. Unlike the Bee, they are not pollinators and don't drink nectar. Yellow Jackets are not really Bees at all, but Wasps. They are slim, not fuzzy, banded in yellow and black,...

For the most part spiders generally get a bad rap, except in Charlotte's Web. Even in nursery rhymes, and especially in Hollywood, the spider is portrayed as an evil invader. Examples; the Avondale spiders from New Zealand in Arachnophobia, or Shelob;...

Spiders hang out in their webs for the most part, but when they aren't, they are hidden in cracks and crevices. If you haven't noticed, spiders walk around on their tippy toes. Due to their behavior, they do not come in contact with enough insecticide...

The Eyed Click Beetle, having two large false eyes or eye spots, tricks predators and startles gardeners. When it feels threatened it makes some acrobatic moves that are pretty impressive. It drops onto its back and hurls itself four times it's body...

Most insects are harmless to humans. A lot of insects actually are beneficial to us, but there are a few insects that can kill us. The deadliest of all is the tiny mosquito. Most mosquito bites are only annoying but a disease carrying mosquito can be...

Shortly after mating the males die – their life’s purpose fulfilled. The fertilized female then flies around searching for a nesting site that meets her standards. Each species of ant has their own nesting preferences. When the female finds a...

Safari Pest Control knows you are proud of you home and yard, so when you have a pest control need, remember at Safari Pest Control your satisfaction is job number 1. We are the Pest Control Experts in Tampa, Plant City and surrounding areas. We offer...

At Safari Pest Control our mission is to be the best pest control service provider in Tampa, Florida and surrounding areas. We use only EPA approved products as the safety of you and your family are our top priority. We come to your home or business...