Most Unpleasant Home Infestations
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A list of critters you do NOT want to encounter in your home – the creepiest, most threatening, or most expensive infestations to get rid of.
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1.
Bedbugs
They’ve been all over the news lately: very easy to bring them into your home and extremely expensive (generally between $1,500 and $5,000, depending on the size of our home) to remove.
18 points - added 14 years ago by phdlist -
2.
Fleas
Treating home infestations of fleas requires multiple fumigation of house, furniture, bedding and pets.
18 points - added 14 years ago by phdlist -
3.
Rats
18 points - added 14 years ago by phdlist -
4.
Mice
18 points - added 14 years ago by phdlist -
5.
Termites
12 points - added 14 years ago by phdlist -
6.
Lice
12 points - added 14 years ago by phdlist -
7.
Chiggers
12 points - added 14 years ago by phdlist -
8.
Roaches
Often considered one of the creepiest insects of our time, these durable pests are extremely difficult to get rid of.
6 points - added 14 years ago by phdlist -
9.
Carpet beetles
1 point - added 14 years ago by phdlist -
10.
Ants
0 points - added 14 years ago by phdlist -
11.
Powder Post Beetles
These beetles actually burrow into wood, filling the tunnels they create with a powdery form of sawdust.
0 points - added 14 years ago by phdlist -
12.
Centipedes
0 points - added 14 years ago by phdlist -
13.
Weevils
0 points - added 14 years ago by phdlist -
14.
Scorpions
They are relatively easy to relocate or kill, but finding a family of them in your mailbox (or dresser drawer) will definitely creep you out.
0 points - added 14 years ago by phdlist -
15.
Snakes
0 points - added 14 years ago by phdlist -
16.
Spiders
0 points - added 14 years ago by phdlist -
17.
Hornets
0 points - added 14 years ago by phdlist -
18.
House flies
0 points - added 14 years ago by phdlist -
19.
Maggots
Usually easy to get rid of by disposing of whatever they’re feeding on, but it’s impossible to encounter them in any quantity without getting squeamish.
-1 point - added 14 years ago by phdlist -
20.
Asian Lady Beetles
Luckily these ones are seasonal and don’t do much damage … but if they can find a way in, thousands of them will cover entire walls of your home, which makes them rank pretty highly on the creep-out scale.
-6 points - added 14 years ago by phdlist -
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