Know what you're dealing with
A plain-English guide to the pests that show up in Central Kentucky homes — how to identify each one, the signs of a problem, and where the Summit Shield system stops it.
Wasps
Paper wasps, yellowjackets and hornets that nest in eaves, ground and wall voids.
Paper Wasps
Slender, long-legged wasps that build open, umbrella-shaped nests under eaves, porch ceilings and grill covers.
Identify & treat →Yellowjackets
Aggressive black-and-yellow wasps that nest underground or in wall voids and turn nasty in late summer.
Identify & treat →Bald-faced Hornets
Large black-and-white wasps that build the big gray football-shaped aerial nests you see in trees and on eaves.
Identify & treat →Ants
From nuisance trails to wood-destroying carpenter ants.
Carpenter Ants
Large black ants that excavate galleries in damp or damaged wood — a structural concern, not just a nuisance.
Identify & treat →Odorous House Ants
Tiny brown ants that trail across counters and give off a rotten-coconut smell when crushed.
Identify & treat →Pavement Ants
Small brown-black ants that nest under driveways, sidewalks and slabs and trail indoors for food.
Identify & treat →Spiders
Including Kentucky's two medically significant species.
Brown Recluse Spider
Kentucky's most medically significant spider — a shy brown spider with a violin mark whose bite can cause serious wounds.
Identify & treat →Black Widow Spider
A glossy black spider with a red hourglass whose venomous bite makes it Kentucky's other spider to respect.
Identify & treat →Wolf Spiders
Large, fast, hairy hunting spiders that don't build webs and often wander indoors in fall.
Identify & treat →Occasional Invaders
Seasonal home-invaders that show up by the hundreds.
Brown Marmorated Stink Bugs
Shield-shaped bugs that pack into homes by the dozens each fall and release a foul odor when disturbed.
Identify & treat →Asian Lady Beetles
Ladybug look-alikes that swarm homes in fall, stain surfaces, and bite mildly — unlike native ladybugs.
Identify & treat →Boxelder Bugs
Black bugs with red-orange markings that gather in huge numbers on warm walls and slip inside for winter.
Identify & treat →Ticks/Fleas/Mosquitoes
The biting, disease-carrying pests of Kentucky's warm months.
Mosquitoes
Biting pests that breed in standing water and rest in shaded foliage — relentless through Kentucky's humid summers.
Identify & treat →Ticks
Blood-feeding parasites that wait along brushy edges and can transmit serious illness — including the alpha-gal connection.
Identify & treat →Fleas
Tiny biting insects that ride in on pets and wildlife, then multiply fast in carpet, bedding, and yards.
Identify & treat →Rodents
Mice and rats that chew, contaminate and multiply fast.
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