Protecting human, animal, and structural health.
Pests can affect anyone—whether they're in your home, affecting your pets, or damaging structures. Using integrated approaches to manage pests like bed bugs, ticks, cockroaches, termites, and head lice helps protect your health, your pets, and your home.
Bed Bugs
Bed bugs are small insects that feed on blood, can live in your home, and can easily spread to places where people gather. In fact, 1 in 5 Americans has dealt with bed bugs or knows someone who has.
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Head Lice
Head lice are small insects that live in hair and on the scalp, biting and feeding on human blood. Every year in the U.S., 6 to 12 million children (ages 3 to 11) get head lice.
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Cockroaches
While some cockroaches may wander indoors by accident, others can infest homes and buildings. Cockroaches are potential vectors of food poisoning and disease and may trigger serious allergic reactions.
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Subterranean Termites
Subterranean termites are social insects that live in the soil and break down cellulose (wood) for food, causing billions of dollars in damage each year to homes and structures.
Terminte FAQs for Nebraskans
Ants
Ants are social insects that often invade or infest homes. In Nebraska, common ant species include acrobat, carpenter, citronella, odorous house, pavement, and thief ants.
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Social Wasps
Wasps are beneficial predators that hunt other pests, but species like paper wasps and yellowjackets can become a nuisance and sting risk, especially during the summer.
Ticks
Ticks feed on blood and can spread serious diseases to both people and pets. In 2019, 50,000 cases of tickborne illnesses were reported to the CDC in the U.S.
Tick, Tag, Go
Other Insects and Arthropods
A Bug’s Life provides quick, easy-to-read information on common insects and arthropods found indoors and outdoors in Nebraska, including tips for identification and management.
A Bugs Life
