← Pest Organisms

Moisture Indicator / concern

6 entr(ies)

Black Carpenter Ant
A large, dull-black ant that nests in moist or decaying wood, tunneling galleries to build its colony rather than eating the wood like a termite.
Camel Cricket
A wingless, humpbacked cricket with long legs and antennae that lives in cool, damp, dark places like caves and crawl spaces, wandering into basements and garages when it seeks shelter and moisture.
Common Pillbug
A small, gray, land-dwelling crustacean that rolls into a tight ball when disturbed, lives in damp soil and leaf litter, and feeds harmlessly on decaying plant material.
Drain Fly
A small, fuzzy moth-like fly whose larvae develop in the organic film inside drains, sewers, and standing water; the adult is a harmless nuisance and the larva is a beneficial decomposer.
Oriental Cockroach
A large, dark, slow-moving cockroach that favors cool, damp places like basements, drains, crawl spaces, and outdoor foundation areas, and is often called a "waterbug."
Springtail
A tiny, wingless soil arthropod, smaller than a grain of rice, that jumps with a spring-loaded fork under its body and shows up indoors in damp spots like bathrooms, basements, and overwatered houseplants.