No, fleas can't fly. They have no wings at all. What they can do is jump, and for their size they are remarkable jumpers: about 7 inches straight up and…
Read More: Can Fleas Fly? How Fleas Jump, and the Flea Life CycleEarwigs are a little of both. They are harmless to people: the curved pincers on the tail are used for defense, not attack, and earwigs do not crawl into…
Read More: Earwigs in Oklahoma: Pest or Pal?A black widow bite often starts as a sharp pin prick and then turns into pain that spreads, sometimes with muscle cramps in the belly or chest, sweating…
Read More: Black Widow Bite: Identifying the Venomous Spider and Its Dangerous EffectsNo, the hobo spider is not found in Oklahoma. It is a European spider that settled in the Pacific Northwest, and its known range runs from British…
Read More: The Hobo Spider: Is It Found in Oklahoma?The tiny red bugs you can actually see crawling on a sunny windowsill, wall or patio are almost always clover mites, or on concrete, concrete mites. Both…
Read More: Tiny Red Bugs: Clover Mites, Chiggers and Other Little Red MitesThe most common bugs in Oklahoma homes are ants, spiders and cockroaches, followed by a long list of smaller visitors: pill bugs, millipedes, centipedes…
Read More: Common Insects in Oklahoma: A Bug ID GuideA palmetto bug is an American cockroach (Periplaneta americana), the big, reddish-brown roach about 1.5 to 2 inches long that can fly. The nickname is…
Read More: Palmetto Bug: A Closer Look at the American CockroachYes, wasps are attracted to certain colors. Oklahoma State University Extension advises against wearing bright yellow, orange and blue around wasps and…
Read More: Are Wasps Attracted to Certain Colors?How long a termite treatment lasts depends on the kind of treatment and on what happens to the house and yard afterward. A liquid treatment keeps…
Read More: How Long Does a Termite Treatment Last?Most bugs in Oklahoma are harmless, but a handful are real health risks to people and pets. The ones that matter most are ticks, mosquitoes, stinging…
Read More: What Oklahoma Pests Are Harmful to People and Pets?You can usually tell a queen wasp from a worker by three things: size, season and behavior. Yellowjacket and hornet queens are clearly bigger than their…
Read More: How Do I Know if a Wasp is a Worker or Queen?Nearly every termite problem in an Oklahoma home comes from native subterranean termites, and the most common by far is the eastern subterranean termite…
Read More: Oklahoma Termite ID Guide: The Species, the Castes and the Look-Alikes
