Insect Extermination & Bug Removal

Local Pest provides fast, effective and environmentally responsible insect & bug control solutions.

Ants

Most ants in Vancouver are either pavement, pharoah or carpenter ants. They size from a few millimeters (pavement ants) to about 3/8″ to 1″ (carpenter ants).

Wasps

A wasp is a predatory flying stinging insect of the order Hymenoptera and suborder Apocrita that is neither a bee nor an ant.

Flies

There are 2 prominent types of flies: Blow fly and the Cluster Fly. Both of these flies usually occur in quantities in your home because of a source either in the home or close by like a dead rodent.

Fleas

Fleas are parasites, feeding directly on man or other warm blooded animals. Usually you or your pet serves as these “hosts”. A flea can jump 7-8 inches vertically and 14-16 inches horizontally.

Silverfish and Firebrats

The common silverfish is a shiny, silver or pearl grey wingless insect. They typically grow to be about ½ an inch long to ¾ of an inch long, they are covered in shiny silver scales that give the body a metallic sheen.