Pest identification
Identify a pest
Answer two quick questions and PestMan will suggest what you’re likely dealing with — and what to read next.
- 1. What did you find?
- 2. Describe it
- 3. Likely pest
It’s likely to be…
Likely match
Spiders
Web-building spiders gather where lights attract insects.
Check these features
- Eight legs, two body segments (cephalothorax and abdomen) and no antennae.
- Web builders (orb weavers, redbacks, daddy long-legs) stay in or near webs; hunters (huntsman, white-tailed spiders) roam.
- Redback: female glossy black with an orange-red stripe on the abdomen; untidy tangled web in dry sheltered spots.
- Huntsman: large, flat, long-legged, grey-brown; moves sideways quickly.
Describe it in your own words
Try something like “tiny brown bugs in the pantry” — PestMan will search its answers for a match.