{"id":66,"date":"2010-05-18T12:58:30","date_gmt":"2010-05-18T19:58:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/azbugco.com\/?page_id=66"},"modified":"2010-10-04T12:27:25","modified_gmt":"2010-10-04T19:27:25","slug":"common-arizona-pests","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/azbugco.com\/?page_id=66","title":{"rendered":"Common Arizona Pests"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>Common Pests Found in the Verde Valley and Prescott Valley<\/h3>\n<p>To help you learn about the common types of pests we have in the Verde Valley and Prescott Valley, as well as most of Arizona, we&#8217;ve put together information about them here. Use the links below to see more detailed information about each pest.<\/p>\n<h3>Insect Pests<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/azbugco.com\/common-arizona-pests\/ants\">Ants<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\nThere are many different species. The Carpenter Ant can literally eat your home, so it&#8217;s important<br \/>\nto keep them away.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/azbugco.com\/common-arizona-pests\/ants#Carpenter\">Carpenter Ants<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/azbugco.com\/common-arizona-pests\/ants#Harvester\">Harvester Ants<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/azbugco.com\/common-arizona-pests\/bed-bugs\">Bed Bugs<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\n<br \/>\nBed Bugs are a small parasite-like insect that feeds on the blood of humans. <\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/azbugco.com\/common-arizona-pests\/bees\"><strong>Bees<\/strong><\/a>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/azbugco.com\/common-arizona-pests\/bees#AfricanizedBee\">Africanized Bee<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/azbugco.com\/common-arizona-pests\/bees#EuropeanBee\">European Honeybee<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/azbugco.com\/common-arizona-pests\/bees#BumbleBee\">Bumblebee<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/azbugco.com\/common-arizona-pests\/bees#CarpenterBee\">Carpenter Bee<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/azbugco.com\/common-arizona-pests\/cockroaches\" title=\"Cockroach\"><strong>Cockroaches<\/strong><\/a>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/azbugco.com\/common-arizona-pests\/cockroaches#AmericanCockroach\">American Cockroach<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/azbugco.com\/common-arizona-pests\/cockroaches#GermanCockroach\">German Cockroach<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/azbugco.com\/common-arizona-pests\/cockroaches#OrientalCockroach\">Oriental Cockroach<\/a> (also known as the <a href=\"https:\/\/azbugco.com\/common-arizona-pests\/cockroaches#OrientalCockroach\">water bug<\/a>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/azbugco.com\/common-arizona-pests\/scorpions\" title=\"Scorpions\"><strong>Scorpions<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\nThere are about 40-60 species in Arizona, but the following two are the most common in the Verde Valley. The bark scorpion is the only species in Arizona that is considered harmful.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/azbugco.com\/common-arizona-pests\/scorpions#BarkScorpion\">Bark Scorpion<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/azbugco.com\/common-arizona-pests\/scorpions#StripeTailedScorpion\">Striped Tail Scorpion<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/azbugco.com\/common-arizona-pests\/spiders\" title=\"Spiders\"><strong>Spiders<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\nThere are four types of spiders that are of concern to us. Two are poisonous. The other two can bite but are mostly just icky. <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/azbugco.com\/common-arizona-pests\/spiders#ArizonaBrownSpider\">Arizona Brown Spider<\/a> (also known as the <a href=\"https:\/\/azbugco.com\/common-arizona-pests\/spiders#ArizonaBrownSpider\">Brown Recluse<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/azbugco.com\/common-arizona-pests\/spiders#BlackWidow\">Black Widow<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/azbugco.com\/common-arizona-pests\/spiders#CrabSpider\">Crab Spider<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/azbugco.com\/common-arizona-pests\/spiders#Tarantula\">Tarantula<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/azbugco.com\/common-arizona-pests\/termites\">Termites<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\nThere are two types of termites found in Arizona. The Drywood Termite is the most common in the high desert.\n<\/li>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/azbugco.com\/common-arizona-pests\/termites#Drywood\">Drywood Termites<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/azbugco.com\/common-arizona-pests\/termites#Subterranean\">Subterranean Termites<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/azbugco.com\/common-arizona-pests\/wasp-hornets-and-yellow-jackets\"><strong>Wasps, Hornets, and Yellowjackets<\/strong><\/a>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/azbugco.com\/common-arizona-pests\/wasp-hornets-and-yellow-jackets#PaperWasp\">Paper Wasp<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/azbugco.com\/common-arizona-pests\/wasp-hornets-and-yellow-jackets#MudDauber\">Mud Dauber<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/azbugco.com\/common-arizona-pests\/wasp-hornets-and-yellow-jackets#TarantulaHawk\">Tarantula Hawk<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/azbugco.com\/common-arizona-pests\/wasp-hornets-and-yellow-jackets#CicadaKiller\">Cicada Killer<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/azbugco.com\/common-arizona-pests\/wasp-hornets-and-yellow-jackets#YellowJacket\">Yellow Jacket<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/azbugco.com\/common-arizona-pests\/wasp-hornets-and-yellow-jackets#BaldFaceHornet\">Bald-Faced Hornet<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Rodent Pests<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/azbugco.com\/common-arizona-pests\/bats\" title=\"Bats in Arizona\">Bats<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\n<br \/>\nIn Arizona we have 28 species of Bats. They are protected by the state of Arizona.\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Rats<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Gophers<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Other Mammal Pests<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/azbugco.com\/common-arizona-pests\/skunks\"><strong>Skunks<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\n<br \/>\nSkunks are omnivorous meaning they will eat just about anything and are often found getting into pet food when left outside. They are shy by nature and of course when agitated can defend themselves with musk glads located in the anus.\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/azbugco.com\/common-arizona-pests\/snakes\"><strong>Snakes<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/azbugco.com\/common-arizona-pests\/snakes#NonVenomousSnakes\">Non-Venomous (Non Poisonous) Snakes<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/azbugco.com\/common-arizona-pests\/snakes#GopherSnake\">Gophersnake<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/azbugco.com\/common-arizona-pests\/snakes#GroundSnakes\">Groundsnake<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/azbugco.com\/common-arizona-pests\/snakes#SonoranMountainKingsnake\">Sonoran Mountain Kingsnake<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/azbugco.com\/common-arizona-pests\/snakes#VenomousSnakes\">Venomous (Poisonous) Snakes<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/azbugco.com\/common-arizona-pests\/snakes#WesternDiamondBackedRattlesnake\">Western Diamond-Backed Rattlesnake<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/azbugco.com\/common-arizona-pests\/snakes#BlackTailedRattlesnake\">Black-Tailed Rattlesnake<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/azbugco.com\/common-arizona-pests\/snakes#MohaveRattlesnake\">Mohave Rattlesnake<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/azbugco.com\/common-arizona-pests\/snakes#WesternCoralSnake\">Sonoran Coral Snake<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Common Pests Found in the Verde Valley and Prescott Valley To help you learn about the common types of pests we have in the Verde&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":65,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-66","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","wpcat-1-id"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t<!-- All in One SEO 4.9.8 - 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