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Varied Carpet Beetle (Carpet Beetle) on natural substrate showing mottled white, yellow and brown scales

Home/ Pest Articles/ Carpet Beetles/ Carpet Beetles Carpet Beetles in Your Home, the Larvae, the Bites and the Damage Ryan Beyer, President  ·  Pest Me Off  ·  McKinney, TX  ·  Updated October 2026 Carpet Beetle Control Carpet beetles are small round beetles whose hairy young eat wool, fur, feathers, silk and leather, and carpet beetles … Read more

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Odorous House Ant (Stink Ant) on a kitchen counter beside spilled sugar

Home/ Pest Articles/ Ants/ Tiny Ants in the Kitchen Tiny Ants in the Kitchen, Sugar Ants or Odorous House Ants, and What Works Ryan Beyer, President  ·  Pest Me Off  ·  McKinney, TX  ·  Updated October 2026 Odorous House Ant Control “Sugar ants” is a nickname, not one kind of ant. In Collin County kitchens … Read more

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Yellow Fever Mosquito (Dengue Mosquito) on natural substrate showing white lyre-shape on thorax and banded legs

Home/ Pest Articles/ Mosquitoes/ Plants That Repel Mosquitoes Do Plants That Repel Mosquitoes Work? Citronella, Lavender and the Texas Patio Ryan Beyer, President  ·  Pest Me Off  ·  McKinney, TX  ·  Updated October 2026 Mosquito Control Every spring, garden centers sell citronella plants and lavender as mosquito plants. This article covers whether plants that repel … Read more

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Feral Rock Pigeon on a roof edge in Collin County, showing its blue gray body with two dark wing bars

Home/ Pest Articles/ Wildlife/ Pigeons Nesting on the House Pigeons Nesting on the House, and Which Birds the Law Protects Ryan Beyer, President  ·  Pest Me Off  ·  McKinney, TX  ·  Updated October 2026 Wildlife Removal Cooing on the roof, sticks poking out from under the solar panels and white streaks down the wall usually … Read more

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Texas Rat Snake along a patio edge by a foundation in Collin County, showing its tan body with dark brown blotches

Home/ Pest Articles/ Snakes/ Snakes in Collin County Yards Which Snakes You Will See in Collin County Yards, and What Keeps Them Away Ryan Beyer, President  ·  Pest Me Off  ·  McKinney, TX  ·  Updated October 2026 Wildlife Removal Only 15 of about 120 kinds of snakes in Texas are venomous, and the one Pest … Read more

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Pill Bug (Roly-Poly) on natural substrate showing rolls into a tight ball when touched

Home/ Pest Articles/ Pill Bugs/ Roly Polies in the House Why Are Roly Polies in My House? Pill Bugs in Collin County Homes Ryan Beyer, President  ·  Pest Me Off  ·  McKinney, TX  ·  Updated October 2026 Pest Control Services Roly polies by the back door after a rainy week, or a dozen dried-up ones … Read more

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Eastern Subterranean Termite swarmer on concrete foundation wall beside mud tubes

Home/ Pest Articles/ Termites/ Carpenter Ants or Termites Carpenter Ants or Termites? How to Tell a Flying Ant From a Swarming Termite Ryan Beyer, President  ·  Pest Me Off  ·  McKinney, TX  ·  Updated October 2026 Termite Treatment Flying carpenter ants and flying termites show up in the same spring weeks, and three things tell … Read more

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Raccoon with black mask, a common attic and chimney wildlife removal call in McKinney TX

Home/ Pest Articles/ Wildlife/ Are Raccoons Dangerous Are Raccoons Dangerous? Raccoons in Collin County Attics and Yards Ryan Beyer, President  ·  Pest Me Off  ·  McKinney, TX  ·  Updated October 2026 Wildlife Removal Raccoons live across all of Texas, and every spring some of them move into Collin County attics and chimneys to raise their … Read more

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Nine-banded Armadillo digging in a flower bed in Collin County, showing its armored shell with nine bands across the middle

Home/ Pest Articles/ Wildlife/ Armadillos in Texas Armadillos in Texas Yards, the Holes They Dig and the Leprosy Question Ryan Beyer, President  ·  Pest Me Off  ·  McKinney, TX  ·  Updated October 2026 Wildlife Removal Fresh holes across the lawn every morning and flower beds rooted up overnight are the usual way people in Collin … Read more

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Virginia Opossum along a backyard fence at dusk in Collin County, showing its white face, bare ears and long bare tail

Home/ Pest Articles/ Wildlife/ Are Possums Dangerous Are Possums Dangerous? Opossums in Collin County Yards Ryan Beyer, President  ·  Pest Me Off  ·  McKinney, TX  ·  Updated October 2026 Wildlife Removal A gray animal with a white face and a bare pink tail crossing the fence at dusk is a Virginia opossum, and in spring … Read more