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Bed bugs are a nuisance pest in Las Vegas and most of the time it is hard to find these bugs as they usually come out of hiding at night and feed while people are asleep.

If you live in the Las Vegas Valley, or anywhere else in the country, you have probably found ants in your home. They come indoors looking for food and water in homes during winter months making ants the number one nuisance pest in America.

The National Pest Management Association (NPMA) has designated November 15 – 21 as Rodent Awareness Week. With the chill of fall and winter weather comes the reemergence of one of the most common cold-weather home invaders—rodents in the Las Vegas Valley.

Silverfish are quite ugly bugs that can be found in homes in all areas of the Las Vegas Valley – in Henderson, Summerlin or in Central Las Vegas.

Halloween is a few days away and in Las Vegas it means lots of parties and decorative creepy creatures are everywhere you look. The National Pest Management Association (NPMA) is reminding homeowners that when real-life rats, bats and spiders show up in your home - the real nightmare begins.

Remember when the question was – who was your favorite Beatle – John, Paul, George or Ringo? Now homeowners have to think which beetle is our least favorite – pantry or carpet beetles. Both are nuisance pests inside the home.

Las Vegas is beautiful in the fall and is also the season for certain pests – the stink bugs among them. From Henderson to Aliante the stink bug can put a damper on being outdoors.

This year we have heard about several trucks filled with honeybees overturn or have other accidents as trucks regularly transport hives of bees across the country for use by commercial farmers to pollinate their crops.

The Southern Nevada Health District reported last week they have seen the first case of West Nile Virus for this year – in 2014 there were only two reported cases.

The boxelder bug is a very distinctive looking bug with a black and red body. They are more of a nuisance than harmful to the population of Las Vegas whether you live in Summerlin or Henderson. If you have a boxelder tree then you most likely have boxelder bugs.

The Las Vegas Valley is home to many different types of spiders. Fall is the time of year they seem to come out of their hiding places and into your home.

The Las Vegas Valley had a hot and humid summer and this could mean we might see an abundance of ants and mosquitoes in the fall and winter months. Spring and summer are typically the most active seasons for the majority of pests, such as ticks, mosquitoes and ants, and this year was no exception.