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List of common household pests

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This is a list of common household pests – undesired animals that have a history of living, invading, causing damage, eating human foods, acting as disease vectors or causing other harms in human habitation.

Mammals

Mice
- Field mice
- House mice
Possums
- Brushtail possum
- Ringtail possum
Rats
- Black rats
- Brown rats
- Wood rats
- Cotton rats

Invertebrates

Ants
- Argentine ants
- Carpenter ants
- Fire ants
- Odorous house ants
- Pharaoh ants
- Thief ants
Bed bugs
Beetles
- Woodworms
  - Death watch beetles
  - Furniture beetles
- Weevils
  - Maize weevil
  - Rice weevil
- Carpet beetles
  - Fur beetles
  - Varied carpet beetles
- Spider beetles
- Mealworm beetles
Centipedes
- House centipedes
Cockroaches
- Brown-banded cockroaches
- German cockroaches
- American cockroaches
- Oriental cockroaches
Dust mites
Earwigs
Crickets
- House crickets
Firebrats
Flies
- Bottle flies
  - Blue bottle flies
  - Green bottle flies
- House flies
- Fruit flies
Mosquitoes
Moths
- Almond moths
- Indianmeal moths
- Clothes moths
  - Common clothes moths
  - Brown house moths
Paper Lice
Red spiders
Silverfish
Spiders
Termites
- Dampwood termites
- Subterranean termites
Woodlouse

References

Hewitt, C. Gordon. (1914). "The House-fly". Cambridge University Press.
EPA, OCSPP, OPP, RD, US. (4 March 2013). "Bed Bugs - US EPA".
"House Dust Mite Pest Control - Management & Information".
"Household pest management - UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA".

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