Arguably sneakier than termites, but less damaging, ants are everywhere and fit everywhere. Generally drawn toward food, they’ll sneak into anything that is left out, improperly sealed, or left poorly cleaned up. Ant repellant sprays around entryways can keep them at bay for a time, but they’re sneakier than that and it’s impossible to know all the tiniest entry points to your home an ant might use. Best advice is to clean up your kitchen surfaces and don’t have food lying about asking to be eaten. Apart from that, small sugar based ant traps will draw them out of the smallest spaces to something deceptively sugary and toxic.

Think of them as ants with wings. Their short lifespans are spent trying to keep warm, eat, lay eggs, and die. The warmest place around is in your walls. If you’ve ever been left wondering how so many flies have gotten in your house, there’s the best answer. Entering your walls from the outside. There are pest control solutions for this for the outside of your house. They’ll limit unwanted guests getting in from outside, but as doors and windows are opening and closing you’ll get a few sneak-ins. Nothing fly traps or a well-placed swat can’t handle.

This is an important point to consider. Honeybees are not pests. They don’t want to be in your house, they want to be with their hive. They’re also incredible for the environment and the growing things in your yard, landscape, and gardens. Leave them be. Wasps, yellow jackets, and hornets, on the other hand, will build their nests anywhere and aren’t opposed to making them in, on, or around your house. They’re also very ill-tempered, so unless you’re confident with hornet/wasp spray, leave the bigger nests to the pros.