Pests of homes, structures, people and pets

Stinging and biting pests
Food, fabric, or wood pests
Vertebrate pests (birds, mammals, etc.)

Click on the QT next to a pest name for a brief overview of how to manage a pest.

Wood-destroying, food, fabric, and nuisance pests

Vertebrate pests: Birds, mammals, and reptiles

For guidelines on designing buildings to exclude pests, download the free publication Pest Prevention by Design, released in 2012 by the San Francisco Department of the Environment.

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Pests of homes, structures, people and pets

Pests that sting, bite, or injure

Wood-destroying, food, fabric, and nuisance pests

Vertebrate pests: Birds, mammals, and reptiles