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Clearing land for new subdivisions leaves buried roots and scrap wood that feed termite colonies, and those colonies find the new houses.

In older neighborhoods the risk is wood close to damp soil in crawlspaces. Spring swarms inside a window, mud tubes on a foundation or pier, and soft trim are the signs. See termite control.

Fire ants love disturbed soil and sunny, open ground, which is exactly what a new subdivision has.

Mounds show up along sidewalks, in fresh sod and around AC pads, and they rebuild fast after a rain. A yard-wide bait treatment works better than chasing mounds one at a time.

Small dark ants trailing to the sink or the pet bowl, often right after a storm. Odorous house ants smell like coconut when crushed and split into new colonies if sprayed.

Pavement ants push sand out of slab cracks. Baits that the workers carry home do the work.

House mice move in from the fields and woods at the edge of town as the weather cools.

Roof rats climb trees and utility lines and get into attics through gaps at the roofline and around vents. Droppings, scratching at night and chewed insulation are the clues.

In apartment buildings and older duplexes near the campuses, German roaches spread along plumbing and shared walls.

They need gel bait, a growth regulator and a return visit, and they need the whole building treated together, not one unit at a time.

Homes near Lake Conway, Cadron Creek, Tucker Creek and the river bottoms get heavy mosquito pressure, and the day-biting Asian tiger mosquito breeds in containers in every yard.

A barrier treatment every few weeks plus dumping standing water is what keeps a yard usable.

Brown recluses are common across central Arkansas.

In Conway homes they hide in closets, garages, attics and stored boxes, and they are most often found when someone reaches into a box or puts on shoes left in the garage.

The treatment focuses on hiding places, sticky monitors and cutting clutter.

Paper wasps build under eaves, porch ceilings and play sets in spring. Yellowjackets nest in the ground or inside walls and get defensive by late summer.

Nests near doors, decks and children's play areas are treated directly, wall nests through the entry hole.

With thousands of students moving in and out of Conway every August and May, used furniture, shared laundry and suitcases carry bed bugs from one place to the next.

Small rust-colored spots on mattress seams, bites in a line on arms or legs, and live bugs in the headboard are the signs.

Bed bugs need a careful inspection and a treatment plan for the whole room, not a can of spray, and connected units should be checked too.