What Halloween Monster Would Common Pests Be?

Forget old monster movies. If you want a real fright, just look around at the pests trying to creep and crawl through your home.

Without any special effects, these tiny terrors already resemble some of Halloween’s most infamous creatures. So grab your flashlight, hide under the covers, and get ready to read some spooky stories about the common pests that are most like Halloween monsters. 

Undead Invaders

Indestructible? Check. Gross and relentless? Double check.

Cockroaches may not shuffle around moaning “braaains,” but their survival skills are straight out of a zombie movie. They can live without food for a month, scuttle around without a head for weeks, and squeeze into places that feel physically impossible. Worst of all, just when you think you’ve wiped them out, a horde can come crawling back. We’re just thankful there hasn’t been a cockroach apocalypse — so far.

Chaotic Chewers 

At first glance, squirrels look harmless with their twitchy noses and fluffy tails. But let them loose in your attic or yard, and they become little agents of chaos. 

Squirrels are happy to go gremlin mode and chew through wires, rip up insulation, and turn your quiet place upside down. And if they start eating from your bird feeders — whether it’s after midnight or not — they’ll stick around to cause even more trouble. 

Fanged Fliers 

This one practically writes itself. Mosquitoes thrive on blood and come out more frequently when the sun goes down. Whether they bite your neck, arm, or ankle, they always leave you with vampire-like marks — only itchier. 

Unlike Dracula, though, they don’t need an invitation to show up. They’ll crash your backyard unannounced, turn you into their personal blood bank, and fly away into the night before you can break out the garlic citronella.

Fleeting Phantoms 

Pale, silent, and gone in a flash, silverfish are eerily similar to household ghouls. One second they’re skittering across the bathroom floor, and the next, they’re gone without a trace. Silverfish don’t leave behind a slime trail, but knowing they can pop up at any moment is haunting enough. We just hope they never learn how to make objects start floating around. 

Stone-Cold Stingers

Look up at your roofline or porch eaves, and you might notice something unsettling watching over your home — a wasp nest. Like gargoyles perched on a haunted mansion, wasps keep guard with an eerie stillness.

But while gargoyles just glare, wasps bring a bit more scare. Disturb their nest, and they’ll spring to life and launch a full-on aerial assault. Thankfully, if you do end up with a wasp nest on your home, it’s easier to remove than a creepy, 300-pound statue. 

Are Pests Haunting Your Home?

We may not have proton packs, but our team is here to bust any bug or critter that gets in your house. Contact us today to exorcise your invaders.