An Arizona homeowner's field guide
How pests enter a home—and what to ask next.
DuneGuard guide · Reviewed
Start with what you have seen. This guide connects six pest concerns to the marked locations in our 3D house, then helps you prepare a useful request. DuneGuard provides education and collects quote requests; a service provider must assess your home.
Use the model as a conversation starter
- Select a pest, then select a marked gap to open the magnified view.
- Compare the example with the location of your concern. Animals and gaps are enlarged for explanation, not measurement.
- Bring your observations to a provider. Keep drainage and ventilation openings functional; ask a qualified professional which repairs are appropriate.
Scorpions
Door weather seals and utility openings are useful places to inspect for pest access. Finding a gap does not prove that it caused a particular sighting.
Record the room or outdoor location, the date and whether sightings repeat. In the house model, compare the garage edge with the door threshold.
Further reading: University of Arizona: Pest-proofing Your Home (PDF)
Termites
Subterranean termites can use shelter tubes between soil and a structure. Their routes and management differ from general crawling-insect concerns.
Record the location of suspected tubes or wood changes. Ask for an inspection that identifies the evidence before discussing treatment options.
Further reading: UC IPM: Subterranean and Other Termites
Roaches
Some roaches live and breed indoors; others enter from outside. Food, moisture and hiding places matter as well as exterior openings.
Describe whether activity is in a kitchen, bathroom, garage or near a door, and whether you see small roaches repeatedly. Ask the provider to identify the species.
Further reading: UC IPM: Cockroaches
Ants
An indoor trail may connect a food or water source to a nest elsewhere. Different species need different management approaches.
Note where the trail begins and ends, and whether it returns. Use the model's kitchen-side and landscaping locations to organize your observations.
Further reading: UC IPM: Ants
Rodents
The DuneGuard model highlights roof and utility locations as inspection examples. It does not show confirmed access routes at your property.
Record the location and timing of sightings or sounds. Ask how a provider will identify the animal and coordinate removal with any repairs.
Further reading: University of Arizona: Pest-proofing Your Home (PDF)
Spiders
The spider view uses exterior corners and openings to illustrate places to discuss during an inspection. An illustration cannot identify a spider from a sighting.
Note the location of repeated webs or sightings without handling the animal. Ask whether the proposed inspection addresses those areas.
Further reading: University of Arizona: Pest-proofing Your Home (PDF)
What does “full coverage” mean?
It includes all six pest concerns in one request. It does not promise one treatment covers every pest. Ask the provider to confirm availability, scope, exclusions, preparation, pricing and follow-up. No payment is collected by the quote flow.
Request options for multiple pests