--- title: Moms in the Pest World description: "Happy Mother's Day from Burgess Pest! Parenting is a full-time job, no matter who you are: human, insect, rodent... 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That’s a *lot* of work, and a *lot* of babies.     ![mouse](https://blog.burgesspest.com/hs-fs/hubfs/mouse.jpg?width=197&name=mouse.jpg)   Female [mice](https://blog.burgesspest.com/blog/dispelling-some-myths-about-mice) can mate immediately after giving birth—that means mice can have another litter as soon as 25 days after the last. Yikes.     ![earwigs](https://blog.burgesspest.com/hs-fs/hubfs/earwigs.jpg?width=193&name=earwigs.jpg)   An [earwig](https://blog.burgesspest.com/blog/bugs-in-the-basement-should-i-be-worried) mom will drop everything to move her eggs to a new nest the moment she senses danger. She will also chew food for her babies-- no, thanks.     ![wasp on branch](https://blog.burgesspest.com/hs-fs/hubfs/yellow-and-black-wasp-on-brown-branch-158188.jpg?width=194&name=yellow-and-black-wasp-on-brown-branch-158188.jpg)   [Bee](https://www.burgesspest.com/massachusetts-bee-control/) and wasp moms bury paralyzed insects with their eggs, so newly hatched babies can feed.   ![cockroach](https://blog.burgesspest.com/hs-fs/hubfs/COCKROACH%20WHITE%20BACKGROUND.jpeg?width=189&name=COCKROACH%20WHITE%20BACKGROUND.jpeg)   Female [roaches](https://blog.burgesspest.com/blog/roaches-in-massachusetts-what-you-should-know) encase their eggs in a protective covering and carry it with them for days until they find a satisfactory hiding spot for the eggs to hatch.   ![carpenter-ants1](https://blog.burgesspest.com/hs-fs/hub/460754/file-2666765770.jpg?width=159&name=file-2666765770.jpg)   Queen [ants](https://www.burgesspest.com/massachusetts-ant-control/) of some species can lay up to 300,000 eggs within a few days— how do they get anything else done?     The bottom line? Mom life is tough, no matter who, or what, you are. Don't forget to thank yours this weekend! Bonus: If your mom hates [spiders](https://blog.burgesspest.com/blog/when-spiders-move-in) (or any pest, for that matter), Burgess provides free estimates. A pest-free home is really the [gift that keeps on giving](https://www.burgesspest.com/pad-protection-plans/). Happy Mother's Day! 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