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The Aggressive Indoor Spider Known As The Woodlouse Hunter
Dysdera crocata is a spider species more commonly known as the “woodlouse hunter,” and it is one of the most commonly encountered spider species within homes and buildings throughout the US. The woodlouse hunter is native to Mediterranean Europe, but the species has...
A Pair Of Engineers Recently Introduced A Device That Uses AI Technology To Monitor, Lure, Trap, And Analyze Bed Bug Specimens Before They Access Mattresses
The rate of bed bug infestations continues to increase with each passing year since the pests re-emerged throughout the US two decades ago. While the pest control industry has managed to develop reliable methods of eliminating active bed bug infestations, monitoring,...
How To Recognize And Control The Three Most Common Home-Invading Root Weevil Pest Species In Massachusetts
Beetles belonging to the genus Otiorhynchus in the family Curculionidae are all weevil species, many of which are “root weevil” pests that damage cultivated plants on residential and commercial properties. Root weevils are well known among gardeners and landscape...
Which Solitary Wasp Species Are Considered Pests
Since murder hornets were discovered in the US for the first time in Washington a few months ago, local entomologists in every US state have been receiving overwhelming numbers of winged insect specimens in the mail from people who seem sure that their submitted...
Which Common Indoor Arthropod Pests Collect Blood-Meals From Humans, And What Medical Threats Do They Pose?
Organisms belonging to the phylum Arthropoda are characterized by the absence of a spine and a soft and segmented body protected by an exoskeleton. Arthropod organisms include all species of insects, arachnids, millipedes, centipedes, and crustaceans, which accounts...
Baits Often Serve As The Primary Method Of Controlling Cockroach, Ant, And Cricket Pests, But Baits Are Not As Easy To Use As Many People Are Inclined To Think
Certain species of cockroaches, ants, and crickets are pests that often establish reproductive populations within homes. Insect pests that are capable of living indoors indefinitely are relatively difficult to control for a number of reasons. Most insect species that...
The Three Ways In Which Indoor Fly Pests Transmit Human Pathogens
The insect pests commonly referred to as “flies” belong to the order Diptera, which also includes mosquitoes, gnats and midges. The house fly (Musca domestica) is the most commonly encountered and heavily controlled fly pest of homes and buildings in the US, and the...
Psocids, Booklice And Barklice
What Is The Difference Between Psocids, Booklice And Barklice, And Which Of These Insect Groups Are Known Pests That Damage Property? The insects commonly known as psocids belong to the order Psocoptera, which is made up of numerous species that can be found...
When Do Insecticide Applications Become Necessary, And Which Insecticide Is Most Widely Used?
The modern pest control industry employs integrated pest management (IPM) tactics in order to prevent arthropod pests from causing problems within residential and commercial structures and urban landscapes. IPM stresses the importance of preventing insect pest...
An Unusual Eastern Subterranean Termite Infestation On A Docked Boat Proves That Swarmers Can Establish Above Ground Infestations That Remain Unconnected To Ground Soil
Just as their name suggests, subterranean termites live in below-ground colonies composed of anywhere between a few hundred to more than one million individuals, depending on species and colony age. Most of these individuals are workers that carry out a number of...