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...
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,...
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...
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...
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...
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...
