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...
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...
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...
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...
When the weather warms up in spring and into summer, numerous insects come out of the woodwork and begin showing up in our homes. There are a number of commonly encountered warm weather insect pests that you are more likely to find invading your home than others....
Carpenter ants are the most commonly controlled ant pests within US homes, according to multiple scientific surveys of pest management professionals. The common name “carpenter ant” refers to all ant species in the Camponotus genus of ants, and the name derives from...