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 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...
