1. Common Arthropod Pests You Will Learn to Love…Hate?
Dr. Marc L. Lame
Indiana University, School of Public and Environmental Affairs
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Cockroaches
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Blattidae
Several good housekeeping procedures help to reduce cockroach incidents in homes: Clean house regularly, remove pet foods from the floor at night, eliminate water sources and seal cracks around base boards.
Don’t give them anything to eat, they will go somewhere else to dine.
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4. Periplaneta americana
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Ants vs. Termites
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Termites
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7. RIFA – Solenopsis invicta
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Ants in Your Pants?
Little black
Little fire
Odorous house
Pavement
Pharaoh
Pyramid
Small/False honey
Thief
Yellow
Acrobat
Argentine
Bigheaded
Carpenter
Crazy
Field
Southern fire
Red imported fire
Ghost
Harvester
This is just some
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Caterpillars
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Bees and Wasps
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Honey Bees
A sting from an Africanized bee in no more venomous than that of a domestic European honey bee.  But a larger % of the hive population is defensive.  Thus multiple stinging is the problem.
Remember AHB can be distinguished from EHB only by measurements under a microscope, or by analysis of their DNA.
DO NOT FLAP!
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Pantry Pests
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13. Dermestids – Carpet/Hide Beetles
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14. Silverfish & Firebrats
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Fleas
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Ticks
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Ticks
Dog tick are frequently found on humans and dogs during the spring and early summer.
It is important to know which tick has attached and to know if this tick specimen is harboring disease-causing microorganisms.
Remove immediately and gently (no irritation).
Dog tick
Larvae have 6 legs
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Lice
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Making a come back big time.
Bed bugs
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Filth Flies
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22. Blow-fly, House-fly, Flesh-fly
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Mosquitoes
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Spiders
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25. Bark Scorpion Centruroides exilicauda
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Beetles
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27. For More Arthropod Pest Info
Truman’s Scientific Guide to Pest Management Operations (6th ed.). Bennett, B, Owens, J. and Corrigan, R (2003). Advanstar Communications.
A Worm in the Teacher's Apple: Protecting America's School Children from Pests and Pesticides.  Lame, M. L Authorhouse.
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SOURCES FOR IMAGES
Dr. Dawn Gouge, University of Arizona for materials and development
Carl Olsen, University of Arizona for materials and development
Jerry Jochim, Monroe County Community School Corporation
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