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Common Arthropod Common Arthropod Pests You Will Pests You Will

Learn to Love…Learn to Love…Hate?Hate?

Dr. Marc L. LameDr. Marc L. LameIndiana University, School of Public and Indiana University, School of Public and Environmental AffairsEnvironmental Affairs

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CockroachesCockroaches

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BlattidaeBlattidae

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Periplaneta americanaPeriplaneta americana

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Ants vs. Termites Ants vs. Termites

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TermitesTermites

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RIFA – RIFA – SolenopsisSolenopsis invictainvicta

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Ants in Your Pants?Ants in Your Pants? AcrobatAcrobat ArgentineArgentine BigheadedBigheaded CarpenterCarpenter CrazyCrazy FieldField Southern fireSouthern fire Red imported Red imported

fire fire GhostGhost HarvesterHarvester

Little blackLittle black Little fireLittle fire Odorous houseOdorous house PavementPavement PharaohPharaoh PyramidPyramid Small/False Small/False

honeyhoney ThiefThief YellowYellow

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CaterpillarsCaterpillars

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Bees and WaspsBees and Wasps

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Honey BeesHoney BeesHoney BeesHoney Bees

A sting from an Africanized bee in no more A sting from an Africanized bee in no more venomous than that of a domestic European venomous than that of a domestic European honey bee.  But a larger % of the hive honey bee.  But a larger % of the hive population is defensive.  Thus multiple population is defensive.  Thus multiple stinging is the problem.stinging is the problem.

Remember AHB can be distinguished from Remember AHB can be distinguished from EHB only by measurements under a EHB only by measurements under a microscope, or by analysis of their DNA.microscope, or by analysis of their DNA.

DO NOT FLAP!DO NOT FLAP!

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Pantry PestsPantry Pests

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Dermestids – Carpet/Hide Dermestids – Carpet/Hide BeetlesBeetles

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Silverfish & FirebratsSilverfish & Firebrats

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FleasFleas

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TicksTicks

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TicksTicksTicksTicks

Dog tick

Larvae have 6 legs

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LiceLice

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Bed bugs

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Filth FliesFilth Flies

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Blow-fly, House-fly, Blow-fly, House-fly, Flesh-fly Flesh-fly

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Mosquitoes Mosquitoes

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SpidersSpiders

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Bark ScorpionBark ScorpionCentruroides exilicaudaCentruroides exilicauda

Bark ScorpionBark ScorpionCentruroides exilicaudaCentruroides exilicauda

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BeetlesBeetles

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For More Arthropod Pest For More Arthropod Pest InfoInfo http://schoolipm.ifas.ufl.edu/http://schoolipm.ifas.ufl.edu/

http://ag.arizona.edu/urbanipm/schoolipm/newslehttp://ag.arizona.edu/urbanipm/schoolipm/newsletters/index.htmltters/index.html

www.schoolswithoutpesticides.comwww.schoolswithoutpesticides.com http://urbanentomology.tamu.edu/http://urbanentomology.tamu.edu/ www.uky.edu/Ag/Entomology/entfacts/strwww.uky.edu/Ag/Entomology/entfacts/str

uct/struccal.htmuct/struccal.htm Truman’s Scientific Guide to Pest Management Truman’s Scientific Guide to Pest Management

OperationsOperations (6th ed.). Bennett, B, Owens, J. and (6th ed.). Bennett, B, Owens, J. and Corrigan, R (2003). Advanstar Communications. Corrigan, R (2003). Advanstar Communications.

A Worm in the Teacher's Apple: Protecting A Worm in the Teacher's Apple: Protecting America's School Children from Pests and America's School Children from Pests and Pesticides.Pesticides.    Lame, M. L. 2005.Lame, M. L. 2005. Authorhouse. Authorhouse.

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THE ENDTHE END

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SOURCES FOR IMAGESSOURCES FOR IMAGES Dr. Dawn Gouge, University of Arizona for materials and Dr. Dawn Gouge, University of Arizona for materials and

developmentdevelopment Carl Olsen, University of Arizona for materials and Carl Olsen, University of Arizona for materials and

developmentdevelopment Jerry Jochim, Monroe County Community School CorporationJerry Jochim, Monroe County Community School Corporation

http://schoolipm.ifas.ufl.edu/http://schoolipm.ifas.ufl.edu/ http://ag.arizona.edu/urbanipm/schohttp://ag.arizona.edu/urbanipm/scho

olipm/newsletters/index.htmlolipm/newsletters/index.html www.schoolswithoutpesticides.comwww.schoolswithoutpesticides.com http://www.doyourownpestcontrol.cohttp://www.doyourownpestcontrol.co

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