This document provides information on common pests found in the UK. It discusses various ant, aphid, bed bug, beetle, cockroach, flea, fly, mouse, rat, and wasp species. For each pest, it describes characteristics, habitat, diet, signs of infestation, prevention methods, and treatment options. The document is intended as a guide for identifying pests and understanding their lifecycles to help address pest problems. It recommends consulting a professional exterminator for effective eradication in some cases.
The class Insecta is the most abundant and diverse animal class, containing over 1 million identified species. Insects have three body regions (head, thorax, abdomen), three pairs of legs, and either two pairs of wings or one pair of wings. They have an open circulatory system and respiratory system of spiracles. Insects exhibit either complete or incomplete metamorphosis in their life cycles. Some insect orders include beetles, flies, butterflies/moths, bees/wasps/ants, and true bugs. Insects play both beneficial roles such as pollination and decomposition, and harmful roles as agricultural pests and disease vectors.
This document discusses the identification and characteristics of various ticks and mites of veterinary importance. It identifies key genera of ticks, including Amblyoma, Hyalomma, Rhipicephalus, and Argas, as well as mites such as Psoroptes, Sarcoptes, Demodex, and Tunga penetrans. It describes their life cycles, medical significance as vectors of disease, and potential control methods. The conclusion is that the student successfully identified and explained the ticks and mites and their importance to animal and public health.
The document summarizes different types of mites including itch mites, house dust mites, and scrub typhus mites. Itch mites cause scabies in humans through burrowing under the skin. House dust mites are found worldwide in dust and are a common cause of allergies. Scrub typhus is transmitted by the larvae of trombiculid mites and causes a disease called scrub typhus in parts of Asia and Australia.
The document discusses different types of flies and their control. It describes large "invader" flies like house flies, bottle flies, and cluster flies that breed outdoors and enter structures. It also covers small "terrorist" flies like fruit flies, drain flies, and fungus gnats that breed indoors. For large flies, the focus is securing the exterior and patrolling the interior, while for small flies, the key is finding and removing their indoor breeding sources through sanitation. Space treatments can help control flying adults but require precautions.
The document discusses the two spotted spider mite, Tetranychus urticae. It describes the mite's morphology, life cycle, distribution, host plants, and economic importance. The two spotted spider mite can damage a wide range of plants by feeding on their leaves and flowers. Management strategies discussed include biological control using predator mites and insects, as well as chemical control using miticides.
Ento 402 (storage pest)non insect pest mitesVaibhav Wadhwa
This document provides information about mites, including their classification and importance. It discusses how mites can infest and damage agricultural crops, stored produce, and furniture. Mites can cause allergies in humans. The document describes the characteristics of mites such as their body structure and life cycle. It provides details on different families of mites including phytophagous and predatory mites. Specific mite species that damage important crops are listed. The symptoms of mite damage and methods of mite management including chemical and biological controls are summarized.
This document provides information on how to identify and get rid of rats, including:
1) Rats can carry disease and cause damage to homes, so it is important to take steps to remove them.
2) Rats live both outside and inside homes, hiding in various areas, so inspections should check potential hiding spots.
3) Food sources that attract rats include garbage, pet food, fallen fruits, and improperly maintained compost piles.
4) Traps and poisons are methods for killing rats, but traps are safer to use inside homes to avoid poisoning other animals. Proper disposal of dead rats and cleaning of infested areas is also described.
Lice are small parasitic insects that feed on the skin and blood of birds and mammals. There are over 3,000 species of lice that affect different animal hosts. Lice that feed on blood are called sucking lice, while those that feed on skin and debris are called chewing lice. Horses can be affected by two common species - the chewing louse Bovicola equi, which feeds on skin and hair, and the sucking louse Haematopinus asini, which feeds on blood. Heavy lice infestations can cause skin irritation and weight loss in horses. Treatment involves proper grooming, nutrition, and application of insecticides.
The class Insecta is the most abundant and diverse animal class, containing over 1 million identified species. Insects have three body regions (head, thorax, abdomen), three pairs of legs, and either two pairs of wings or one pair of wings. They have an open circulatory system and respiratory system of spiracles. Insects exhibit either complete or incomplete metamorphosis in their life cycles. Some insect orders include beetles, flies, butterflies/moths, bees/wasps/ants, and true bugs. Insects play both beneficial roles such as pollination and decomposition, and harmful roles as agricultural pests and disease vectors.
This document discusses the identification and characteristics of various ticks and mites of veterinary importance. It identifies key genera of ticks, including Amblyoma, Hyalomma, Rhipicephalus, and Argas, as well as mites such as Psoroptes, Sarcoptes, Demodex, and Tunga penetrans. It describes their life cycles, medical significance as vectors of disease, and potential control methods. The conclusion is that the student successfully identified and explained the ticks and mites and their importance to animal and public health.
The document summarizes different types of mites including itch mites, house dust mites, and scrub typhus mites. Itch mites cause scabies in humans through burrowing under the skin. House dust mites are found worldwide in dust and are a common cause of allergies. Scrub typhus is transmitted by the larvae of trombiculid mites and causes a disease called scrub typhus in parts of Asia and Australia.
The document discusses different types of flies and their control. It describes large "invader" flies like house flies, bottle flies, and cluster flies that breed outdoors and enter structures. It also covers small "terrorist" flies like fruit flies, drain flies, and fungus gnats that breed indoors. For large flies, the focus is securing the exterior and patrolling the interior, while for small flies, the key is finding and removing their indoor breeding sources through sanitation. Space treatments can help control flying adults but require precautions.
The document discusses the two spotted spider mite, Tetranychus urticae. It describes the mite's morphology, life cycle, distribution, host plants, and economic importance. The two spotted spider mite can damage a wide range of plants by feeding on their leaves and flowers. Management strategies discussed include biological control using predator mites and insects, as well as chemical control using miticides.
Ento 402 (storage pest)non insect pest mitesVaibhav Wadhwa
This document provides information about mites, including their classification and importance. It discusses how mites can infest and damage agricultural crops, stored produce, and furniture. Mites can cause allergies in humans. The document describes the characteristics of mites such as their body structure and life cycle. It provides details on different families of mites including phytophagous and predatory mites. Specific mite species that damage important crops are listed. The symptoms of mite damage and methods of mite management including chemical and biological controls are summarized.
This document provides information on how to identify and get rid of rats, including:
1) Rats can carry disease and cause damage to homes, so it is important to take steps to remove them.
2) Rats live both outside and inside homes, hiding in various areas, so inspections should check potential hiding spots.
3) Food sources that attract rats include garbage, pet food, fallen fruits, and improperly maintained compost piles.
4) Traps and poisons are methods for killing rats, but traps are safer to use inside homes to avoid poisoning other animals. Proper disposal of dead rats and cleaning of infested areas is also described.
Lice are small parasitic insects that feed on the skin and blood of birds and mammals. There are over 3,000 species of lice that affect different animal hosts. Lice that feed on blood are called sucking lice, while those that feed on skin and debris are called chewing lice. Horses can be affected by two common species - the chewing louse Bovicola equi, which feeds on skin and hair, and the sucking louse Haematopinus asini, which feeds on blood. Heavy lice infestations can cause skin irritation and weight loss in horses. Treatment involves proper grooming, nutrition, and application of insecticides.
This document summarizes information about different tick species and the diseases they transmit. It discusses the lone star tick (Amblyomma americanum) which can transmit southern tick-associated rash illness, human ehrlichiosis, and tularemia. It also describes the blacklegged tick (Ixodes scapularis) which transmits Lyme disease, babesiosis, and anaplasmosis. Finally, it discusses the American dog tick (Dermacentor variabilis) which can transmit Rocky Mountain spotted fever. For each tick, it provides details on identification, life cycle, hosts, and the diseases they are able to transmit.
Soft ticks, also known as argasid ticks, are small arachnids that are external parasites living by feeding on the blood of mammals, birds, reptiles and amphibians. They are vectors for several diseases affecting humans and livestock, including Lyme disease, Rocky Mountain spotted fever, and African tick bite fever. Different species of soft ticks can be distinguished based on features seen from above and below such as patterns on their dorsal and ventral sides.
Cuckoo bumblebees belong to the subgenus Psithyrus of Bombus. They are kleptoparasites that lay eggs in the nests of other bumblebee species. Cuckoo bees lack pollen baskets and have sparser hairs than their hosts. Many parasitic bee species share traits like reduced body hair and thick exoskeletons. Parasitic bees enter host nests and lay eggs, with their larvae killing and consuming the host offspring. Approximately 15% of bee species are parasitic, with over 3,000 species worldwide exhibiting this behavior.
This document discusses various mite species of medical importance. It begins by distinguishing between non-ixodid mites and ticks, noting differences in size, presence of hypostome, lifespan, and generation time. It then describes the basic body structure of mites. Several medically important mite species are summarized, including Sarcoptes scabiei which causes scabies, pyroglyphid mites which are common household dust mites, and demodicid mites which normally reside in hair follicles. Clinical effects of mite infestations and methods of diagnosis and treatment are also briefly outlined.
The document provides information about various insects submitted by students in Mrs. Ferrera's second grade class. It includes 3-sentence summaries of tarantulas, scorpions, monarch butterflies, black widow spiders, ladybugs, tropical ants, monarch butterflies, caterpillars, wood ants, beetles, orb-weaver spiders, black widow spiders, butterflies, leaf bugs, cockroaches, dragonflies, owl butterflies, yellow jacket wasps, blue morpho butterflies, moths, grasshoppers, honeybees, and distinguishing myths from facts about dragonflies.
- Immature stage: The document discusses the different immature stages of mosquitoes including the egg, larva, and pupa stages. It notes key distinguishing characteristics between anopheline and culicine mosquitoes at each stage.
- Adult mosquitoes: The three main genera of mosquitoes - Anopheles, Culex, and Aedes - are described. Key identification features, breeding sites, biting behaviors, and diseases transmitted for each are outlined.
- Medical importance: Mosquitoes transmit many important diseases like malaria, dengue, yellow fever, and filariasis. Studying medical entomology and the arthropod vectors is important for preventing such diseases.
The document summarizes biocontrol methods for cockroaches, including natural enemies and entomopathogenic fungi. It discusses:
- Several species of parasitic wasps (families Ampulicidae, Evaniidae, Encyrtidae, Eupelmidae, Eulophidae) that prey on or parasitize cockroach eggs or nymphs.
- The fungus Metarhizium anisopliae, which was found to have an LD50 of 1.4x107 spores/ml against German cockroaches and potential for horizontal transmission.
- Studies showing M. anisopliae and Beauveria bassiana can cause mortality in American cockroaches, with
The house mouse is one of the most troublesome and costly rodents in the United States. It thrives in and around homes and structures and consumes and contaminates food. House mice can transmit pathogens that cause diseases. While house mice are not known to carry hantavirus, the deer mouse sometimes found in homes does carry the deadly Sin Nombre virus. Effective control of house mice involves sanitation, exclusion of entry points larger than 1/4 inch, and population reduction through trapping or baiting.
This document provides an overview of mosquitoes, including:
- Mosquitoes have worldwide distribution and there are over 3,450 known species grouped by genus based on physical characteristics. The three most medically important genera are Culex, Aedes, and Anopheles.
- Mosquitoes have a four stage lifecycle - egg, larva, pupa, adult. Larvae develop through four instar stages in aquatic habitats before transforming into non-feeding pupae and then emerging as adult mosquitoes.
- Male and female mosquitoes can be distinguished by features like antennae type and mouthpart morphology. Females require blood meals for egg production while males feed on plant nectar
Body lice are the most serious human lice because they can transmit diseases like epidemic typhus. Diseases spread by body lice are severe threats, especially to refugees and those affected by humanitarian crises. Controlling body lice requires insecticide spraying of clothing and living areas, in addition to personal hygiene measures.
Tabanids and other flies are important disease vectors because they feed on blood and can transmit pathogens between hosts. Some flies, like tsetse flies, transmit African sleeping sickness. House flies reproduce rapidly and can spread diseases. Screwworm flies lay eggs in wounds, causing myiasis. Ticks and mites are also important vectors and can transmit diseases while feeding on vertebrate hosts. Hard and soft ticks have different characteristics and transmit different pathogens. Mites also transmit diseases and infestations like scabies and skin rashes.
Comparative morphology of Acari, phylogeny of higher categories in mitesGuru P N
This document provides definitions and information about comparative morphology and phylogeny of mites. It includes:
1. Definitions of various terms related to mites, their anatomy, life cycles, and classification.
2. A brief history of the field of acarology and the development of the study of mites.
3. Descriptions of mite morphology including their mouthparts, legs, cuticle, reproductive systems, and respiratory structures.
Integrated disease management in silkworm bombyx morilanantaparihar4
This document summarizes a study on integrated disease management in silkworm Bombyx mori L. It discusses the major predisposing factors for silkworm diseases like constitution, nutrition, crowding, pathogens, and environment. It outlines the different aspects of integrated disease management including disinfection, hygiene maintenance, silkworm rearing management, and disease control measures. The results of rearings conducted during an unfavorable season show that the integrated approach adopted in the treatment batches led to significantly lower mortality from diseases compared to the control batches.
Ticks are arachnids that are ectoparasites and vectors of disease. There are two main families of ticks - Ixodidae, or hard ticks, which have a dorsal shield and feed for days, and Argasidae, or soft ticks, which lack a dorsal shield and feed intermittently and rapidly. Ticks transmit numerous pathogens including viruses, bacteria, protozoa. Common diseases include Lyme disease, Rocky Mountain spotted fever, canine ehrlichiosis, babesiosis. Treatment involves careful tick removal and use of acaricides, while prevention relies on host protection and environmental control.
Learn more about why cockroaches are such a frustrating infestation.Identify types of Roaches,facts on size, diet, lifecycle, infestation.Call the experts at Big Dave's Termite & Pest,LLC today to eliminate your Cockroaches.
Termites are social insects that live in colonies with different castes that perform specialized roles. The document discusses the life cycle, effects, and controls of termites. It describes the reproductive, worker, and soldier castes and their functions. Termites can damage wood, paper, textiles and buildings through biodeterioration. Controls discussed include fumigation, sealing cracks and crevices, and applying toxicants like aldrin, chlordane, dieldrin and heptachlor.
This document provides information about different types of mites and ticks. It begins by listing different orders and families of mites, including Acaridae which are commonly found associated with bees and wasps. It then provides more details on several mite species, including Acarus siro which lives on grains, and Tyrophagus species which live on foods like cheese and can carry pathogens. The document also mentions the mite Rhyzoglyphus robini which infests bulbs and floral plants. Finally, it discusses ticks, comparing features of hard and soft ticks like their life cycles and feeding behaviors.
Carpet beetles are common pests that can damage fabrics, carpets, and stored goods. There are three main species in California - the varied carpet beetle, furniture carpet beetle, and black carpet beetle. They have similar life cycles of egg, larva, pupa, and adult stages. Larvae feed on fabrics and cause damage, while adults eat pollen and can fly into homes. To control carpet beetles, thorough cleaning and sanitation is important to remove food sources, along with sealing potential entry points and storing susceptible items in airtight containers with pesticide. Chemical treatments may also be used if needed.
Maintenance is important to ensure workplaces function safely and efficiently, but can pose risks if not carried out properly. The Healthy Workplaces Campaign 2010-2011 aims to raise awareness of maintenance risks and best practices. It provides resources for organizations to plan maintenance, assess risks, use protective equipment, and ensure areas are safe before and after work. The campaign is open to all individuals and organizations to get involved through disseminating materials, participating in events, and organizing their own activities.
This document chapter discusses web typography principles, including choosing fewer fonts and sizes, using common web fonts, specifying proprietary fonts, designing for legibility, avoiding text as graphics, understanding CSS measurement units like em and px, using CSS font properties like font-family and font-size, using text spacing properties like line-height and letter-spacing, and customizing lists. The objectives are to understand type design, CSS units, font properties, text spacing properties, and build a style sheet.
This document summarizes information about different tick species and the diseases they transmit. It discusses the lone star tick (Amblyomma americanum) which can transmit southern tick-associated rash illness, human ehrlichiosis, and tularemia. It also describes the blacklegged tick (Ixodes scapularis) which transmits Lyme disease, babesiosis, and anaplasmosis. Finally, it discusses the American dog tick (Dermacentor variabilis) which can transmit Rocky Mountain spotted fever. For each tick, it provides details on identification, life cycle, hosts, and the diseases they are able to transmit.
Soft ticks, also known as argasid ticks, are small arachnids that are external parasites living by feeding on the blood of mammals, birds, reptiles and amphibians. They are vectors for several diseases affecting humans and livestock, including Lyme disease, Rocky Mountain spotted fever, and African tick bite fever. Different species of soft ticks can be distinguished based on features seen from above and below such as patterns on their dorsal and ventral sides.
Cuckoo bumblebees belong to the subgenus Psithyrus of Bombus. They are kleptoparasites that lay eggs in the nests of other bumblebee species. Cuckoo bees lack pollen baskets and have sparser hairs than their hosts. Many parasitic bee species share traits like reduced body hair and thick exoskeletons. Parasitic bees enter host nests and lay eggs, with their larvae killing and consuming the host offspring. Approximately 15% of bee species are parasitic, with over 3,000 species worldwide exhibiting this behavior.
This document discusses various mite species of medical importance. It begins by distinguishing between non-ixodid mites and ticks, noting differences in size, presence of hypostome, lifespan, and generation time. It then describes the basic body structure of mites. Several medically important mite species are summarized, including Sarcoptes scabiei which causes scabies, pyroglyphid mites which are common household dust mites, and demodicid mites which normally reside in hair follicles. Clinical effects of mite infestations and methods of diagnosis and treatment are also briefly outlined.
The document provides information about various insects submitted by students in Mrs. Ferrera's second grade class. It includes 3-sentence summaries of tarantulas, scorpions, monarch butterflies, black widow spiders, ladybugs, tropical ants, monarch butterflies, caterpillars, wood ants, beetles, orb-weaver spiders, black widow spiders, butterflies, leaf bugs, cockroaches, dragonflies, owl butterflies, yellow jacket wasps, blue morpho butterflies, moths, grasshoppers, honeybees, and distinguishing myths from facts about dragonflies.
- Immature stage: The document discusses the different immature stages of mosquitoes including the egg, larva, and pupa stages. It notes key distinguishing characteristics between anopheline and culicine mosquitoes at each stage.
- Adult mosquitoes: The three main genera of mosquitoes - Anopheles, Culex, and Aedes - are described. Key identification features, breeding sites, biting behaviors, and diseases transmitted for each are outlined.
- Medical importance: Mosquitoes transmit many important diseases like malaria, dengue, yellow fever, and filariasis. Studying medical entomology and the arthropod vectors is important for preventing such diseases.
The document summarizes biocontrol methods for cockroaches, including natural enemies and entomopathogenic fungi. It discusses:
- Several species of parasitic wasps (families Ampulicidae, Evaniidae, Encyrtidae, Eupelmidae, Eulophidae) that prey on or parasitize cockroach eggs or nymphs.
- The fungus Metarhizium anisopliae, which was found to have an LD50 of 1.4x107 spores/ml against German cockroaches and potential for horizontal transmission.
- Studies showing M. anisopliae and Beauveria bassiana can cause mortality in American cockroaches, with
The house mouse is one of the most troublesome and costly rodents in the United States. It thrives in and around homes and structures and consumes and contaminates food. House mice can transmit pathogens that cause diseases. While house mice are not known to carry hantavirus, the deer mouse sometimes found in homes does carry the deadly Sin Nombre virus. Effective control of house mice involves sanitation, exclusion of entry points larger than 1/4 inch, and population reduction through trapping or baiting.
This document provides an overview of mosquitoes, including:
- Mosquitoes have worldwide distribution and there are over 3,450 known species grouped by genus based on physical characteristics. The three most medically important genera are Culex, Aedes, and Anopheles.
- Mosquitoes have a four stage lifecycle - egg, larva, pupa, adult. Larvae develop through four instar stages in aquatic habitats before transforming into non-feeding pupae and then emerging as adult mosquitoes.
- Male and female mosquitoes can be distinguished by features like antennae type and mouthpart morphology. Females require blood meals for egg production while males feed on plant nectar
Body lice are the most serious human lice because they can transmit diseases like epidemic typhus. Diseases spread by body lice are severe threats, especially to refugees and those affected by humanitarian crises. Controlling body lice requires insecticide spraying of clothing and living areas, in addition to personal hygiene measures.
Tabanids and other flies are important disease vectors because they feed on blood and can transmit pathogens between hosts. Some flies, like tsetse flies, transmit African sleeping sickness. House flies reproduce rapidly and can spread diseases. Screwworm flies lay eggs in wounds, causing myiasis. Ticks and mites are also important vectors and can transmit diseases while feeding on vertebrate hosts. Hard and soft ticks have different characteristics and transmit different pathogens. Mites also transmit diseases and infestations like scabies and skin rashes.
Comparative morphology of Acari, phylogeny of higher categories in mitesGuru P N
This document provides definitions and information about comparative morphology and phylogeny of mites. It includes:
1. Definitions of various terms related to mites, their anatomy, life cycles, and classification.
2. A brief history of the field of acarology and the development of the study of mites.
3. Descriptions of mite morphology including their mouthparts, legs, cuticle, reproductive systems, and respiratory structures.
Integrated disease management in silkworm bombyx morilanantaparihar4
This document summarizes a study on integrated disease management in silkworm Bombyx mori L. It discusses the major predisposing factors for silkworm diseases like constitution, nutrition, crowding, pathogens, and environment. It outlines the different aspects of integrated disease management including disinfection, hygiene maintenance, silkworm rearing management, and disease control measures. The results of rearings conducted during an unfavorable season show that the integrated approach adopted in the treatment batches led to significantly lower mortality from diseases compared to the control batches.
Ticks are arachnids that are ectoparasites and vectors of disease. There are two main families of ticks - Ixodidae, or hard ticks, which have a dorsal shield and feed for days, and Argasidae, or soft ticks, which lack a dorsal shield and feed intermittently and rapidly. Ticks transmit numerous pathogens including viruses, bacteria, protozoa. Common diseases include Lyme disease, Rocky Mountain spotted fever, canine ehrlichiosis, babesiosis. Treatment involves careful tick removal and use of acaricides, while prevention relies on host protection and environmental control.
Learn more about why cockroaches are such a frustrating infestation.Identify types of Roaches,facts on size, diet, lifecycle, infestation.Call the experts at Big Dave's Termite & Pest,LLC today to eliminate your Cockroaches.
Termites are social insects that live in colonies with different castes that perform specialized roles. The document discusses the life cycle, effects, and controls of termites. It describes the reproductive, worker, and soldier castes and their functions. Termites can damage wood, paper, textiles and buildings through biodeterioration. Controls discussed include fumigation, sealing cracks and crevices, and applying toxicants like aldrin, chlordane, dieldrin and heptachlor.
This document provides information about different types of mites and ticks. It begins by listing different orders and families of mites, including Acaridae which are commonly found associated with bees and wasps. It then provides more details on several mite species, including Acarus siro which lives on grains, and Tyrophagus species which live on foods like cheese and can carry pathogens. The document also mentions the mite Rhyzoglyphus robini which infests bulbs and floral plants. Finally, it discusses ticks, comparing features of hard and soft ticks like their life cycles and feeding behaviors.
Carpet beetles are common pests that can damage fabrics, carpets, and stored goods. There are three main species in California - the varied carpet beetle, furniture carpet beetle, and black carpet beetle. They have similar life cycles of egg, larva, pupa, and adult stages. Larvae feed on fabrics and cause damage, while adults eat pollen and can fly into homes. To control carpet beetles, thorough cleaning and sanitation is important to remove food sources, along with sealing potential entry points and storing susceptible items in airtight containers with pesticide. Chemical treatments may also be used if needed.
Maintenance is important to ensure workplaces function safely and efficiently, but can pose risks if not carried out properly. The Healthy Workplaces Campaign 2010-2011 aims to raise awareness of maintenance risks and best practices. It provides resources for organizations to plan maintenance, assess risks, use protective equipment, and ensure areas are safe before and after work. The campaign is open to all individuals and organizations to get involved through disseminating materials, participating in events, and organizing their own activities.
This document chapter discusses web typography principles, including choosing fewer fonts and sizes, using common web fonts, specifying proprietary fonts, designing for legibility, avoiding text as graphics, understanding CSS measurement units like em and px, using CSS font properties like font-family and font-size, using text spacing properties like line-height and letter-spacing, and customizing lists. The objectives are to understand type design, CSS units, font properties, text spacing properties, and build a style sheet.
The document discusses the initial design process for a website. The clients sketched out a basic idea for the site and provided a specification document describing the audience, content, and design. The graphic designer then created a mock-up web page to demonstrate the design concepts before development. The objectives are to apply design and CSS skills by building a home page, describe the design process, and test the work in multiple browsers.
The document discusses ways to attract and address the intended audience of a music magazine. It focuses on using eye-catching design elements like vivid colors, patterns, and font styles on the cover to draw in readers. Quotes and teasers are used to spark curiosity about articles inside. The contents page provides a variety of entertaining article options. Both established and up-and-coming bands are featured to appeal to most music fans. Humor, informal language, and exclusive news and interviews build rapport with the target male readership aged 16-25. Overall the goal is to attract potential customers and keep them engaged and coming back through attractive, interesting, and relevant content.
The document outlines 4 components that make up a helpful recommendation: 1) Citing the relevant standard, 2) Reviewing the annotation for clarification, 3) Verifying course evidence meets the standard through location and details, and 4) Ensuring the recommendation has constructive, specific, measurable, sensitive, and balanced characteristics. Following these 4 components leads to a helpful recommendation.
Una página web es un documento electrónico que contiene información textual, visual o sonora. Las páginas web pueden ser estáticas o dinámicas, y se construyen utilizando HTML, Flash u otros lenguajes de programación. Un sitio web está formado por una colección de páginas web interconectadas.
El documento describe las características y piezas principales de un microondas. Explica que es un electrodoméstico comúnmente usado en hogares para calentar y cocinar alimentos de manera rápida. Sin embargo, su uso consume grandes cantidades de energía eléctrica, lo que contribuye a la contaminación ambiental. Además, se menciona la posibilidad de que genere radicales libres en los alimentos que pueden causar cáncer. Finalmente, se enumeran las principales piezas como el magnetrón, guía de ondas y ventil
The document discusses optimizing the boot time of an in-vehicle infotainment (IVI) system through the use of kernel hibernation. It describes testing the hibernation approach on a Renesas R-CAR M2 development board running Automotive Grade Linux 2.0. The optimizations were able to reduce the kernel boot time from 5.6 seconds to 4.2 seconds and userland boot time from 13 seconds to 9.7 seconds by loading a compressed hibernation image from the microSD card during boot. Further improvements were achieved by loading the hibernation image directly from U-Boot instead of the kernel.
Este documento presenta un resumen de la historia de Egipto desde sus primeros asentamientos hasta el fin de la dinastía ptolemaica, pasando por los imperios Antiguo, Medio y Nuevo. Además, destaca los últimos hallazgos arqueológicos realizados en Egipto gracias a las nuevas tecnologías, como los estudios sobre la relación entre Akenatón, Nefertiti y Tutankamón o la identificación de la momia de Hatshepsut. Finalmente, señala que a pesar de décadas de
Este documento presenta un resumen de tres oraciones del artículo "Enigmas por resolver" sobre civilizaciones desaparecidas. El autor discute cómo a pesar de que hemos descubierto muchos restos de antiguas civilizaciones, todavía quedan grandes interrogantes sobre ellas, como por qué desaparecieron de repente. También analiza cómo a lo largo de la historia los humanos nos hemos hecho preguntas similares sobre culturas pasadas, y cómo a pesar del progreso de la investigación siempre surgen nuevos misterios.
This document discusses principles for planning effective website navigation. It covers creating navigation that answers common user questions about location and direction. Various navigation structures are examined, including text-based, graphic, and list-based options. Guidelines for horizontal and vertical navigation bars are provided. Background colors, graphics and hover effects are also described as ways to enhance navigation usability.
ANTS One & Two Node 1 Hr Br 2 Tech.doc.pptxPestCEUs
This document provides information about common ant species found in structures and outdoors. It describes key identifying features of 14 ant species including carpenter ants, Argentine ants, odorous house ants, cornfield ants, velvety tree ants, pavement ants, pharaoh ants, thief ants, red imported fire ants, southern fire ants, and general control strategies. Specifically for carpenter ant, pharaoh ant and odorous house ant control, it outlines methods for locating nests, using baits and sanitation to control colonies, and preventing further infestations.
Mites are small arthropods that are important agricultural pests. They can damage crops like canola, cereals, and legumes. Some major mite pests include redlegged earth mites, blue oat mites, Bryobia mites, and Balaustium mites. These mites feed on plants and cause symptoms like leaf discoloration, distortion, and shriveling. They can reduce crop yields if populations are large. Management involves controlling weeds, grazing pastures, and applying pesticides in a targeted way.
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Kitchen gardening beneficial insects ad other biological control 5 By Mr Allah Dad Khan Agriculture Consultant KPK Pakistan In Training of Kitchen Gardening
This document provides information about the ladybird beetle (Coccinella magnifica), including its taxonomic position, morphological description, biology, life cycle, where it can be found, how to attract and conserve it, types of ladybird beetles, alternative foods, and its use in biological control. It describes the beetle's egg, larva, pupa, and adult stages. It lists 8 common types of ladybird beetles found in North America and their distinguishing characteristics. It also discusses providing alternative foods and flowering plants to attract ladybird beetles when their normal prey is scarce.
Ants have either one or two nodes on their petiole, which is the first step in identifying ant species. Common one-node ants include carpenter, Argentine, odorous house, velvety tree, cornfield ants. Common two-node ants are pavement, pharaoh, red imported fire, southern fire, thief, bigheaded ants. Effective control of carpenter ants requires locating the nest within wood and treating it. Pharaoh ant control is achieved through baiting along foraging trails since the nest is difficult to find. Sanitation is important for controlling many ant species.
Ants are social insects that live in colonies with specialized roles. They have a narrow waist and elbowed antennae. Most ants have one node at the petiole, while some have two nodes. Common one-node ants include carpenter, Argentine, odorous house, velvety tree, white-footed, ghost, and cornfield ants. Common two-node ants include pavement, pharaoh, red imported fire, southern fire, thief, and bigheaded ants. Effective ant control requires locating the nest or foraging trails and using baits, dusts, or residual sprays targeting the colony. Control of carpenter ants and pharaoh ants especially requires finding and treating nests or focusing on
Ants are social insects that live in colonies with different types of individuals specialized for different tasks. Most ants are wingless workers that forage, rear young, and defend the colony. Ants can be identified by their narrow waist and elbowed antennae. Determining if ants have one node or two nodes is the first step in identification. Common one-node ant species include carpenter, Argentine, odorous house, velvety tree, white-footed, ghost, and cornfield ants. Common two-node species include pavement, pharaoh, red imported fire, southern fire, thief, and bigheaded ants. Effective ant control requires locating nests, using baits, sealing entry points, and improving
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Ant infestations are serious because they are destructive within a commercial, industrial, health care, or academic setting. They are very challenging to deal with, but Texoma Pest Management has the expertise to eliminate ant infestations
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Several species of carpenter ants can damage wood structures. The document identifies the two most common in California, Camponotus modoc and Camponotus vicinus, which construct extensive tunnel networks that can compromise structural integrity. It provides details on identifying characteristics, colony dynamics, damage signs, and integrated pest management strategies for prevention and control. Nonchemical approaches include exclusion, sanitation and moisture control, while chemical treatments involve locating nests and applying baits or insecticides directly into galleries.
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Recycling and Disposal on SWM Raymond Einyu pptxRayLetai1
Increasing urbanization, rural–urban migration, rising standards of living, and rapid development associated with population growth have resulted in increased solid waste generation by industrial, domestic and other activities in Nairobi City. It has been noted in other contexts too that increasing population, changing consumption patterns, economic development, changing income, urbanization and industrialization all contribute to the increased generation of waste.
With the increasing urban population in Kenya, which is estimated to be growing at a rate higher than that of the country’s general population, waste generation and management is already a major challenge. The industrialization and urbanization process in the country, dominated by one major city – Nairobi, which has around four times the population of the next largest urban centre (Mombasa) – has witnessed an exponential increase in the generation of solid waste. It is projected that by 2030, about 50 per cent of the Kenyan population will be urban.
Aim:
A healthy, safe, secure and sustainable solid waste management system fit for a world – class city.
Improve and protect the public health of Nairobi residents and visitors.
Ecological health, diversity and productivity and maximize resource recovery through the participatory approach.
Goals:
Build awareness and capacity for source separation as essential components of sustainable waste management.
Build new environmentally sound infrastructure and systems for safe disposal of residual waste and replacing current dumpsites which should be commissioned.
Current solid waste management situation:
The status.
Solid waste generation rate is at 2240 tones / day
collection efficiently is at about 50%.
Actors i.e. city authorities, CBO’s , private firms and self-disposal
Current SWM Situation in Nairobi City:
Solid waste generation – collection – dumping
Good Practices:
• Separation – recycling – marketing.
• Open dumpsite dandora dump site through public education on source separation of waste, of which the situation can be reversed.
• Nairobi is one of the C40 cities in this respect , various actors in the solid waste management space have adopted a variety of technologies to reduce short lived climate pollutants including source separation , recycling , marketing of the recycled products.
• Through the network, it should expect to benefit from expertise of the different actors in the network in terms of applicable technologies and practices in reducing the short-lived climate pollutants.
Good practices:
Despite the dismal collection of solid waste in Nairobi city, there are practices and activities of informal actors (CBOs, CBO-SACCOs and yard shop operators) and other formal industrial actors on solid waste collection, recycling and waste reduction.
Practices and activities of these actor groups are viewed as innovations with the potential to change the way solid waste is handled.
CHALLENGES:
• Resource Allocation.
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3. III
Contents
Preface ……………………………………………………………………………5
Introduction………………………………………………………………………6
ANTS......................................................................................................7
Black Garden Ant………………………………………………………………….7
Ghost Ant…………………………………………………………………...7
Pharaoh’s Ants……………………………………………………………..8
Red Stinging Ants…………………………………………………………..9
Roger’s Ant………………………………………………………………… 9
Aphids.............................................................................................................11
Woolly Aphids………………………………………………………………..12
Bed Bugs ……………………………………………………………..13
Beetles …………………………………………………………………14
Biscuit Beetle…………………………………………………………………14
Varied Carpet Beetle………………………………………………………....15
Fur Carpet Beetle……………………………………………………………..16
Furniture Beetle………………………………………………………………17
Red Lily Beetle………………………………………………………………..18
Chafer Beetle Larvae…………………………………………………………19
Rosemary Beetle……………………………………………………………..20
Mealy Bug ……………………………………………………………21
Cockroach ……………………………………………………………22
Oriental Cockroach……………………………………………………………22
German Cockroach……………………………………………………………23
Fleas ……………………………………………………………………..24
Flies….…………………………………………………………………...25
Autumn Flies…………………………………………………………………25
Blue Bottle Flies……………………………………………………………..25
4. IV
Mice ……………………………………………………………………..27
House Mouse………………………………………………………………...27
Wood Mouse…………………………………………………………………27
Yellow Neck Field Mouse…………………………………………………….28
Rat …………………………………………………………………………29
Brown Rat…………………………………………………………………….29
Black Rat………………………………………………………………………30
Wasps …………………………………………………………………….31
Bibliographies ………………………………………………………32-34
5. V
Preface
This PDF content is produce for sole purpose to help people with
pest problem.
All images that was seen in this pdf were all taken from Wikimedia
Commons under creative commons license, GNU license, public
domain and pixabay website.
We suggest that you follow instructions from the label of your
insecticide when applying by yourself.
However, we recommend to contact professional exterminator for
effective pest eradication.
6. 6
Introduction
There are lots of organism that can be found in UK. Most of it are consider as pest
because, they are detrimental not only to plants and agricultural crops. Also, these pests are
bringing harm or damage to our property, health and businesses. Moreover, not all pest that
we found in UK were originated from Britain itself. For, some of them were just migrated to
UK. Thus, identifying them correctly and knowing their lifestyle is very essential in dealing
pest. When you want to eliminate them completely.
On the other hand, identifying these pests are not easy to do. Since, most of them looks
same apparently. But, when you analyse their sizes, colours and characteristics. You will
understand their difference with their group species. Likewise, when you able to identify
your pest correctly. You will be able to know the appropriate treatment to your pest
problem. Thus, incorrect pest identification will lead to wrong tactics of controlling pest and
waste of money.
However, not all pest organisms are can be treat by yourself alone. There are pest organisms
that is very dangerous to treat. So, only trained exterminator can do it. This pdf serves only
as guide about identification and lifestyle on some common pest in UK. Although we include
prevention and treatment on this pdf. We still to recommend to consult professional pest
control for effective eradication and result.
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Ants
Usually identified by their node structure and antennae.
Black Garden Ant (Laisus niger)
Description and Characteristics: This ant typically measures from 3-9 mm. The body is
divided in three section with three pair legs. They
have one queen per colony that measure around 9mm
with dark brown/black and reddish legs. Queen only
lay eggs and typically colony has 4,000 – 7,000 female
worker. But, the larger colony has 15,000 workers.
Workers are the one who forage for food and feed
their larvae. Likewise, build nest. The queen may live
for 29 years. Black garden ant is fast moving and very
active.
Habitat: Found in flower beds, lawns, Beneath paving stones, base of the walls. Build nest
in insulation layers in house and Usually enter through cracks.
Diet: Feed on honey drew and prefer sweet foods. Searching food item like greasy,
seed and living or dead insect. They eat on exposed pet food.
Show up: Summer months.
Damage: Building foundation can weaken when nest becomes larger and can
contaminate food.
Ghost Ant (Tapinoma melanocephalum)
Photo taken by Andy Brookestar at Wikimedia commons
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Red Stinging Ant (Myrmica rubra)
Source: pixabay
Description and Characteristics: Workers have length between 4-5 mm with dark red
colour while queen has length between 8-9mm and similar colour to their workers. The red
stinging ant has colonies up to 250,000 workers ants with many queens that can live up to 15
years.
Habitat: Found in gardens, fallen trees, meadows, wastelands under stones and in the soil.
Diet: Honeydews, small insects and other anthropoids’.
Show up: All year.
Damage: Red stinging ants can effectively sting humans. It gives a small burning sensation
that can last for a few hours to one day.
Roger’s Ant (Hypoponera punctatissima)
Description and Characteristics: Head and body are relatively smooth. Waist has one
distinct segment that narrowly connected to gaster.
Total length is from 2.5 -3.0 mm. workers are usually
yellowish brown to dark brown. Their queen colour is
an orangish-brown with lighter appendages.
Habitat: They adapted human habitat like hot houses, heated building, compost piles and
horse manure wherein they form colonies. Likewise, found nesting in soil, rotting
wood, gardens and disturbed habitats.
pixabay/en/ant-at-the-morning-
breakfast-wood-ant-1377444
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Diet: Forage mostly underground. They use their sting to prey on small invertebrates.
Show up: Hot and decomposed matter.
Damage: They have been known to sting when agitated or trapped in clothing and are
most often encountered in large numbers during flight swarms. Produce a welt
or respiratory problems if there is an allergic reaction to the sting. A contaminant
in hospitals and other commercial premises.
Prevention: Seal any small gaps around window and doors.
Regularly wipe down surfaces
Keep your home clean of crumbs.
Avoid leaving dirty places.
Store all food in sealed containers.
Treatment: For natural way, you sprinkle some salt, turmeric powder or paprika in their
entrance. you can use chili pepper, bay leaves, mint, cinnamon, peppermint,
pepper and borax by spreading any of these items along the places you have
seen ants.
For other ways, you can use ant bait which can be purchase at local groceries.
Please follow the indicated instructions.
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Aphids (Aphidoidea) Common names aphids, greenfly, blackfly, plant
rice.
Description and Characteristics: Aphid have pearl shaped bodies with long antennae.
Their size is from 1 to 10mm. Sometimes they can
appear light green, black, yellow, pink, gray, brown
and white. Some may have a waxy or woolly coating.
The nymphs look similar to adults. In addition, they
look invisible to the naked eye.
Habitat: Found in any plants.
Diet: Nymphs and adults feed on plant juices, attacking leaves, stems, buds, flowers, fruit,
and/or roots, depending on species.
Show up: Appear during spring to late summer in garden but in indoors is all year round.
Damage: The honeydew can sometimes develop a fungal growth called sooty mold,
causing branches and leaves to appear black.
Aphids feeding on flowers or fruit can cause them to become distorted.
When aphids feed on trees, their honeydew can drop onto cars, outdoor
furniture, driveways.
Aphids may transmit viruses to certain plants, and also attract other insects
that prey on them.
Some aphid species cause galls to form on roots or leaves.
Prevention: You can purchase beneficial insects, such as lady beetles, lacewings, and
parasitic wasps, which will feed on aphids.
For fruit or shade trees, spray dormant oil to kill overwintering eggs.
Companion planting can be very helpful to keep aphids away from your
plants in the first place.
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Garlic and chives repel aphids when planted near lettuce, peas, or rose
bushes.
Treatment: For natural way, Aphids have many natural enemies, including ladybirds,
hoverfly larvae, lacewing larvae and parasitic wasps.
On chemical way, it is only feasible to control aphids on plants that are small
enough to be sprayed thoroughly. Always read the label use pesticides safely.
Woolly Aphid (Eriosoma)
By S. Rae from Scotland, UK (Poodle or Aphid) CC BY 2.0) or CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Description and Characteristics: Long white or occasionally blue-grey insect with waxy
residues which look like cotton wool appear on the
bark and branches especially around old pruning
wounds. The adult aphids are elliptical in shape and
up to 2mm long. They only look white because of their
waxy coating but they are pinkish brown.
Habitat: Found on plant fluids.
Diet: Feed on foliage, twigs, buds, bark, branches and even in roots
Show up: April to October
Damage: Wax accumulation is sometimes seen as well, along with the sweet, sticky residue
known as honeydew.
Attacks on the bark leave the tree weakened and open to infestation by other
bugs and diseases.
Prevention: Buy apple trees on rootstocks which are resistant to woolly aphid attack.
Correct pruning methods and avoiding damage to the bark of your trees.
Treatment: Scrubbing the aphid colonies with a stiff-bristled brush on small trees with
light infestation can control woolly aphid.
On chemical way, please ask for trained exterminator for effective result.
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Bed Bugs (Cimex lectularius)
By Content Providers(s): CDC/ Harvard University, Dr. Gary Alpert; Dr. Harold Harlan; Richard Pollack. Photo Credit: Piotr
Naskrecki Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Description and Characteristics: Parasitic insect that feed on blood. Nymphs are
translucent lighter in colour and become browner as
they moult and reach maturity. Adults grow to 4-5
mm long and 1.5-3mm wide. Usually, light brown to
reddish-brown with flattened, oval-shaped, and have
no hind wings. A new research from University of
Sydney suggests that bed bugs have developed a
thicker cuticle that’s enabling them to survive
extremely high doses of common insecticides.
Habitat: Found in bed frame, mattress, bedside furniture, skirting boards or wallpaper.
They prefer wood or fabric than metal and plastic.
Diet: Feed on human blood and prefer exposed skin.
Show up: Attach in luggage and found mostly in second hand furniture.
Damage: Bites may lead to a range of skin manifestations from no visible effects to
prominent blisters. Effects include skin rashes, psychological effects, and allergic
symptoms.
Prevention: Inspect your family's beds once a month.
Keep luggage away from bedrooms at home, preferably in the garage or shed.
Check every hotel room you stay in.
Wrap bags in cling film at the airport if you are particularly worried.
Don’t use soft bags for travelling. Hard cases have fewer crevices for bugs to
hide in.
Don’t reach for a can of insect spray. It doesn't kill bed bugs but it will
encourage them to move to another part of the house.
Don’t throw away mattresses or beds if you think you have bugs. All this will do
is spread them through the house as you bump furniture down the stairs.
Treatment: Bed bugs are difficult to treat by yourself alone because they can resist on
some insecticides. Hence, it is better to call professional pest control.
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Beetles (Coleoptera)
The largest insect in Britain with around 4,000 species and 3,000,000 species worldwide.
They are easy to recognize as their front wings are hard, covering
the second pair of wings and the abdomen. All beetles have biting
mouthparts.
Biscuit Beetle or Drugstore Beetle (Stegobium Paniceum)
By en:User:Kamranki (Wikipedia en) GFDL or CC-BY-SA-3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Description and Characteristics: Biscuit beetle is small insect between 2 to 4mm in
length and has large dark eyes. Usually reddish
brown in colour.
Habitat: Found home and other buildings containing processed and package food/products
or museum/herbarium specimens.
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Diet: Larvae feed on a very wide variety of materials of vegetable and animal origin
(including drugs poisonous to humans, spices, tobacco, leather, wood, textiles), may
attack dried plant collections, old books and paper. Adults do not feed.
Show up: Year-round indoor.
Damage: They also infest almonds, peanuts, paprika, red pepper, alfalfa meal, cornmeal,
flour, milo, wheat, wheat bran, wheat germ, dry dog and cat food, bread,
birdseed, beans, coffee beans, fish meal, spaghetti, instant chocolate, powdered
milk, books, manuscripts, dried flowers, certain fillers and fabric coverings of
furniture, leather, museum specimens, and other foodstuffs.
Prevention: Use older packages before new ones, avoid spillage in cabinets, and always
keep food storage areas clean.
Purchase seldom-used foods in small quantities to prevent long storage
periods of one month or more.
Examine foods such as cornmeal and macaroni for infestations, and check the
packaging date to establish freshness.
Susceptible foods should be stored in insect-proof containers of glass, plastic
or metal, or store in a refrigerator.
Treatment: Throw out any infested food and thoroughly clean out any food residues from
areas where the beetles or their grubs are found. Also check the loft or eaves
of your house for an old bird nest, as these can be a common source of Biscuit
Beetles.
If heavily infested, consider using a professional company as these pests can
cause problems and a lot of the treatments are only available to professionals.
Varied Carpet Beetle (Anthrenus Verbasci)
By Line Sabroe from Denmark (Varied Carpet Beetle) CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Description and Characteristics: The adult beetle is between 2-3mm long. Its body is
broadly oval in shape and dark brown or black in
colour with mottled white or yellow patches. The
larvae are short brown hairy grubs up to 5mm (1/5th")
long and have dense tufts of golden hairs on each side
of the hind part of the body. The larvae grow and
moult six to eight times and do not pupate until about
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March of the following year. If the temperature is
unsuitable the larvae may not pupate until three or
more years’ time. The larvae are, known as 'woolly
bears'.
Habitat: Found in natural situations such as birds’ nests, wasps’ nests and animal burrows
and in some museums and houses they have a direct route into the premises from
nests in attics and chimneys.
Diet: Larvae feed on wool, silk, fur or feathers. Silken clothes are eaten too, especially if
they are stored in a soiled state. Larvae will also eat cereals - but only rarely. The adult
Carpet Beetle feeds only on pollen and nectar of garden flowers.
Show up: April to June
Damage: The larvae are voracious feeders and will rapidly make neat holes in woollen
textiles, animal specimens, fur and feathers. They will also graze on animal glue
in book bindings and picture frames. Clean cotton materials are not normally
attacked, although larvae may bore through this on their way out of a feather
cushion.
Prevention: Check the loft and eaves for old birds’ nests or dead birds and remove them.
Vacuum clean all fluff and debris from airing cupboards, shelves, floorboards,
carpets and upholstery.
Lift carpets and underlay and clean floor and carpet thoroughly.
Treatment: An insecticide is needed to deal with woolly bears and affected items should
be sprayed or dusted with a product labelled for carpet beetle control.
Treat between floorboards, under carpets and underfelts and into crevices
where fluff may collect and attract the insects.
Consider using a professional company as these pests can cause significant
damage.
Fur Carpet Beetle (attagenus pelio)
By AfroBrazilian (Own work) [CC BY-SA 3.0 or GFDL, via Wikimedia Commons
Description and Characteristics: The larvae have distinctive tuft of very long hairs that
projected backwards. Adults is between 4.5 to 6mm
long and body shape is oblong. Its colour is black with
small patch of white hairs on either side of elytra.
Also, thorax is covered with white hairs.
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Habitat: Mostly found on textiles, grains, carpet and fur. In outdoors, they are found in
pollen and nectar. They can be found wandering on walls and windows.
Diet: Feed on a variety of animal-based materials including wool, fur, silk, feathers and
leather.
Show up: Autumn
Damage: Silk, clothes, wool, leather and carpet.
Prevention: Clean rugs, carpets, draperies, furniture, baseboards, air vents, mouldings and
other hard-to-reach places regularly.
Periodically brush, air outside, or dry-clean furs, woollens, blankets, etc.
Use one pound of naphthalene flakes or balls or paradichlorobenzene (PDB)
crystals per 100 cubic feet of closet space for limited protection (but always
remember the health risks to children who may think moth balls are sweets).
Use a strong suction vacuum cleaner with proper attachments to remove lint,
hair and dust from floors, shelves and drawers.
Any tight box or bag that can be sealed is a good storage container.
Avoid storing goods with a natural fibre content (like old carpets and clothing)
in roof spaces as they are potential food sources.
Remove dead birds or rodents when found in chimneys, under floors or in loft
spaces.
Remove old / unoccupied birds' nests from eaves and loft spaces.
Treatment: Although you can use insect spray. Consider using professional company for
safety treatment.
Furniture Beetle (Anobium Punctatum)
By Janet Graham CC BY 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons
Description and Characteristics: The adults are small oval brown beetles approximately
4-6mm long. Majority of their lifecycle is spent as
larvae. These are greyish white in colour with a
narrow dark band over the mouth parts and grow to
about 6mm long.
Habitat: Frequently found on the timbers of the house and on wooden furniture.
Diet: Target all types of older, seasoned hardwood and softwood, especially the sapwood
of softwood trees such as pine and poplar.
Show up: Spring and summer.
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Damage: Attack structural timbers, lumber, wood framing, flooring, and wooden objects.
It is in the larval stage that causes most of the damage to timber.
Prevention: The application of solvent based varnishes and finishes which prevent the
deposition of eggs in suitable materials.
Treatment: Woodworm in furniture can be cured by application of proprietary woodworm
killer.
Coat all surfaces, polished and unpolished, and inject fluid into a few flight
holes with a special injector. As a precaution against woodworm, you can buy an
insecticidal polish.
Cover electric cables and the cold water storage tank.
Floorboards must be lifted to get at the undersides and the joists.
Follow label recommendations carefully.
Red Lily Beetle (Lilioceris Lilii)
By: GLady
Description and Characteristics: The adult lily beetle is between 6 to 9mm in length. Its
harder forewings are bright light scarlet and shiny
while, its underside, legs, eyes, antennae and head are
all black. It has large eyes with slim thorax and a wide
abdomen.
Habitat: Garden
Diet: Older grub eats leaves, stem, petals and seed pods.
Show up: March to October
Damage: creating oval holes on leaves, flower, stem and seed pods.
Prevention: Regularly search through plants from early April onwards and remove any
adults, larvae and eggs that can be found.
Plants that are grown in pots can be repotted in the winter into fresh clean
soil in order to remove any overwintering adults.
Treatment: The plants should be regularly inspected from late March onwards so that
adult beetles, larvae and eggs can be removed by hand.
Pesticides are likely to be more effective on larvae than adults.
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Consider using professional company for safety treatment.
Chafer Beetle Larvae (Horticola and Hoplia Philanthus)
By: Benmenting
Description and Characteristics: Chafer grubs are white in colour and comma shaped,
fleshy grubs with brown heads and 3 pairs of legs on
the front segments of their body.
Habitat: Found in lawn and garden.
Diet: The larvae feed on the roots of grasses during the spring and summer.
Show up: Grubs September-April; adult beetles May-June.
Damage: lawn
Prevention: check regularly for sign of infestation and deal them quickly.
Scarify and aerate lawns in autumn.
Treatment: Re-sowing grass seed when chafer grubs have moved deeper into the soil to
pupate.
Paid attention to feeding, watering and moss prevention can help avoid
damaging infestations.
There are currently no chemical controls for chafer grubs on lawns which can
be applied by home gardeners.
Consider using professional company for safety treatment.
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Rosemary Beetle (Chrysolina Americana)
By Katja Schulz from Washington, D. C., USA (Rosemary Beetle) [CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Description and Characteristics: This insect has a length of 8mm. They have colourful
elytra with metallic green and purple longitudinal
stripes. The wings are quite short. Larvae are greyish-
white with darker stripes running along their bodies.
Habitat: Found in stems.
Diet: Eats foliage and flowers of different aromatic plants.
Show up: August to April.
Damage: Leaves would have short stumps with greyish-brown discoloration where the
damaged tissues have dried up.
Prevention: Check plants on a weekly basis for signs of infestation.
Encourage insectivorous birds.
Treatment: Observe plants regularly.
Removing them by hand will help to reduce numbers.
Consider using professional company for safety treatment.
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Mealy Bug (Planococcus citru)
By Dbxsoul CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Description and Characteristics: Females do not have wings while males though few in
numbers but have wings. Females has 4mm length
with flattened, soft, oval-shaped bodies. They are pink
in colour, but appear white because of the waxy
powder that covers their bodies.
Habitat: found on greenhouse plants and houseplants.
Diet: feed on plant sap, roots and sometimes on bottom of stored fruit.
Show up: all year round.
Damage: weaken plants and cause leaves to drop.
Prevention: Inspect new plants thoroughly.
Destroy all infested material.
Remove dead leaves and pruning.
Treatment: Predatory insects, such as lacewings, syrphid flies, ladybirds, and several small
parasitic wasps, prey on outdoor mealybugs and can often keep their
numbers down.
Consider using professional company for safety treatment.
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CockroachThere are about 30 cockroach species out of 4,600 are associated with
human habitats. Only four species are well known as pests. They are
distinguished by their very long whip-like antennae, flat oval bodies and rapid,
jerky walk.
Oriental Cockroach (Blatta Orientalis)
By Alvesgaspar GFDL or CC BY-SA 4.0-3.0-2.5-2.0-1.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Description and Characteristics: The adult is about 20-24mm long and dark brown to
shiny black in colour. They have well-developed eyes,
long antennae on the head, and although equipped
with two pairs of wings, are incapable of flight.
Females can lay about five egg-cases, each one
containing an average of 16 eggs. These are deposited
in cracks and crevices and hatch in about eight weeks.
The resulting nymphs then moult 7-10 times and
become adult after 6-18 months depending on
temperature and food supply. Adult can live up to 2
years.
Habitat: Found anywhere in house such as laundry, kitchens, food packages, through air
ducts or ventilators and under the door. They can also found in hospitals, sewers,
upper floor, damp basements and utility chases. In addition, they climb water
pipes. They can be found outside in bushes, under leaf groundcover, under mulch,
and decaying organic matter outdoors.
Diet: They feed candles, soap, paper, human waste, etc.
Show up: Any dark places and damp location.
Damage: Disease carrier such as Typhoid, Gastroenteritis, Salmonella and Dysentery.
Contaminating food with their faeces.
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German Cockroach (Blatella Germanic)
By Dechatorn
Description and Characteristics: Their length is approximately 14mm, light brown with
two dark longitudinal stripes on the thorax behind the
head. The female produces an average of four egg
cases during its life-span containing between 18 and
50 eggs and carries the case until 12 days before
hatching. Egg will be on nymph stage after 3 t0 4
months. Then, it will reach the adult stage of the life
cycle which lasts for more than 200 days. They cannot
survive severe cold.
Habitat: Found often warm, dark, and have small cracks and crevices or other small
openings into dark confined areas where food and water is near.
Diet: They are attracted particularly sugars, meats, fatty foods and starches. Also, they may
eat household items.
Show up: Active at night.
Damage: Disease carrier such as Typhoid, Gastroenteritis, Salmonella and Dysentery.
Contamination occurs when the cockroaches come into contact with foodstuffs.
Germs can be spread from the body of a cockroach or from their droppings.
Prevention: Good hygiene practice is essential.
Fix any leaks and sweating pipes.
Provide ventilation to moist areas.
Mop up any spillage's.
Do not leave washing up soaking overnight and empty any pet bowls
overnight.
Food should be kept in airtight storage jars and any crumbs or waste should
be cleared up straight away.
Treatment: They can then be killed with hot soapy water.
Placement of sticky traps are another non-chemical form of trapping.
You can use dusts, baits and sprays. Follow the label instruction.
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Fleas (Siphonaptera) wingless insect that pierce on skin using their
mouth to such blood. There are four common flea species and
those are cat flea, bird flea, dog flea. But, the most common is cat
flea which is known for biting humans.
Description and Characteristics: The adult fleas have an average size of 2mm with
flattened backwardly directed spines and long leg
designed for jumping. They can jump vertically up to
18cm and 33cm horizontally. Their usual colour is red-
brown.
Habitat: Live in bedding, furniture, carpets and floor crevices.
Diet: Larvae feed on organic matter while adult fleas feed on humans and animals blood.
Show up: Warm climate.
Damage: Can carry disease.
Prevention: Wash regularly your blanket, pet's bedding and other washable items with
hottest water.
Vacuum frequently your furniture, carpet and pet areas.
Keep your garden neat and tidy.
Apply veterinary approved Flea products to your pet on a regular basis.
Treatment: Contact a professional pest control company.
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Flies (Diptera)A two-winged insect that feed by vomiting saliva on to the
food surface and sucking up the resulting liquid.
Autumn or Face Fly (Musca autumnalis)
By Heiko Stein
Description and Characteristics: The average size is 7 to 8mm long with four dark
stripes on the thorax and grey-black patterned
abdomen. Their colour is grey.
Habitat: Found in the faces of cattle while adults also found on flowers and fences.
Diet: Larvae feed on fauna and microbial flora. Adult feed on the surface of manure
deposits and plant sugars.
Show up: March to October.
Damage: Transmits eyeworm Thelazia rhodesi to cattle and horses, and pinkeye in cattle.
Bluebottle Fly or Blow Fly (Calliphora vomitoria)
By An Nguyen
Description and Characteristics: Blow fly has an average between 10 to 14mm long. The
head and thorax are dull grey in colour and the
abdomen is bright metallic blue with black markings.
Their body and legs are covered with black bristle-like
hair. Eyes are red and the wings are transparent. One
Blow fly can lay up to 600 eggs will hatch in under 48
hours in warm weather and produce maggots which
can become fully developed in a week.
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Habitat: Found in rotting animal matter, refuse tips dirt and dustbins.
Diet: Eats from animal poop, dead animals or meat, living animals with open wounds and
other decaying matter.
Show up: Breed during warmer months of and year.
Damage: Contaminate food, cause of infection and blood poisoning.
Prevention: Clean the kitchen thoroughly.
Keep all the bins covered.
Cover compost buckets.
Hide the pet food.
Block of the window.
Treatment: Use an insecticidal dustbin powder.
Indoors, use an aerosol fly spray.
Consider fitting fly screens over kitchen and dining area windows.
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Mice (Mus)a body-length scaly tail with pointed snout and small rounded ears.
House Mouse (Mus Domesticus)
By Silvia
Description and Characteristics: The body length is 7.5 to 10cm and length of tail is 5 to
10 cm. Typical weight is between 40 to 45g. Both ears
and tail have little hairs. The hind feet are only 15 to
19mm long with high pitched squeak voice. House
mice rely on their pheromones to communicate.
Habitat: Their nest is often build inside houses and commercial buildings wherever there is
access to a good source of food.
Diet: They eat almost everything man eats but drink very little.
Show up: Anytime of the year.
Wood Mouse or Long Tail Field Mouse (Apodemus sylvaticus)
By Alexandra
Description and Characteristics: Adult field mice have 8.1 to 10.3 cm; their tails measure
7.1 to 9.3 cm in length and weigh 13 to 27 grams. They
have larger ears. Eyes is more prominent longer tail
than the house mouse. They have dark brown fur on
the top part of their bodies with white/grey
undersides.
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Habitat: Live just about anywhere there is plenty of food and shelter. Their nest is usually
consisted of a ball of dry grass, moss and leaves.
Diet: They are seed eaters particularly seeds of trees such as sycamore, beech, lime, oak,
ash and hawthorn. They carry them back to their nests for storage, if seeds are
plentiful on the ground. They also eat small invertebrates such as snails and insects
even roots, fruits and berries.
Show up: Active at night.
Yellow Necked Field Mouse (Apodemus flavicollis)
By Vojtech.dostal [CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Description and Characteristics: The appearance is almost similar to wood mouse. They
differ in tail, ear and fur across the neck. The adult
head and body length is 3.5 to 5.25 inches with slightly
longer tail and the weight is between 28 and 43 g.
They have brown fur with paler, white bellies and has
a collar of yellowish fur, which forms a bib on the
chest.
Habitat: Prefers mature woodlands, hedgerows and wooded gardens.
Diet: They are omnivorous. They eat seedlings, nuts, spiders, insects, buds, larvae and fruit.
Show up: Active at night.
Damage: Spread some nasty diseases to humans such as Salmonella, Listeria, which can
cause food poisoning.
Can cause serious damage to water and gas pipes, woodwork and electric
cables.
Prevention: Cover any household waste where mice can get access to it.
Close dustbin lids and cover compost heaps.
Eliminate any harbourage points such as sealing gaps around pipes and under
sheds.
Remove potential nesting sites by keeping yards and gardens clean and tidy,
by cutting back overgrown areas and clearing any piles of wood/debris.
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Treatment: There are traps, bait and poison that you can use but those are dangerous to
children and If you have pets. We suggest to contact a professional pest
control company for effective treatment.
RatThere are two species of rat in Britain, Rattus Norvegicus which is commonly known
as the Brown Rat or Common Rat. The Rattus Rattus, known as the Black Rat or Ship
Rat is now rarely found in the UK. They have well developed senses of smell taste and
touch and acute sense of hearing.
Brown Rat (Rattus Norvegicus)
By AnemoneProjectors CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Description and Characteristics: Large rodent whose fur is usually brown in colour with
greyish shade and paler fur on the undersides. Body
length is 10 inches long and the tail can reach up to 9
inches in length. Weight is around 250 to 350g. Tail and
ears stand out prominently but no fur.
Habitat: Highly adaptable species. They can occupy sewers, industrial sites, smallholdings
sewage farms, rubbish tips, farms and allotments.
Diet: A true omnivore and will consume almost anything, but cereals form a substantial part
of its diet.
Show up: Active at night.
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Black Rat (Rattus Rattus)
By Karsten Paulick
Description and Characteristics: The body usually measures between 12 to 18 cm long
then, tail is between 6 to 10 cm long and weight is up
to 340 g. They have pointed muzzle, almost hairless
ears and slender body. Their colour is black to light
brown. Moreover, they have tail longer than the body.
Habitat: They are found around residential buildings, warehouses, other human
settlements and agricultural areas. They are also found in riverbanks, fences,
reservoirs, streams and ponds.
Diet: Eat a wide range of foods such as leaves, stems, seeds, grain and fruits. They
consumed 15grams of food and 15mm of water per day.
Show up: Active at night.
Damage: Rats carry many nasty diseases which they can spread to humans, normally
through their urine like Listeria, Hantavirus, Leptospirosis or Weil's disease,
Salmonella and Toxoplasma gondii.
They can cause serious fires by gnawing away the insulation around electrical
cables, floods by puncturing pipes and even death by chewing through gas
pipes.
They damage woodwork, plastic, bricks and lead pipes, and will strip insulation
from electrical cables.
Prevention: Ensure that drain inspection covers are in a good state of repair.
Remove potential nesting sites by keeping yards and gardens clean and tidy.
Cover any household waste where rats can get access to it.
Use a bird table or feeder basket if possible.
Eliminate any harbourage points such as sealing gaps around pipes and under
sheds.
Treatment: We suggest to contact a professional pest control company because rats are
adaptable. Thus, it is difficult to control rat for the untrained individual.
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WaspThere are a number of Wasps that live in Wasps nests in the UK. They all have
complex social structures and ways of doing things. But, they all share a common aim
to survive as a species.
By Claudia
Description and Characteristics: Their waisted bodies measure between 10 to 15mm
long with yellow and black striped. They have a sweet
tooth at one end and a painful sting at the other.
Habitat: Generally, nest built by new queen end Oct (approximately) about the size of a
golf ball; queen sleeps through winter & about early spring wakes (is all
fertilised) and the nest begins - probably football size by now (tend to be in
lofts/garden sheds etc...) if left can grow to m2 possibly bigger depending on
food supply etc...)
Diet: Tend to eat other insects. They prefer sweet food.
Show up: Between may - end September (usually; a lot depends on current weather & the
previous winter)
Damage: Wasps will attack and sting if threatened but sometimes even unprovoked.
Prevention: It is difficult to prevent wasps because they are natural pest controller in your
garden that eat aphids, caterpillars and caterpillar’s larvae.
Treatment: Consider using professional company for safety treatment.