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Learn how to identify common pests; understand their biology, diet, and habits; and find out what you can do to control them.
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Rodents
Brown Rat
Rattus norvegicus
Black Rat
Rattus rattus
House Mouse
Mus domestica
Grey Squirrel
Sciurus carolinesis
Stinging Insects
Common Wasp
Vespula vulgaris
German Wasp
Vespula germanica
Hornet
Vespa crabro
Tree Wasp
Dolichovespula sylvestris
Norwegian Wasp
Dolichovespula norwegica
Giant Wood Wasp
Urocerus gigas
Honey Bee
Apis mellifera
Solitary Bees
Andrena spp.
Mason Bees
Osmia spp.
Bumble Bees
Bombus app.
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Birds
Feral Pigeon
Columba livia
Great Black Backed Gull
Larus marinus
Lesser Black Backed Gull
Larus fuscus
Herring Gull
Larus argentatus
Black Headed Gull
Larus ridibundus
Common Gull
Larus canus
kittiwake
Rissa tridactyia
House Sparrow
Passer domesticus
Starling
Sturnus vulgaris
Rook
Corvus frugilegus
Carrion Crow
Corvus corone
Hooded Crow
Corvus cornix
Jackdoor
Corvus monedula
Raven
Corvus corax
Magpie
Pica pica
Collard Dove
Streptopelia decaocto
Canada Goose
Branta canadensis
Flies
Cluster Fly
Pollenia rudis
Autumn Fly
Musca autumnalis
Green Cluster Fly
Dasphora cyanella
Yellow Swamming Fly
Thaumatomya notata
Window Fly
Anisopus fenestralis
Common House Fly
Musca domestica
Lesser House Fly
Fannia canicularis
Stable Fly
Stomoxys calcitrans
Blue Bottle
Calliphora vicina
Green Bootle
Lucilia sericat
Flesh Fly
Sarcophaga spp.
Fruit Flies
Drosphila spp.
Horse Flies
Tabanidae
Sewage Flies
Psychoda spp.
Mosquitoes
Anopheles,Aedes spp.
Common Gnat
Culex pipiens
Banded Mosquitoes
Culiseta annulata
Black Flies
Simulium spp.
Biting Midges
Ceratopogonidae
Hoverflies
Syrphidea
Insects
Bristletails
- Order - thysanura
Silverfish
Lepisma saccharina
Firebrat
Thermobia domestica
Springtails
- Order - Collemboia
Thrips
- Order - Thysanoptera
Crickets
- Orde - Orthopera
House Cricket
Acheta domesticus
Oriental Cockroach
Blatta orientlis
German Cockroach
Blattella germanica
America Cockroach
Periplaneta americana
Australian Cockroach
Periplaneta austrailasiae
Brown Banded Cockroach
Supellq longipalpa
Common Earwig
Forficula auricularia
Booklice (Psocids)
- Order - Psocoptera
Moths
Common Clothes Moth
Tineola bisselliella
Brown House moth
Hofmannophila pseudospretella
White Shouldered House Moth
Endrosis sarcitrella
Warehoue Moth
Ephestia elutella
Tropical Warehouse Moth
Ephestia cautella
Mill Moth
Ephestia kuehniella
Indian Meal Moth
Plodia interpunctella
Rice Moth
Corcyra cephalonica
Brown-Tail Moth
Euproctis chrysorrhoea
Small Ermine Moths
Yponomeuta spp.
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Ants
Common Black Ant
Lasius niger
Pharaoh's Ant
Monomorium pharaonis
Ghost Ant
Tapinoma melanocephalum
Argentine ant
Iridomyrmex humilis
Crazy Ant
Paratrichina longicornis
Big-Headed Ant
Pheidole megacephala
Roger's ant
Hypoponera punctatissima
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Stored Product Insect
Dried Fruit Beetle
Carpophilus hemipterus
Rust Red Flour Beetle
Tribolium castaneum
Confused Flour Beetle
Tribolium confusum
Broad Horned Flour Beetle
Gnatocerus cornutus
Slender Horned flour Beetle
Gnatocerus maxillosus
Lesser grain Borer
Rhizopertha dominica
Grain Weevil
Sitophilus granaries
Rice Weevil
Sitophilus oryzae
Maize Weevil
Sitopilus zeamais
Storage Mites
Acarus Tyrophagus
Clover Mite
Bryobia praeostia
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Biting Insect
Biting Lice
- Order - Mallophaga
Head louse
Pediculus humanus capitis
Body louse
Pediculus humanus corporis
Bed Bug
Cimex lectularius
Flea - human
Pulex irritans
Flea - Cat
Ctenocephalides felis
Flea - Dog
Ctenocephalides canis
Flea - Oriental Rat
Xenopsylla cheopis
Flea - Bird
Ceratophyllus spp.
Ticks
Acarina spp.
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