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Found all over the world including the ARTIC.
They stay within 2 miles of their breeding area.
Adult’s life span, from a few hours to a few months.
Must have water to complete their life cycle
Found around shrubbery in grassy areas where its damp.
3000 species worldwide
Estimated population is 100 trillion
They can detect you (warm blooded individuals) from 25 to
30 meters away.
They don’t bite, they sting.
Over 1.5 million die of mosquito carried illnesses & diseases
every year. They cause more suffering to humans than any other
organism in the world.
• Malaria
• Dengue
• Encephalitis
• Yellow Fever-yellow from jaundice
• West Nile Virus
 Tiny,
destructive insects causing more damage each year than hurricanes
and earthquakes combined.
Termite damage is estimated to exceed 2.5
billion dollars annually and is not covered under home owner’s
insurance policy.
Because liquid termiticide protection generally
lasts only 5-7 years and can be destroyed due to remodeling
and gardening annual inspections are highly recommended.
 The
concentration of termite activity in our area of the country
also makes inspections a necessary preventative maintenance
strategy.
Termites can enter holes and crevices around
the home as small as 1/32 of an inch.
They require the moisture in the soil to
survive and a single colony can consist of up to 1 million
members.
 The
queen’s sole purpose is to reproduce and can to the
extent of 2000 eggs per day.
Termite concentration in the US.
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The house fly is a pest that is hard to catch and is attracted
to your food. They also carry many diseases. |
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A very small pest that flies around
your body. Sometimes together in a group; very annoying. |
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A pest to humans but mainly pets. Some people
have a reaction to the bite of a flea, but most just get
a sore. |
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There are many species of ticks. They are small
and at times hard to see. They insert their heads under
the skin and fill them with blood. They transmit disease.
Yellow Jacket - Stinging insect that is the smallest in
its class. Emits a painful sting to humans. |
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Comes from the arachnid family. They are very
small and inject saliva into your pores. Irritating to
humans and pets. |
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Creatures that can live inside the cracks of the walls
of your home. In some species, when a female is pregnant,
she is pregnant forever and continues to lay eggs. Carry
diseases.
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A nuisance whose bite
is not only painful but sometimes deadly when many are
involved.
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Some are extremely venomous and have been known
to bite humans. Approx. 50 people die yearly in the
U.S. from spider bites.
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(male, left; female, right ). This tick is one of the
most prevalent tick pests in the Eastern United States.
Adults are about 1/4" long, and the shield has
variable white markings. The larvae and nymphs prefer
to feed on mice. Adults prefers dogs and other large
animals.
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(male, left; female, right ). This tick is one of the
most common pests of dogs. Adults are 3/16" long
and are uniformly reddish-brown. All stages prefer to
feed on dogs. This tick is prevalent in houses and kennels.
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The cat flea is the most important flea species in the
United States and attacks both cats and dogs. Adults
are 1/16" long and are usually found on the host.
The flea inserts its mouthparts in the skin, injects
saliva and sucks blood. The bite leaves a red spot on
the skin. The saliva is irritating to the host, causing
dermatitis and hair loss in allergic animals.
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They are wingless, flattened insects with two or three
filaments at the rear end of the abdomen. Their antennae
are long and filamentous. Silverfish are gray and their
bodies are covered with scales. They are about 3/4"
long. In buildings they can feed on starch and fabric,
often causing damage to book bindings.
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They have eight pairs of legs, with the pedipalps
enlarged for pinching. They also have a stinger at the
tip of the tail, which has six segments. The stinger
is connected to poison glands and can cause a painful
sting. Scorpions usually are found outdoors under logs
and debris, feeding on insects such as cockroaches,
but they may wander indoors at night. No Florida scorpion
is considered poisonous.
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This is the most important species of cockroach
in the United States. It is about 1/2" to 5/8"
long as an adult. Nymphs and adults of both sexes have
two dark stripes behind the head. It prefers to live in
kitchens and bathrooms of homes and apartments, restaurants,
supermarkets and hospitals. The Asian cockroach, is identical
to the German cockroach in appearance and lives outdoors
in lawns and leaf litter.
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It is about 5/8" long as an adult. This
cockroach is dark brown, and the wings range from reddish-brown
to brown. There are two pale-brown bands on the wings,
and the edge of the pronotum is clear. It prefers to live
in bedrooms, furniture and closets, particularly on high
shelves.
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This cockroach is about 1-1/2" long as
an adult. It is reddish-brown with light markings behind
the head. The cerci at the tip of the abdomen are long
and thin. It is commonly found in sewers and basements.
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The adult is about 1-1/4" to 1-1/2"
long. It is reddish-brown to dark-brown with a characteristic
marking behind the head. On the front edge of the base
of the forewing is a light-yellow band. Nymphs have light-yellow
spots on top of the abdomen. This cockroach is abundant
outdoors and in greenhouses, where it can damage plants.
It enters homes and is called a palmetto bug.
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It is about 1-1/4" long as an adult. It
is
mahogany brown to black with no patterns behind the head.
This cockroach is abundant outdoors and is found in tree
holes, wood piles and attics of houses in Florida. It
readily enters homes and is called a palmetto bug. A good
flyer.
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This cockroach is almost identical to the American
cockroach in appearance and is about 1-1/4" long
as an adult. It is reddish-brown. The cerci at the tip
of the abdomen are stubby, whereas the American cockroach
has long, thin cerci. The brown cockroach is found outdoors.
It readily enters houses and is often called a palmetto
bug. |
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It is 1-1/2" to 1-3/4" long as an
adult and is often called the stinking cockroach because
it produces a foul-smelling fluid to protect it from predation.
It is dark-reddish-brown to black. The nymphs have broad
yellow bands on the top of the thorax. This cockroach
is commonly found in leaf mulch, wood piles and under
rotting logs. It is often called a palmetto bug. |
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This cockroach is about 3/4" to 1"
long. It is shiny-brown to black with golden markings
on the abdomen. The pronotum behind
the head has a yellow margin along the front edge. It
is a burrowing species that lives outdoors and often infests
potted plants. When plants are brought inside, the cockroach
infests the premises. |
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It is about 1" long as an adult. It is
shiny black and has no distinctive markings. The male
has wings that cover only about three-fourths of the abdomen;
the female has only wing pads or lobes. It is usually
found in damp basements, sewers and crawl spaces beneath
houses. |
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The Cuban cockroach is about 3/4" long
as an adult. Males and females are pale-green, whereas
the nymphs are dark-brown. It is an outdoors, tropical
species whose adults are attracted to light and are adept
fliers. |
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(1-1/4" to 1-1/2") The brown recluse
is a brownish spider with a distinctive violin-shaped
mark behind its eyes, which has earned it the name "fiddle-backed"
spider. It is found in undisturbed areas such as sheds,
garages and dark closets. Garments left hanging for some
time are favorite spots. Their bite causes a severe systemic
reaction and an ulcerous sore which requires extensive
medical attention. |
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(1-1/2" long) Of the four species found
in Florida, the Southern Black Widow is the most widespread.
It is glossy black with a red hourglass marking on the
underside of its abdomen. The female is much larger and
more distinctly marked than the male. It makes a strong,
sticky irregular web in protected areas where prey is
likely to wander in and be trapped. Foundations, vents,
shrubs and wood piles at ground level are common habitats.
Their highly poisonous venom can cause concern for small
children and older or infirm persons. Medical attention
should be sought if bitten. |
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