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Insect Pests

Identifying Common Household Insect Pests in Pennsylvania (PDF) - PA IPM brochure with color pictures and descriptions of pests commonly found in PA homes.

Ants

• Pavement Ant[En Español] - PSU entomology fact sheet
  
  
• Controlling Ants in Your House (PDF) - Less toxic control from Central San Less toxic Home & Garden
  
  
• Beyond Picnics: Controlling Ants in Your Home (PDF) - Less-toxic methods, from Beyond Pesticides
  
  
• Least-toxic Control of Ants (PDF) - From Beyond Pesticides
  
  
• IPM for Ants in Schools - Info can be used for any building, from IPM for PA Schools Manual
  
  
• Ants (Citronella) - PSU entomology fact sheet
  
  

Bed Bugs

• Bed bugs [En Español] - PSU entomology fact sheet
  
  
• Bed bugs - Ohio State fact sheet with IPM control tactics listed
  
  
• Bed bugs are back! An IPM answer (PDF) - Cornell fact sheet with least toxic control methods
  
  

Carpenter Ants

• IPM for Carpenter Ants (PDF) - 2 page fact sheet from NYS IPM
  
  
• Carpenter Ants - PSU entomology fact sheet
  
  
• Least-toxic Control of Carpenter Ants (PDF) - From Beyond Pesticides
  
  
• Carpenter Ants or Termites? Nuisance or Threat? - Penn State Pointers
  
  
• Carpenter Ants a Nuisance, But Not Much of a Threat - Penn State Pointers press release
  
  

Carpenter Bees

• Least-toxic Controls for Carpenter Bees (PDF) - From Beyond Pesticides
  
  
• Carpenter Bees - PSU entomology fact sheet
  
  

Cockroaches

• Cockroaches - Less-toxic control methods from Central San Home & Garden
  
  
• Found a Cockroach? Don't Panic - IPM methods for control of roaches, from NYS IPM
  
  
• Good Riddance to Roaches (PDF) - A guide to home cockroach management, from Beyond Pesticides
  
  
• Questions & Answers about Cockroaches (PDF) - Great tips from Michigan Dept. of Ag
  
  
• Cockroaches in Your Home (PDF) - Good fact sheet with ID, prevention, & chemical management, from Minnesota Dept. of Ag
  
  
• American Cockroaches [En Español] - PSU entomology fact sheet
  
  
• Brown-banded Cockroaches [En Español] - PSU entomology fact sheet
  
  
• German Cockroaches [En Español] - PSU entomology fact sheet
  
  
• German Cockroaches: Health Hazard and Nuisance 
  
  
• Oriental Cockroaches [En Español] - PSU entomology fact sheet
  
  
• Pennsylvania Wood Cockroaches - PSU entomology fact sheet
  
  
• Humans Fight Losing Battle Against Cockroaches - Penn State Pointers press release
  
  
• IPM for Cockroaches in Schools - From IPM for PA Schools Manual, info can be used for any building
  
  

Earwigs

• Earwigs - PSU entomology fact sheet
  
  
• Controlling Earwig Invasions - Penn State Pointers
  
  

Fleas

• Fleas - Less-toxic control methods for flea infestations of the home, from Central San Home & Garden
  
  
• Fleas - PSU entomology fact sheet
  
  
• IPM for Fleas in Schools - From IPM for PA Schools Manual, info can be used for any building
  
  

Flies

• Flies and Their Control - PSU entomology fact sheet
  
  
• How to Win the Fly Wars - Penn State Pointers
  
  
• Fighting Flies Year-Round - Penn State Pointers
  
  
• A Few Precautions Can Deliver Homeowners From Flies - Penn State Pointers press release
  
  
• House Flies - PSU entomology fact sheet
  
  
• House Fly Control Using IPM - From PSU Extension SWAT group
  
  
• Flies in the Home - From the University of Nebraska Coop. Extension. Covers houseflies, face flies, stable flies, fruit flies, fungus gnats, and others along with integrated control methods.
  
  
• IPM for Flies in Schools - From IPM for PA Schools Manual, info can be used for any building
  
  

Lady bugs (multicolored asian lady beetle)

• Multicolored Asian Lady Beetle - PSU entomology fact sheet
  
  
• Lady Bug, Lady Bug, Fly Away Home - Penn State Pointers press release
  
  
• Camphor Curbs Asian Lady Beetle - Article from ARS News and Information.  Camphor found to effectively repel lady beetles and could be used to deter them from overwintering indoors.
  
  
• Multicolored Asian Lady Beetle Light Trap - PDF file with technical directions and diagrams for a light trap developed by ARS scientists.
  
  

Spiders

• Spiders - Less-toxic controls & prevention from Central San Home & Garden
  
  
• Spiders - Commonly encountered PA spiders - PSU entomology fact sheet
  
  
• IPM for Spiders in Schools - From IPM in PA Schools Manual, info can be used for any building
  
  

Termites

• Termites- PSU entomology fact sheet
  
  
• Common Signs of Termite Infestation - Penn State Pointers
  
  
• Carpenter Ants or Termites? Nuisance or Threat?  - Penn State Pointers
  
  
• Learn Termite Warning Signs Before Your House Becomes a Meal - Penn State Pointers press release
  
  
• Least-toxic Control of Termites (PDF) - Includes pre-construction and post-construction control strategies, from Beyond Pesticides
  
  
• IPM for Wood-Damaging Pests in Schools - IPM for PA Schools Manual, info can be used for any building
  
  
• Inspection Checklist for Detecting Structural Decay and Pest Damage - From IPM for PA Schools Manual
  
  

Yellowjackets

• Yellowjackets - Less-toxic controls & prevention, from Central San Home & Garden
  
  
• IPM for Yellowjackets and Hornets in Schools
  
  

Pantry and Cereal Pests

• Pantry Moths (PDF) - Prevention & less-toxic controls for pantry moths, from Beyond Pesticides
  
  
• Angoumois Grain Moth - PSU entomology fact sheet
  
  
• Cereal and Pantry Pests [En Español] - PSU entomology fact sheet
  
  
• Cigarette Beetle [En Español] - PSU entomology fact sheet
  
  
• Confused Flour Beetle & Red Beetle - PSU entomology fact sheet
  
  
• Dark and Yellow Mealworms - PSU entomology fact sheet
  
  
• Drugstore Beetle - PSU entomology fact sheet
  
  
• Flour or Grain Mites - PSU entomology fact sheet
  
  
• Foreign Grain Beetles - PSU entomology fact sheet
  
  
• Hairy Fungus Beetles - PSU entomology fact sheet
  
  
• Indian Meal Moth - PSU entomology fact sheet
  
  
• Mediterranean Flour Moth - PSU entomology fact sheet
  
  
• Sawtoothed and Merchant Grain Beetle - PSU entomology fact sheet
  
  
• Weevils on Stored Grain - PSU entomology fact sheet
  
  
• Larder Beetle [En Español] - PSU entomology fact sheet
  
  

Others

• Black Carpet Beetle - PSU entomology fact sheet
  
  
• Carpenter Bees - PSU entomology fact sheet
  
  
• Clothes Moth - PSU entomology fact sheet
  
  
• IPM for Clothes Moths and Carpet Beetles in Schools - From IPM for PA Schools Manual, info can be used in any building
  
  
• Old House Borer - PSU entomology fact sheet
  
  
• Powderpost Beetles - PSU entomology fact sheet
  
  
• Rose-Seed Megastigmus - PSU entomology fact sheet
  
  
• Snailcase Bagworm - PSU entomology fact sheet
  
  
• IPM for Silverfish, Firebrats, and Booklice in Schools - From IPM for PA Schools Manual, info can be used in any building
  
  
• Vinegar Flies [En Español] - PSU entomology fact sheet
  
  
• Booklice - PSU entomology fact sheet
  
  
• Boxelder Bug - PSU entomology fact sheet
  
  
• Brown marmorated stink bug - PSU entomology fact sheet
  
  
• Brown Marmorated Stink Bug (PDF) - PSU Extension brochure on this invasive pest of fruits & vegetables which also invades buildings becoming a nuisance pest. Spanish version
  
  
• Clover Mites - PSU entomology fact sheet
  
  
• Cluster Flies - PSU entomology fact sheet
  
  
• Controlling Bees and Wasps Around the Home Area
  
  
• European Hornet - PSU entomology fact sheet
  
  
• Grass-carrying Wasp - PSU entomology fact sheet
  
  
• Millipedes - PSU entomology fact sheet
  
  
• Moth Flies in the Home - PSU entomology fact sheet
  
  
• Pseudoscorpion - Common book scorpion - PSU entomology fact sheet
  
  
• Snowfleas - PSU entomology fact sheet
  
  
• Western Conifer Seedbug - PSU entomology fact sheet
  
  
• Wood-Boring Beetles - Alabama Cooperative Extension