Penn State Insect Integrated Pest Management Publications Available in Spanish - January 2004

January 19, 2004

UNIVERSITY PARK, PA - Now Spanish speaking people can get information on insect pests with new fact sheets and publications in Spanish from Penn State College of Agricultural Science's Entomology Department.

Available as downloadable PDF files, the fact sheets include topics such as cereal and pantry pests, household pests, cigarette beetle, larder beetle and bedbugs. The fact sheets include an image of the pest, life history, description, biology, and management tactics. Future topics to be translated into Spanish include the Japanese beetle, gypsy moth, fall webworm and aphids on ornamentals. The fact sheets can be found at Web site http://www.ento.psu.edu/extension/fact_sheets.html.

The Spanish version of the "Commonly Encountered Pennsylvania Spiders" is also available from the department's Web site. The publication includes spiders such as the false black widow, house spider, yellow sac and broad-faced sac spiders, woodlouse hunter, jumping spider, fishing spider and wolf spider. The publication also includes the rarely found but potentially deadly black widow and brown recluse spiders.
The publication contains color images of the spiders, descriptions, life history, and medical importance including symptoms and treatment of spider bites. In addition, a control section gives tips on how to avoid bites, reduce potential nesting sites around the home and treatment options. The publication also contains of terms used in the publication. It can be downloaded at Web site at http://www.ento.psu.edu/extension/ fact_sheets.html.

"The Spanish version of our fact sheets and publication are a part of our ongoing effort to educate the public about insect identification and least toxic approaches to managing pests," says Dr. Gary Felton, head of the Department of Entomology.

Established in 1963, Penn State's Department of Entomology has grown into a well-balanced department providing undergraduate education, graduate student training and extension outreach education. Twenty faculty and more than 30 graduate students work on a variety of research topics supporting the department's integrated pest management thrust. The department is part of Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences.

For more information, contact the department at (814) 865-1895 or visit the department's Web site at http://www.ento.psu.edu/.