Pests by Type of Impact

Beneficial Arthropods
Fabric & Stored-Product Pests
Medical & Veterinary Pests
Nuisance Pests
Stored Food Product Pests
Structural Pests
Turf & Landscape Pests

Beneficial Arthropods

• Beneficial Insects, Oklahoma State Extension
• Beneficial Insects (the good guys), University of Delaware Extension
• Beneficial Insects 101: A Guide to Buying and Using Beneficial Insects (.com)
• Beneficial Insects and Other Arthropods, Colorado State Extension
• Beneficial Insects and Spiders in Your Maine Backyard, University of Maine Extension
• Beneficial Insects in the Home Garden, Univesity of Nevada Extension
• Beneficials in the Garden and Landscape, Texas Master Gardeners
• Beneficial Insects on Lawns, University of Rhode Island
• Biological Control: A Guide to Natural Enemies in North America, Cornell
• Biological Pest Controls (Earth-Kind Gardening Series), Oklahoma State Extension
• Conserving Beneficial Arthropods in Residential Landscapes, Oklahoma State Extension
• Earth-Wise Guide to Beneficial Insects, Texas A&M Extension
• Garden Insects: A Comprehensive Guide to Safe Biological Pest Control (.com)
• IPM of Midwest Landscapes: Beneficial Insects and Other Arthropods
  
• Lady Beetles: Friend or Foe?, University of Georgia Extension
  
• (Multicolored) Asian Lady Beetle, University of Georgia Extension
  Urban Bee Gardens, University of California-Berkeley
  
• Urban Bees, UK Cooperative
  

Fabric and Stored-Product Pests

• Carpet and Hide Beetles, Utah State Extension
• Carpet Beetle, Oregon State Extension
• Carpet Beetles, Colorado State Extension
• Carpet Beetles, Clothes Moths, North Dakota State Extension
• Clothes Moths & Carpet Beetles: Controlling Fabric Pests, NC State
• Moths in the Home, Colorado State Extension
• Fabric Insect Pests: Clothes Moths & Carpet Beetles, University of Kentucky Extension
• Fabric Pests, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension
• Food and Fabric Pests, Iowa State
  
• Pantry and Fabric Pests in the Home, Texas A&M Extension
  

Medical & Veterinary Pests

General

• Bedbugs, Fleas, Lice, Ticks and Mites: Ectoparasites that live on the body, in clothing and in beds, World Health Organization
• Biting and Stinging Pests, NC State University
• Biting Flies, Colorado State Extension
• Causes of Necrotic Wounds other than Brown Recluse Spider Bites, UC-Riverside
  
• Florida Medical Entomology Laboratory Publications
  
• Human Skin Parasites, Delusional Parasitosis, and Spider Bites, UC-Davis
• Insect Repellent Products, NC Extension
• Mystery Bites and Itches - Arthropod and Non-Arthropod Sources in Colorado, Colorado State Extension
• Protect Yourself Against Bites and Stings & Use Repellents Safely, University of Georgia
• Reducing the Likelihood of Stings During Outdoor Activities, NC Extension
• Stinging and Biting Pests of People, University of Georgia Extension
  

Bed Bugs

• Bat Bugs, Bed Bugs and Relatives, Colorado State Extension
• Bed Bug Information, CDC/EPA (U.S.)
• Bed Bug Information, PestWorld.org (National Pest Management Association)
• Bed Bug Registry (.com) - a free, public database of user-submitted bed bug reports from across the United States and Canada
• Bed Bugs, Bed-Bug.org
• Bed Bugs, Mayo Clinic (.com)
• Bed Bugs, Ohio State Extension
• Bed Bugs, Penn State Extension
• Bed Bugs, UC IPM
• Bed Bugs, University of Kentucky
• Bed Bugs and Blood-Sucking Conenose, University of Florida Extension
• Bed Bugs Are Back! - An IPM Answer, Cornell
• Bed Bugs - Biology and Control, NC State
• Bed Bugs: Guidelines for Prevention and Treatment, City of Portland (Maine)
• Bed Bugs: Know the Facts, Ohio Dept of Health
• Central Ohio Bed Bug Task Force
• Difference between Flea Bites and Bed Bug Bites, MD-Health.com
• Managing Bed Bugs, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension
• Prevention and Control of Bed Bugs in Residences, University of Minnesota Extension

Fire Ants

• Areawide Fire Ant Suppression, USDA ARS
  
• Fire Ant Information, SARDI
  
• Fire Ants Brochure (Identification and First Aid), SARDI
  
• Fire Ants in Mississippi, Mississippi State Extension
• Imported Fire Ants, NC Extension
• Imported Fire Ants in Tennessee, University of Tennessee Extension
• Managing Fire Ants for Specific Sites, Texas A&M
• Managing Imported Fire Ants in Urban Areas, eXtension
• Red Imported Fire Ant, UC IPM
• Red Imported Fire Ants, Oklahoma State
  
• Red Imported Fire Ants, University of Arkansas Extension

Fleas

• Advice About Fleas, Berkeley Parents Network
• Difference between Flea Bites and Bed Bug Bites, MD-Health.com
• Flea and Tick Product Ingredients: What You Should Know, Humane Society of the United States
• Flea Bites on Humans, Dogs and Cats, FleaBites.net
• Flea Control, Flea.net
• Fleas, Ohio State Extension
• Fleas, UC IPM
• Fleas and Flea Control, Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine
• Fleas and Flea Control, Washington State Extension
• Fleas and the PCO, University of Georgia
• Fleas - Prevention & Control, Illinois Dept of Public Health
• Fleas: What They Are, What To Do, University of Florida Extension
• Integrated Flea Control, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension
• Ridding Your Home of Fleas, University of Kentucky
• Stop the Fleas (.com)
• Taking Care of Fleas and Ticks on Your Pet, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

Lice

• Biology and Control of Human Lice, NC State
• Head Lice Fact Sheet, Maryland Dept. of Health & Mental Hygiene
• HeadLice.Org
  
• Lice, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
• Lice, KidsHealth
• Louse: An Account of the Lice that Infest Man, Their Medical Importance and Control
  
• Parent’s Guide to the ‘Nitty Gritty” about Head Lice, University of Georgia Extension
• Treating Head Lice, U.S. Food and Drug Adminstration

Mosquitoes

• Controlling Mosquitoes Around Our Homes and Neighborhoods, University of Georgia Extension
  
• Developing a Community Mosquito Abatement Program, University of Arkansas Extension
• Diseases Transmitted by Mosquitoes, National Pesticide Information Center
• Mosquito Control Methods, National Pesticide Information Center
  
• Mosquito Control Around the Home and in Communities, University of Arkansas Extension
  
• Mosquito Information Website, Florida Medical Entomology Laboratory
  
• Mosquito Management, North Dakota State Extension
• Mosquito Update for Nebraska, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension
  
• Organizing, Operating and Maintaining an Integrated Community-Wide or County-Wide Mosquito Control Program, University of Georgia
• Understanding and Controlling Mosquitoes, National Pesticide Information Center

Spiders

• Avoiding Brown Recluse Spider Bites, UC-Riverside
  
• Black Footed Spider
• Brown Recluse and Black Widow Spiders, Illinois Dept. of Public Health
  
• Brown Recluse Spider, University of Kentucky
• Distribution of the Brown Recluse and Other Recluse Spiders, UC-Riverside
  
• How to Identify and Misidentify a Brown Recluse Spider, UC-Riverside
  
• Spider Bites, California Poison Control System
• Spider Bites (including Black Widow and Brown Recluse), MedicineNet.com
  
• Spiders – Brown Recluse & Black Widow, Mississippi State Extension

Stinging Insects

• About Bee and Wasp Stings, West Virginia Extension
• Bees and Wasps - Prevention & Control, Illinois Dept of Public Health
• How to Bug Proof Your Home: Bees and Wasps, NC Extension
• Reducing the Likelihood of Stings During Outdoor Activities, NC Extension
• Stinging Caterpillars, NC Extension
• Yellowjackets and Other Social Wasps, UC IPM

Ticks & Mites

• Bamboo Spider Mite IPM, Oregon State University
• Bamboo Spider Mites: Biology and Management in the Pacific Northwest, Washington State Extension
• Lyme Disease, Penn State
• Mites That Bite: Identification, Lifecycles, and Management, LivingWithBugs.com
  
• Protect Yourself from Ticks, University of Georgia Extension
• Protect Yourself from Ticks and Lyme Disease, Rutgers Extension
• Taking Care of Fleas and Ticks on Your Pet, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
• Tick-Borne Diseases, European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control
  
• Tick-Borne Diseases in Arkansas, University of Arkansas Extension
• Tickborne Diseases of the U.S., Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
  
• Tick Encounter Research Center, University of Rhode Island
• Ticks and Tick-Borne Diseases in North Carolina, NC State

Nuisance Pests

General

• Biting and Stinging Pests, NC State University
• Biting Flies, Colorado State Extension
• Firewood and House Log Insects, Colorado State Extension
• Fungus Gnats as Houseplant and Indoor Pests, Colorado State Extension
• Household Pests, NC State University
• Indoor Pests: Occasional Invaders, University of Delaware Extension
• Insect Repellent Products, NC Extension
• Managing Houseplant Pests, Colorado State Extension
• Nuisance Wasps and Bees, Colorado State Extension

Cockroaches

• Cockroach Control Guide, Environmental Health Watch
• Cockroach Control Manual (English and Spanish versions), University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension
• Cockroaches, Colorado State Extension
• Cockroaches and Their Control, Iowa State
  
• Cockroaches: Identification & Control Guidelines, Oregon State Extension
• Found a cockroach? (Saw a GAZILLION?) Don't Panic, Cornell
• Least Toxic Cockroach Control, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension
• Least Toxic Methods of Cockroach Control, University of Florida Extension
• Practical Guide to Cockroach Control in Multi-Family Housing Units, Purdue Extension
• Understanding and Controlling Cockroaches, National Pesticide Information Center

Wasps

• Controlling Wasps, Hornets and Yellow Jackets, University of Kentucky
• European Wasp Biology and Control, SARDI
  
• Identification of European Wasp, SARDI
• Nuisance Parasitic Wasps, Ohio State Extension
  
• Yellow Jackets and Other Social Wasps, University of California Extension
• Wasp and Bee Control, University of Minnesota Extension

Other

• Boxelder Bugs, Colorado State Extension
• Boxelder Bugs, University of Minnesota Extension
• Cluster Flies, Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station
• Cluster Flies, Penn State
  
• Cluster Fly, University of Rhode Island
• Get Rid of Nuisance Ants with Vinegar, Urban Homesteading for Newbies
• Home Invading Weevils, University of Minnesota Extension
  
• Millipedes & Centipedes, University of Georgia Extension
  
• Portuguese Millipedes, SARDI
• Solving Nuisance Ant Problems Without Pesticides, Journal of Pesticide Reform
• Tips for Managing Nuisance Ants, Maine.gov
• Understanding and Controlling Boxelder Bugs, National Pesticide Information Center

Stored Food Product Pests

• Food and Fabric Pests, Iowa State
• Fruit Fly Fact Sheet, Government of South Australia
• Indian Meal Moth, Colorado State Extension
• Insect Pests of Home Stored Foods, Purdue Extension
• Insect Pests of Home-Stored Foods, Colorado State Extension
  
• Pantry and Fabric Pests in the Home, Texas A&M Extension
• Pests of Stored Foods, NC State
• Stored Product Pests in the Pantry, University of Kentucky Extension
  
• U.S. Stored-Product Entomologists, USDA

Structural Pests

General

• Pest Management In and Around Structures, North Carolina Extension
• Urban and Structural Pests, Texas A&M Center for Urban & Structural Entomology
  
• Wood-Damaging Pests, NC State

Ants

• Biology and Management of Carpenter Ants, University of Georgia Extension
• Carpenter Ant Management, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension
• Carpenter Ants, Penn State
  
• Carpenter Ants, UC IPM
• Carpenter Ants, University of Kentucky Extension
• Carpenter Ants, University of Minnesota Extension
• Controlling Carpenter Ants, Oregon State University Extension
  

Bees

• Carpenter Bees, Purdue University
• Honey Bee Swarms and Bees in Walls, University of Georgia Extension
• Removing Honey Bees from Structures, NC Extension
• Wasp and Bee Control, University of Minnesota Extension

Beetles

• Powder Post Beetles, Cornell Insect Diagnostic Laboratory
• Powderpost Beetles, Penn State
• Powderpost Beetles, University of Kentucky Extension
• Wood-Boring Beetles in Homes, UC IPM
  

Termites

• Formosan Subterranean Termite in Hawaii, University of Hawaii Extension
  
• Identifying the Formosan Subterranean Termite, University of Georgia
• New Technology for Managing the Formosan Subterranean Termite, University of Hawaii Extension
  
• Subterranean Termite Infestation in Buildings, Queensland Government
  
• Subterranean Termites- Their Prevention and Control in Buildings, USDA Home and Garden Bulletin 64
• Termite Control Services: Information for the Georgia Property Owner, University of Georgia Extension Bulletin 1241
• Termites, Colorado State Extension
• Termites: Integrated Pest Management in and around the Home, University of California Extension

Turf & Landscape Pests

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General

• Home Vegetable Garden Insect Pest Control, Oklahoma State Extension
• Insect Identification Guide for Southeastern Landscapes, University of Georgia Extension
• Lawn, Landscape and Ornamental Plants Pest Management, University of Florida Extension
• Landscape, Nursery, and Urban Forestry Fact Sheets: Insects & Mites, UMass Extension
• Pests of Ornamentals, Turf, Home Gardens, etc., NC State
  
• Urban Water-Quality Management Insect Pests of Water Garden Plants, Virginia Cooperative Extension

Garden and Landscape Plant Pests

• Beneficial Insects in the Home Garden, University of Nevada Extension
• Biological Control: A Grower's Guide to Using Biological Control for Silverleaf Whitefly on Poinsettias in the Northeast United States, University of Massachusetts
• Control of Common Pests of Landscape Plants, University of Georgia Extension
• Greenhouse Whitefly: Biology and Control, Washington State Extension
• Greenhouse Whitefly Control, Auburn University
  
• Imported Cabbageworm, Univesity of Maine Extension
• Insect & Disease Management in Annual Flower Beds, University of Florida Extension
  
• Insect & Disease Management in Annual Flower Beds, University of Georgia Extension
• Insect Pests of Ornamental Plants, University of Georgia
• Integrated Pest Management for Vegetable Gardens, Virginia Tech
• Lace Bugs on Ornamental Plants, University of Florida Extension
• Leaf Beetles in Urban Landscapes, University of Minnesota Extension
• Managing Whiteflies in the Greenhouse, University of Connecticut IPM
• Root Weevil Control on Rhododendrons, Washington State Extension
  
• Root Weevils: A Guide to Root Weevil Control for the Earth-Friendly Gardener, NC Extension
• Root Weevils and Their Relatives, Ohio State
• Root Weevils: Troublesome Rhododendron Pests, American Rhododendron Society
• Soil Insect Pests of Vegetables, University of Maine Extension
• Sucking Insects That Affect Vegetable Plants, University of Maine Extension
• Whiteflies Management Guidelines, UC IPM

Tree Pests

• Common Insect Problems on Trees, Cheyenne Urban Forestry
  
• Field Guide to Common Insect Pests of Urban Trees in the Northeast, Vermont Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation
• Forest and Eastern Tent Caterpillars, University of Maine Extension
• The Granulate (Asian) Ambrosia Beetle, NC Extension
• Gypsy Moth, University of Illinois Extension
  
• Insects and Diseases of Trees in the South, USDA Forest Service - prepared to assist forest managers and home-owners in identifying pests of southern trees
• Japanese Beetle: The Continuing the Struggle to Achieve Successful Biological Control, University of Wisconsin
• Japanese Beetles Are Coming, University of Minnesota Extension
• Leaf Beetles in Urban Landscapes, University of Minnesota Extension
• Mountain Pine Beetle as an Urban Tree Pest by Bill Ciesla, CSU Master Gardener
• New Pests Threaten Urban Eucalyptus, California Tree Note
  
• Sequoia Pitch Moth in Pines, University of Arizona Extension
• Urban Forestry, City of Toronto
• Urban Tree Pest Insects, University of Florida Extension
  

Turf Pests

• Beneficial Insects on Lawns, University of Rhode Island
• Billbugs and White Grubs, Colorado State Extension
• Clover and Other Mites of Turfgrass, Colorado State Extension
• Insect Pests of Home Lawns in Georgia, University of Georgia Extension
  
• IPM of Midwest Landscapes: Turf Pests, University of Minnesota
• Managing Imported Fire Ants in Urban Areas, eXtension
  
• Mole Crickets in Turf, University of Georgia Extension
• TurfFiles, Center for Turfgrass Environmental Research & Education (CENTERE), NC State
  
• White Grub Pests on Turfgrass, University of Georgia Extension