Bed bugs are small, parasitic insects that like to live on mattresses, box springs, and other furniture. They are flightless but tend to crawl extremely quickly. The size of an apple seed, a bed bug survives off of blood. Identification of Bedbugs: 1.Red, small, itchy bites on skin, with a number of bites where the […]
Snipe flies are small. They get their name from the similarity of their often prominent proboscis that looks like the beak of a snipe. These flies are active predators and can often be found sitting head down on fence posts, watching for passing prey. They are sometimes called “down-looker” flies.
Sand flies are tiny insects about 3 mm long, they have long, piercing mouthparts that are well adapted for sucking blood from their host. Sand flies hold their hairy-looking wings in a vertical V-shape when at rest, a characteristic that distinguishes them from some other small flies. Human skin odors, produced by bacteria from skin […]
Termites are one among the few creatures that relies on wood as a primary food source. Cellulose is the common organic compound found in plant materials, which is obtained from wood, grass, leaves, humus, manure of herbivorous animals, and materials of vegetative origin. Termites can break down the cellulose fibers found in wood and derive […]
Botfly larvae – A disruptive threat Botflies larvae are internal parasites of mammals, some species growing in the host flesh and others within the gut. Botflies deposit eggs on a host, or sometimes use an intermediate vector the larvae of Dermatobia hominis will infest the skin of mammals and live out the larval stage in […]
Tsetse flies are large, biting flies, an obligate parasite, which lives by feeding on the blood of vertebrate animals. Tsetse is multivoltine and long-lived, typically producing about four broods per year, A bite by the tsetse fly is often painful and can develop into a red sore, also called a chancre. Fever, severe headaches, irritability, […]
Weaver ants get their name from their habit of binding fresh leaves with silk to form their nests. The presence of weaver ant decrease the termite attacks and defoliation of teak stand. The weaver ant is potentially used as biocontrol of teak pest. They have the most complex nests among ants nests. Their lifecycle spans […]
Termite mud tubes are small, pencil sized tunnels made by worker termites consists of small pieces of soil, wood and concrete or stone foundations. Mud tubes are most commonly used by subterranean termites, which connect their colonies in the soil underground to their above ground food sources via mud tubes. These tubes are made from […]
Carpenter bees are non- social insects. They do not eat wood but cause damage to structures by drilling circular holes to create tunnels inside wood. The most common signs of a carpenter bee infestation are the round, smooth holes that carpenter bees bore into wood.
Termite species like Heterotermes indicola and Microtermes and Odontotermes species are serious structural pests in India. Worldwide more than 40 billion was estimated on account of termite damage. A study revealed at least 13 species of termites belonging to three families are associated as indoor pests with structural damage in India. Heterotermes indicola is the […]