Insect Updates for North Dakota Indoor/Outdoor Insect Pests

 

NDSU and other regional or University publications related to public health and indoor, a.k.a. structural, pests

E-300     Bugs in Your Cupboards, June 1991.
E-301     Carpet Beetles, Clothes Moths, April 1992.
E-451     Boxelder Bug Control, July 1991.
MF760   Fleas Infesting Pets and Homes, September 2003. Kansas State University Extension Circular.
E-472     Mosquito Management, December 2000.
NCR       Multicolored Asian Lady Beetle, Harmonia axyridis (Pallas). North Central Pest Management Center Pest Alert

 

Discussions on Specific Insects and other arthropods that occur around the home

• Mosquito Information

  • E-472     Mosquito Management, December 2000.

  •          West Nile Virus in North America, February 2003.

  • NDSU News Release May 29, 2003:    How Do You Get Rid of Pesky Mosquitoes?

  • NDSU News Release April 30, 2003:   West Nile Virus is Here to Stay and Vaccinating Your Horses is Crucial

  • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Questions and Answers about West Nile Virus

  • West Nile Virus Maps - 2002, 2003, 2004 
         Maps illustrate county locations in the US that have had confirmed human, bird, and veterinary cases reported
         (mapping provided by US Geological Survey)

  •      American Mosquito Control Association

  • North Dakota Arbovirus Encephalitis Surveillance Program 
    information updates provided by the North Dakota Deptartment of Health Division of Disease Control

  • Comparative Efficacy of Insect Repellents against Mosquito Bites. 2002. Mark S. Fradin, M.D., and John F. Day, Ph.D. New England Journal of Medicine, Volume 347:13-18 July 4, 2002 Number 1.

  • Grand Forks Public Health Department Mosquito Control Program

  • Fight the Bite - - - - Fargo-West Fargo-Moorhead, Cass-Clay County mosquito management programs
    

• Fall Invading Arthropods - Nuisance Pests that migrate indoors for the winter

  Many arthropods are nuisance household pests during the fall season. Some of these pests may be present throughout the year, while others occur only at certain times.

  A number of arthropods enter homes during late summer and early fall in search of protective shelter to survive the winter. While many of these invaders do not pose a direct threat to people, fabrics or food, their very presence makes them a nuisance.

  The first step in assessing an arthropod problem in the home is to correctly identify the pest. This information along with a knowledge of the biology and habits of the organism helps determine how serious the pest problem is and the appropriate control measures that may be required to effectively and safely deal with the problem. In some instances, a control procedure may not be required. However, at times continued presence of the pests may require some method of control, which may include application of a pesticide.

  •   Multicolored Asian Lady Beetle, Harmonia axyridis (Pallas). 
                North Central Pest Management Center Pest Alert

  • Boxelder Bug 

  • Crickets

 

• Miscellaneous

  • Bed Bugs, Cimix sp.

  • Horsehair worms, Phylum Nematomorpha, Family Gordiidae, Genus Gordius

  • Stable Fly, Stomoxys calcitrans

  • Windscorpions, Order Solifugae

   

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		Department of Entomology, 202 Hultz Hall   North Dakota State University, Fargo North Dakota   Extension Entomologist: Janet Knodel