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

PP-744    Houseplants: Proper Care and Management of Pest Problems, December 2009
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

• Bed Bugs

  • E-1538  Taking the Bite Out of Bed Bugs (February 2011)

  • US EPA - Bed Bug Information

  • Penn State - Bed Bug Basics

  • Bed Bugs, Cimix sp.

  • Do-It-Yourself Bed Bug Trap - University of Nebraska

  • Bed Bug Infographic - U.S. Pest Control

  • Life Cycle of Bed Bug - MidMos Solutions Ltd.

• 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?

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

  • North Central Mosquito Control Association

  •      American Mosquito Control Association

  • North Dakota Department of Health

  • 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.

  • 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

  • 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