Insects In & Around The Home

Disease description and transmission<br /> <br /> Eastern equine encephalitis (EEE) is a mosquito-spread disease of birds that sometimes is transmit...

Tickborne diseases can be serious illnesses and can affect people of any age. Lyme disease, anaplasmosis, babesiosis and Powassan virus are transmitte...

Aphids, or plant lice, feed on most vegetable crops, many house plants and ornamentals grown in New Hampshire, as well as numerous weeds and wild plan...

The house fly, Musca domestica, is a familiar insect pest. It is of economic importance because it can transmit disease-causing organisms, such as sal...

There are two families of ticks, the Ixodidae (hard ticks) and Argasidae (soft ticks). Those of importance to hikers, campers, and pet owners are in t...

The fall webworm (Hyphantria cunea) and the Eastern tent caterpillar (Malacosoma americanum) feed on fruit, shade, and woodland trees. They are of lit...

What are bed bugs?<br /> <br /> Bed bugs have tormented people throughout human history. They are now increasingly becoming a problem within residen...

Although there are plenty of references on insect pests, there are relatively few references that feature beneficial insects. I wrote this publication...

Pest Fact Sheet <br /> <br /> Introduction<br /> <br /> From fossil remains in ancient Egypt, we know that the common bed bug, Cimex lectularius, ...

Introduction<br /> <br /> There are several insects and mites that feed on grass, but not all cause economic or aesthetic damage. Many of them are h...