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Nuisance and Household Pests Laurel Hansen Latest revision: March 2024 In all cases, follow the instructions on the pesticide label. The PNW Insect Management Handbook has no legal status, whereas the pesticide label is a legal document. Read the product ...

Public Health Pests

Public Health Pests Craig S. Hollingsworth and Laurel Hansen Latest revision: March 2024 In all cases, follow the instructions on the pesticide label. The PNW Insect Management Handbook has no legal status, whereas the pesticide label is a legal document ...

Wood-Infesting Insect Pests

Wood-Infesting Insect Pests Laurel D. Hansen Latest revision: March 2024 In all cases, follow the instructions on the pesticide label. The PNW Insect Management Handbook has no legal status, whereas the pesticide label is a legal document. Read the produ ...

Nuisance and household pests-Boxelder bug

Nuisance and household pests-Boxelder bug Boisea rubrolineata Pest description and damage About 0.5 inch long and dark color with red longitudinal lines on the back. Annoying when they cluster on and migrate into dwellings. Boxelder bug populations vary c ...

Nuisance and household pests-Carpet beetle and hide beetle

Nuisance and household pests-Carpet beetle and hide beetle Dermestidae Pest description and damage These closely related beetles are about 0.125 inch long, brown, and oval. They feed on a wide variety of stored products: cereals, seeds, spices, tobacco, d ...

Nuisance and household pests-Cheese mite, grain mite, and mold mite

Nuisance and household pests-Cheese mite, grain mite, and mold mite Includes Cheese mite (Tyrolichus casi) Grain mite (Acarus siro) Mold mite (Tyrophagus putrescentiae) Pest description and damage Very small, light-colored mites often with very long body ...

Nuisance and household pests-Cigarette beetle and drugstore beetle

Nuisance and household pests-Cigarette beetle and drugstore beetle Includes Cigarette beetle (Lasioderma serricorne) Drugstore beetle (Stegobium panicum) Pest description and damage Small (0.1 inch) beetle pests of stored products. May feed on any organic ...

Nuisance and household pests-Clothes moth

Nuisance and household pests-Clothes moth Tineola bisselliella Pest description and damage Yellow or tan and about 0.5 inch across the wings. Larvae are wormlike and may be encased in a silken tubes. Moths avoid light. Management Wash or dry-clean woolen ...

Nuisance and household pests-Clover mite

Nuisance and household pests-Clover mite Bryobia praetiosa Pest description and damage One of the larger mites; usually rust-brown to dull green with long front legs. They migrate into dwellings and are most troublesome in late fall or spring. Management ...