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Urban Entomology Some of the Insects that Live With Us

Urban Entomology Some of the Insects that Live With Us. Sources of Help. Cooperative Extension (Extension) Information, pamphlets, identifications Lawn Maintenance Operations Pest Control Operators (PCOs) “Exterminators” Deal with household/stored product pests Deal with structural pests.

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Urban Entomology Some of the Insects that Live With Us

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  1. Urban EntomologySome of the Insects that Live With Us Urban Entomology Insects that Live With Us

  2. Urban Entomology Insects that Live With Us Sources of Help • Cooperative Extension (Extension) • Information, pamphlets, identifications • Lawn Maintenance Operations • Pest Control Operators (PCOs) • “Exterminators” • Deal with household/stored product pests • Deal with structural pests

  3. Not all ants are pests! Knowledge Can be a Key Urban Entomology Insects that Live With Us

  4. Urban Entomology Insects that Live With Us Structural Pests • Attack our homes, furnishings, out-buildings • Termites • Carpenter ants • Powderpost beetles

  5. Termites • Most important structural pest group • $1-3 billion/year in US • More common in warm/humid situations • Feed on cellulose - chief substance of wood Urban Entomology Insects that Live With Us

  6. Termites are Social Insects • Division of labor • Specific reproductives - most are “workers” • Termites • Reproductives • Soldiers • workers Urban Entomology Insects that Live With Us

  7. Urban Entomology Insects that Live With Us Termites Eat Wood but cannot digest it! Gut symbionts

  8. Urban Entomology Insects that Live With Us Termites are not born with internal symbionts Food is regurgitated and feed to nymphs Proctodeal Feeding

  9. Urban Entomology Insects that Live With Us Termites feed on cellulose

  10. Urban Entomology Insects that Live With Us Dampwood (Dry-) Larger Do not require soil contact Dark in color Common in western WA Types of Termites • Subterranean • Small • Require contact with soil (moisture) • White or cream in color • Common in and out of doors • More common in eastern WA

  11. Urban Entomology Insects that Live With Us Types of Termites

  12. Urban Entomology Insects that Live With Us Subterranean Termite Follow grain Construct soil tunnels

  13. Urban Entomology Insects that Live With Us Dampwood Termite No soil tunnels Found throughout structures and in furnishings

  14. Urban Entomology Insects that Live With Us How can one help prevent termite damage?

  15. Urban Entomology Insects that Live With Us Remove Natural Wood

  16. Urban Entomology Insects that Live With Us Remove Wood Debris

  17. Urban Entomology Insects that Live With Us Avoid Wood/Soil Contact

  18. Urban Entomology Insects that Live With Us Use Treated Wood

  19. Urban Entomology Insects that Live With Us Allow for Ventilation

  20. Urban Entomology Insects that Live With Us Regular Inspections

  21. Urban Entomology Insects that Live With Us Combating Drywood Termite

  22. Carpenter Ants • “Nest in wood - do not feed on it. • Common worldwide • More of a pest in temperate areas • Social structure much like termites Urban Entomology Insects that Live With Us

  23. Common in Wooded Areas • Beneficial in nature - important decomposers • Predators • Soil contact not needed • Always associated with wood Urban Entomology Insects that Live With Us

  24. Urban Entomology Insects that Live With Us Ants are Holometabolous

  25. Urban Entomology Insects that Live With Us Ants Nest in Wood Nocturnal Main colony and satellites “Sawdust” often a sign

  26. Urban Entomology Insects that Live With Us Introducing Carpenter Ants Firewood

  27. Urban Entomology Insects that Live With Us Carpenter Ant Colony

  28. Urban Entomology Insects that Live With Us Can be very difficult to locate main colony

  29. Urban Entomology Insects that Live With Us Bryant Hall - WSU

  30. Urban Entomology Insects that Live With Us Household Pests - Cockroaches!

  31. Are Roaches Misunderstood? • Nocturnal • Tropical - like hot and humid • Important decomposers in nature • Omnivorous • Anthropogenic Urban Entomology Insects that Live With Us

  32. Urban Entomology Insects that Live With Us Roaches like dark, warm, damp places

  33. Urban Entomology Insects that Live With Us Oötheca Allows dispersal of young Different in differing species

  34. Urban Entomology Insects that Live With Us Cockroach Lifecycle

  35. German Cockroach • Very active species • Adults almost 1 inch in length • Introduced in grocery bags, laundry, cardboard boxes, potato sacks • “Water Bug” Urban Entomology Insects that Live With Us

  36. Brown-banded Cockroach • Almost 1 inch in length • Frequent cracks and crevices • Often in woodwork and furniture Urban Entomology Insects that Live With Us

  37. American Cockroach • Larger, adults 2 inches in length • Long lifespan (up to one year) • Common in damp basements and sewers • Females produce 500-700 young Urban Entomology Insects that Live With Us

  38. Urban Entomology Insects that Live With Us Cockroach Management

  39. Urban Entomology Insects that Live With Us Cockroach Management Some IGRs being used

  40. Urban Entomology Insects that Live With Us

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