IFAS at the University of Florida

Technical Information on Common Pests

• General
• Common Pests
• Household Pests
• Stinging and Biting Pests
• Garden and Landscape Pests
• Rodents, Birds, and Bats
• Beneficial Insects

Stinging and Biting Pests

Bed Bugs and Conenose Bugs

• eXtension- Bed bugs
• Bed bugs

Fire Ants

• eXtension- Fire ants
• Fire ant control in urban areas

Honey Bees

• Africanized honey-bee extension and education (AFBEE, University of Florida)

Hornets and Yellow-Jackets

• School IPM for hornets and yellowjackets
  Short articles: See restrictions
  Yellowjackets: 1 page, 2/3 page, 1/3 page
  Bee/Wasp Stings: 1 page, 1/2 page
• Yellowjackets and IPM (Maryland) (538 KB)

Fleas

• IPM for fleas in schools
  Short articles: See restrictions
  Fleas: Avoiding their bites:1 page, 2/3 page, 1/2 page

Mosquitoes

• Mosquitoes - EDIS
• American Mosquito Control Association
• Florida Medical Entomology Laboratory

Other Biting Flies

• IPM for flies in schools

Spiders

• IPM for spiders in schools
  Short articles: See restrictions
  ID and biology of three dangerous spiders: 1 page, 2/3 page
  Help prevent spider bites: 1 page, 2/3 page, 1/3 page
• Spiders
• Venomous spiders
• Brown recluse

Head Lice

• Biology and control of head lice
  Short articles: See restrictions
  Back-to-school means head lice:1 page, 2/3 page, 1/2 page
  Head lice FAQs: 2/3 page, 1/2 page
• A school's guide to the 'nitty-gritty' about head lice (University of Georgia) (780 KB)
• Removing head lice safely