Index of Common Names
BITING/STINGING/VENOMOUS PESTS Bees ………………………………………………………… 6 Honey bee…………………………………………………6 Africanized bees……………………………………….. 7 Bumblebee…………………………………………………….9 Carpenter bee……………………………………………….9 Digger bee………………………………………………………11 Leaf cutter bee………………………………………………….12 Sweat bee………………………………………………………..13 Wasps…………………………………………………………….14 Tarantula hawk…………………………………………………14 Yellowjacket……………………………………………………….15 Aerial yellowjacket ……………………………………………….15,16 Common yellowjacket ……………………………………………….15 German yellowjacket……………………………………………….15 Western yellowjacket……………………………………………….15 Paper wasp………………………………………………. 18 Brown paper wasp……………………………………………….18 Common paper wasp ……………………………………………….18 European paper wasp……………………………………………….18 Navajo paper wasp……………………………………………….18,19 Yellow paper wasp……………………………………………….18,19 Western paper wasp……………………………………………….18 Mud dauber………………………………………………. 20 Black and blue mud dauber……………………………..………………….20 Black and yellow mud dauber……………………………………………….20 Organ pipe mud dauber……………………………………………….20,21 Velvet ant……………………………………………………21 Scorpions………………………………………………………23 Arizona bark scorpion……………………………………………….23 Giant hairy scorpion ……………………………………………….24 Striped-tail scorpion……………………………………………….25 Yellow ground scorpion……………………………………………….25 Spiders…………………………………………………………..26 Cellar spider……………………………………………….2 6 Recluse spider……………………………………………….27 Tarantula…………………………………………………. 28 Widow spider……………………………………………….29 Scorpion/spider look-alikes……………………………………………….30 Pseudoscorpion……………………………………………….30 Solifugid/wind scorpion……………………………………………….31 Tailless whip scorpion……………………………………………….32 Whip scorpion/vinegaroon……………………………………………….32 GENERAL HOUSEHOLD PESTS……………………………………………….34 Ants………………………………………………………………34 One-node ants………………………………………………. 35 Argentine ant……………………………………………..….35 Carpenter ant……………………………………………..….36 Crazy ant…………………………………………………. 38 Tawny crazy ant………………………………………………….38 272
Odorous house ant……………………………………………….39 Pyramid ant………………………………………………. 39 Rover ant………………………………………………. 40 Velvety tree ant……………………………………………….40 Two-node ants……………………………………………….42 Fire ant-Red Imported……………………………………………….42 Fire ant-Southern ……………………………………………….43 Harvester ant……………………………………………….44 Pavement ant……………………………………………….45 Pharaoh ant………………………………………………. 46 Thief ant………………………………………………….. 46 Ant look-alike………………………………………………. 47 Velvet ant………………………………………………. 47 Cockroaches………………………………………………. 48 American cockroach……………………………………………….52 Brown cockroach……………………………………………….52 Brown-banded cockroach……………………………………………….50 German cockroach……………………………………………….48 Oriental cockroach……………………………………………….53 Sand cockroach……………………………………………….56 Surinam cockroach……………………………………………….55 Turkestan cockroach……………………………………………….54 Flies……………………………………………………………….58 Brachycera ………………………………………………….. 58 Blow fly…………………………………………………. 58 Cluster fly………………………………………………… 59 Flesh fly…………………………………………………. 60 Horse fly…………………………………………………. 61 House fly………………………………………………… 62 Hover fly………………………………………………… 67 Little house fly…………………………………………… 63 Scuttle/phorid fly……………………………………………65 Stable fly……………………………………………………….63 Vinegar/fruit fly……………………………………………66 Nematocera……………………………………………………68 Black fly………………………………………………………….68 Crane fly………………………………………………………..69 Drain/moth fly…………………………………………………69 Fungus gnat…………………………………………………71 Midge/non-biting midge…………………………………………………72 No-see-um…………………………………………………73 Sand fly………………………………………………… 70 Other minor household pests…………………………………………………75 Booklouse…………………………………………………75 Caddisfly ………………………………………………… 75 Cricket…………………………………………………………….76 Indian house cricket…………………………………………………76 European house cricket…………………………………………………77 Field cricket…………………………………………………78 Camel cricket…………………………………………………78 Mole cricket…………………………………………………79 Earwig……………………………………………………………..80 Firebrat/Silverfish…………………………………………………81 273
Springtail/collembolan…………………………………………………82 Webspinner…………………………………………………83 Darkling beetle…………………………………………………83 Ironclad beetle…………………………………………………84 PLANT PESTS………………………………………………… 86 Chewing pests…………………………………………………86 Beetles…………………………………………………. 86 Agave beetle …………………………………………………86 Blister beetle…………………………………………………87 Cactus longhorn beetle…………………………………………………88 Paloverde beetle…………………………………………………88 Butterflies and moths…………………………………………………89 Armyworm…………………………………………………91 Bagworm…………………………………………………91 Gulf fritillary…………………………………………………92 ………………………………………………… Hornworm…………………………………………………93 Tent caterpillar…………………………………………………94 Sap-sucking pests-Insects…………………………………………………95 Aphid ………………………………………………… 95 Cochineal scale…………………………………………………96 Mealybug………………………………………………… 97 Psyllid…………………………………………………………..98 Whitefly………………………………………………… 99 Cicada……………………………………………………………100 Leafhopper…………………………………………………101 Agave plant bug…………………………………………………102 False chinch bug…………………………………………………103 Giant mesquite bug…………………………………………………104 Stink bug………………………………………………… 105 Sap-sucking pests-Non-insects …………………………………………………106 Mite………………………………………………………………..106 PUBLIC HEALTH PESTS…………………………………………………108 Insects…………………………………………………………………108 Bed bug………………………………………………… 108 Conenose bug…………………………………………………109 Triatoma rubida…………………………………………………109 Triatoma protracta…………………………………………………110 Triatoma gerstaeckeri…………………………………………………110 Rhodnius prolixus…………………………………………………110 Corsair…………………………………………………… 111 Black corsair…………………………………………………112 Western corsair…………………………………………………111 Conenose/corsair look-alike…………………………………………………112 Masked hunter…………………………………………………112 Flea……………………………………………………………….113 Cat flea………………………………………………… 114 Sticktight flea…………………………………………………115 Oriental rat flea…………………………………………………115 Human flea…………………………………………………116 Ground squirrel flea…………………………………………………116 Human louse…………………………………………………117 Mosquito………………………………………………… 118 Asian tiger mosquito…………………………………………………119 274
Dark rice field mosquito…………………………………………………122 Inland floodwater mosquito…………………………………………………120 Malaria mosquito…………………………………………………120 Southern house mosquito…………………………………………………121 Western encephalitis mosquito…………………………………………………121 Yellow fever mosquito …………………………………………………119 Non-insects………………………………………………… 123 Mite………………………………………………………………123 Cheyletiella mite…………………………………………………124 Chigger………………………………………………… 124, 126 House dust mite…………………………………………………123 Scabies mite…………………………………………………124, 125 Straw itch mite…………………………………………………124 Tick……………………………………………………………127 American dog tick…………………………………………………127 Brown dog tick…………………………………………………127 STORED PRODUCT PESTS…………………………………………………129 PESTS OF STORED FOOD…………………………………………………………………129 Insects: Beetles……………………………………………………………..130 Bean weevil…………………………………………………130 Rice weevil…………………………………………………131 Maize weevil…………………………………………………131 Granary weevil…………………………………………………131 Cigarette beetle…………………………………………………132 Drugstore beetle…………………………………………………133 Khapra beetle…………………………………………………134 Flour beetle …………………………………………………135 Saw-toothed grain beetle…………………………………………………136 Spider beetle…………………………………………………137 Yellow mealworm…………………………………………………138 Insects: Moths……………………………………………………………….139 Angoumois grain moth…………………………………………………139 Indian meal moth…………………………………………………140 Mediterranean flour moth…………………………………………………141 Insects: Psocids……………………………………………………………….142 Non-insects: Mites……………………………………………………………….143 Grain mite/flour mite…………………………………………………143 PESTS OF FABRIC………………………………………………………………….144 Beetles…………………………………………………………………144 Carpet beetle………………………………………………….144 Black carpet beetle…………………………………………………144 Furniture carpet beetle…………………………………………………144 Varied carpet beetle…………………………………………………144 Moths…………………………………………………………………147 Clothes moth…………………………………………………147 Case-making clothes moth……………………………………………………………147 Webbing clothes moth……………………………………………………………147 STRUCTURAL PESTS/WOOD DAMAGING PESTS………………150 …………………………………………… Termite……………………………………………………………150 Drywood termite……………………………………………………………151 Desert dampwood termite……………………………………………………………154 Dampwood termite……………………………………………………………155 Subterranean termite……………………………………………………………156 275
Wood damaging beetles……………………………………………………………161 Common furniture beetle……………………………………………………………161 Deathwatch beetle……………………………………………………………162 Powderpost beetle……………………………………………………………163 False powderpost beetle……………………………………………………………164 VERTEBRATES ……………………………………………………………168 Mammals ……………………………………………………………168 Bats……………………………………………………………..168 Big brown bat……………………………………………………………169 California leaf-nosed bat……………………………………………………………169 Ghost-faced bat……………………………………………………………170 Mexican free-tailed bat……………………………………………………………170 Pallid bat……………………………………………………………170 Rodents……………………………………………………………173 Mice and rats……………………………………………………………173 Deer mouse……………………………………………………………173 House mouse……………………………………………………………174 Meadow mouse……………………………………………………………176 Black rat……………………………………………………………177 Brown rat……………………………………………………………180 Cotton rat……………………………………………………………183 Wood rat/pack rat……………………………………………………………184 Pocket gopher……………………………………………………………186 Squirrel……………………………………………………………190 California ground squirrel……………………………………………………………190 Harris’ antelope squirrel……………………………………………………………190 Rock squirrel……………………………………………………………191 Round-tailed ground squirrel……………………………………………………………190 Other large mammals……………………………………………………………193 Coyote……………………………………………………………193 Feral cat……………………………………………………………194 Javelina……………………………………………………………196 Skunk……………………………………………………………197 Reptiles……………………………………………………………200 Lizard……………………………………………………………200 Desert spiny lizard……………………………………………………………200 Horned lizard……………………………………………………………201 Chuckwalla……………………………………………………………202 Gila monster……………………………………………………………203 Ornate tree lizard……………………………………………………………202, 203 Side-blotched lizard……………………………………………………………202, 203 Yarrow’s spiny lizard……………………………………………………………203 Gecko……………………………………………………………203 Mediterranean house gecko……………………………………………………………204 Peninsular leaf-toed gecko……………………………………………………………204 Western banded gecko……………………………………………………………204 Snake……………………………………………………………205 Arizona coral snake ……………………………………………………………208 Desert nightsnake……………………………………………………………207 Lizard-eating long-nosed snake ……………………………………………………………208 San Diego gopher snake ……………………………………………………………207 Sonoran gopher snake……………………………………………………………207 Sonoran mountain kingsnake……………………………………………………………208 276
Western diamondback rattlesnake……………………………………………………………205 Western shovel-nosed snake……………………………………………………………208 Birds……………………………………………………………210 Feral pigeon……………………………………………………………210 WEEDS……………………………………………………………215 Winter annual broadleaved weeds……………………………………………………………217 Clovers……………………………………………………………217 Annual sweet clover……………………………………………………………217 Black medic……………………………………………………………217 Burclover……………………………………………………………218 Clover look-alike: Yellow wood sorrel……………………………………………………………218 Composites……………………………………………………………219 Groundsel……………………………………………………………219 Prickly lettuce……………………………………………………………220 Sowthistle……………………………………………………………221 Mustards……………………………………………………………221 Black mustard……………………………………………………………221 London rocket ……………………………………………………………222 Saharan mustard……………………………………………………………222 Shepherd’s purse……………………………………………………………223 Swinecress……………………………………………………………224 Wild radish……………………………………………………………224 Other common winter annuals……………………………………………………………225 Cheeseweed……………………………………………………………225 Chickweed……………………………………………………………226 Knotweed……………………………………………………………226 Redstem filaree……………………………………………………………227 Wild carrot……………………………………………………………228 Wild celery……………………………………………………………228 Wild parsley……………………………………………………………229 Summer annual broadleaved weeds……………………………………………………………230 Field bindweed……………………………………………………………230 Goathead/ puncturevine……………………………………………………………231 Horseweed……………………………………………………………232 Jimsonweed/datura……………………………………………………………232 Khakiweed……………………………………………………………233 Spurges……………………………………………………………234 Hyssop spurge……………………………………………………………234 Prostrate spurge ……………………………………………………………234 Creeping spurge……………………………………………………………234 Spotted spurge……………………………………………………………234 Pigweed ……………………………………………………………235 Palmer pigweed……………………………………………………………235 Prostrate/low pigweed……………………………………………………………235 Tumble pigweed……………………………………………………………236 Purslane……………………………………………………………236 Russian thistle……………………………………………………………237 Winter annual grasses……………………………………………………………239 Annual bluegrass……………………………………………………………239 Hardgrass……………………………………………………………239 Hare barley, wild barley……………………………………………………………240 Mediterranean grass……………………………………………………………241 Red brome……………………………………………………………242 277
Rescue grass……………………………………………………………242 Summer annual grasses……………………………………………………………243 Crabgrass……………………………………………………………243 Cupgrass……………………………………………………………244 Goosegrass……………………………………………………………245 Grama/6-week grama……………………………………………………………245 Liverseed grass……………………………………………………………246 Sandbur……………………………………………………………247 Perennials……………………………………………………………248 Grasses……………………………………………………………248 Bermudagrass……………………………………………………………248 Dallisgrass……………………………………………………………249 Johnsongrass……………………………………………………………251 Sedges……………………………………………………………252 Green kyllinga……………………………………………………………252 Purple nutsedge……………………………………………………………253 Yellow nutsedge……………………………………………………………253 Broadleaf weeds……………………………………………………………255 Dandelion……………………………………………………………255 Clover-white……………………………………………………………256 Silverleaf nightshade ……………………………………………………………257
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