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25 Oct

Booklice

October 25, 2024
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What are Booklice? Booklice, also known as psocids or paperlice, are tiny insects belonging to the order Psocoptera. Despite their nam...

18 May

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Bed bugs

May 18, 2024
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Bed bugs are small, oval-shaped, brownish insects that feed on blood from humans or animals. Their size ranges between 1 mm to 7 mm. Ad...

18 May

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Ants

May 18, 2024
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Ants are common social insects that live in structured colonies and come in a variety of sizes and shapes in different colony castes: q...

02 Jun

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Rats

December 28, 2021
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Rats are some of the most troublesome and damaging rodents in households. They consume and contaminate food, damage structures and prop...

27 May

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Stored-Product Insects

December 28, 2021
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Stored-product pests (SPI) are responsible for tremendous damage and economic losses to post-harvest and stored grains and seeds, packa...

27 May

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Termites

December 28, 2021
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Termites are commonly known as the ‘destroyer’. They can cause severe damage to wood, furniture and any plant-based materials that cont...

27 May

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Ticks

December 28, 2021
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Ticks are the largest and most conspicuous members of the order Arachnida. Their most easily seen features are their spiracural plates ...

27 May

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Mosquitoes

December 28, 2021
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Mosquitoes are an important group of arthropods that feed on human & animal blood. There are about 3,100 mosquito species worldwide...

27 May

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Flies

December 28, 2021
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Flies of many kinds have affected man and his welfare for thousands of years. Domestic flies have evolved to live in close association ...

27 May

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Fleas

December 28, 2021
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Fleas are small, wingless insects whose average adult measure is 1-4 mm. An adult flea is usually reddish-brown to dark in colour. Its ...

27 May

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Cockroaches

May 18, 2024
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Cockroaches are common household pests belonging to the order Blattodea. They have been around for millions of years and are incredibly...