Search results for: “homeowners guide to pests of peaches plums and pecans”
- PublicationOne, Eutrombicula alfreddugesi, inhabits disturbed grassy and weedy upland areas and may be encountered in overgrown briar patches and along the edges of wooded areas. The other, Eutrombicula splendens, prefers...
- PublicationDrywood termites feed on wood and damage homes and other structures throughout the southern portion of the United States. Evidence of infestation includes swarming termites inside a home and the...
- PublicationFormosan subterranean termites are the most aggressive and economically important termites in the country. They attack a greater variety of materials at a faster rate than other termites. Keys to...
- PublicationSeveral kinds of beetles damage stored wood, structural timbers, and other wood products. This publication explains how to detect, identify, prevent and control powder post beetle, old house borer, and...
- PublicationRed harvester ants are one of the more noticeable and larger ants in open areas in Texas. However, their populations are declining and this has affected an animal that preys...
- PublicationLarger black flour beetles have invaded homes and other buildings in some Southern High Plains counties in Texas. This publication explains how to identify the beetles, find and eliminate the...
- PublicationWhen many boxelder bugs enter a home, they can become a nuisance and can stain walls and other surfaces with their excrement. (2 Pages)...
- PublicationThe elm leaf beetle ( Xanthogaleruca luteola ) (Muller) was accidentally introduced into the Eastern U.S. early in the nineteenth century. It feeds on all varieties of elm trees, especially...
- PublicationCarpenter bees nest in wood and pith, which is the soft tissue in some plant stems. Some species nest in sound wood and can damage structures. This publication describes carpenter...
- PublicationRed imported fire ants and their colonies can be a potentially serious medical threat to people and animals in flooded areas. This publication explains ways to deal with fire ants...