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Mosquitoes are
important vectors of diseases, besides their disease carrying
abilities, biting mosquitoes can be terribly annoying to people
working, camping or relaxing outdoors.
This is the
carpenter ant found very often in lawns and homes. Since they have
the habit of excavating food, they are given the name carpenter
ants. These are some of the larger sized ants ranging from 6-10mm.
This is the
southern fire ant found in the gulf coast region. They get the name
fire ant because of their fiery sting. |
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The
cockroach is a nocturnal insect
that has been around for about
320 million years. |
The
brown recluse is a very common
spider found here in Texas known
for its vicious bites. |
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Tics
are external parasites known to
carry lime disease. They
feed on blood of mammal,
birds, reptiles and some
amphibians. |
Silver
fish are among the most
common insects in the
home. They are a major
concern because they eat
paper, fabric and get
into cereal. |
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This
is a popping beetle. It
is known for its
distinct sound. These
beetles can be extremely
dangerous because they
are known to crawl into
human ears. |
The
house mice are extremely
prolific breeders. At 35
days of age, they mature
and carry for 18 to 21
days. If a mouse aborts,
it can become pregnant
in 48 hours. |
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This
is a dragon Fly. They
hang around lakes and
eat mosquitoes. They are
actually good to be
around.
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The
rat can be sexually
mature in 4 months and
continues to grow till
its 18 months old. Rats
can breed every month of
the year and their
litter varies from 6 to
22. |
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Fossilized
remains of termites have been found in
formation some 55 million years old. Day
in and Day out their diet has consisted
solely of wood and other cellulose
materials. |
This
is a swarmer termite and they make new
termite colonies.
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