Urban and Public Health
Urban entomology is the study of insects and mites that affect people and their property, pests that damage structures, infest food or clothing, or those pests that are simply a nuisance to homeowners. This page contains information on household pests like cockroaches, food and fiber pests, ants, nuisance pests like stink bugs and lady beetles, wood damaging pests and medical or public health, stinging and biting insects.
Asian lady beetles and aphids
- Household Pest Fact Sheets
- Nuisance Pest Fact Sheets
- Public Health Pest Fact Sheets
- Structural Pest Fact Sheets
- Spiders
- Lyme Disease
- Lyme disease is an infection caused by the Borrelia burgdorferi bacteria and is transmitted by ticks.
- West Nile Virus
- West Nile encephalitis is caused by a virus transmitted by mosquitoes.
- Center for Disease Control
- Infectious Disease Information: Insect and Arthropod-Related Diseases
- Pesticide Education Program
- Provides education to all pesticide applicators and users in Pennsylvania about pest management alternatives, including the safe, proper, and legal use of pesticides.
