By Stoy A. Hedges, BCE, and Dr. Gerald S. Wegner
ISBN 978-1-883751-23-4 | May 2024 | Paperback | 380 pp | Photos/Illustrations
Stinging and biting pests make the phone ring for pest management companies throughout the United States and the globe, but do you know all you need to know about this important category of pests that represent a public health threat to your customers? If not, the PCT Field Guide to Stinging & Biting Arthropods is the publication for you! With more than 380 pages of biology and control insights, and 135 full-color photographs, this handy digest-size field guide should be in every service technician's vehicle for quick and easy reference.
Stinging Arthropods Featured:
Bumble bees, paper wasps, carpenter bees, miscellaneous solitary and semi-social bees, honey bees, yellowjackets and hornets, mud daubers, cicada killers and related sand wasps, velvet ants, fire ants, scorpions, stinging caterpillars, and miscellaneous solitary wasps.
Biting Arthropods Featured:
Fleas, ticks, mites, wheel bugs and corsairs, lice, biting flies, mosquitoes, bed bugs, bat bugs and swallow bugs, kissing bugs, and occassional biting insects.
Topics Covered:
- Identifying Characters
- Key Biology Points
- Tips for Control
- Medical Importance
- Delusions of Parasitosis
- Pictorial & Taxonomic Keys
- Full-Color Identification Guide
