HOST

INSECT

ORDER

CONTROL

Alfalfa

Alfalfa Weevil

Coleoptra

• Parasites and/or Predators

• Pyrethroid

Leafhopper

Homoptera

• Pyrethroid

Apple

Apple Maggot

Diptera

• Carbaryl (Sevin)

• Sticky balls

Codling Moth

Lepidoptera

• Carbaryl (Sevin)

• Pheromone Traps

San Jose Scale

Homoptera

• Dormant (Superior) oil

• Azinphosmethyl (Guthion)  

Bean

Mexican Bean Beetle

Coleoptera

• Rotenone

• Pyrethroid

• Carbaryl (Sevin)

Spider Mites

Acarina

• Capture  

Beneficial Insects

Dragon fly

Damsel fly

Odonata

• Insect predator

Syrphid Fly

Diptera

• Insect predator

Honey Bee

Hymenoptera

• Plant pollination

• Useful product

Bumble Bee

Hymenoptera

• Plant pollination

Lady Bug

Coleoptera

• Insect predator

Lace Wing

Neuroptera

• Insect predator

Praying Mantin

Orthoptera

• Insect predator

Corn

Corn Earworm

Lepidoptera

• Carbaryl (Sevin)

• Dipel, Bt (Bacillus thuringiensis)

• Pyrethroid

• Pheromone traps

Flea Beetles

Coleoptera

• Carbaryl (Sevin)

• Pyrethroid

• Rotenone

European Corn Borer

Lepidoptera

• Use resistant varieties

• Plant early

• Carbaryl (Sevin)

• Dipel, Bt (Bacillus thuringiensis)

• Pyrethroid

Corn Seed Maggot

Diptera

• None Currently Available

Wireworm

Coleoptera

• Fonofos

• Pyrethroid

Armyworm

Lepidoptera

• Carbaryl (Sevin)

• Pyrethroid

• Dipel, Bt (Bacillus thuringiensis) 

Corn Leaf Aphid

Homoptera

• Use resistant varieties

• Pyrethroid

Corn Rootworm

Coleoptera

• Pyrethroid

Crucifers

Cabbage Maggot

Diptera

Cabbage Looper

Lepidoptera

• Dipel, Bt (Bacillus thuringiensis)

• Pyrethroid

• Pheromone trap

Cucurbits

Stripped Cucumber Beetle

Coleoptera

• Pyrethroid

• Carbaryl (Sevin)

• Rotenone

Squash Vine Borer

Lepidoptera

• Carbaryl (Sevin)

• Pyrethroid

• Rotenone

Squash Bug

Hemiptera

• Carbaryl (Sevin)

Cutworm

Lepidoptera

• Bait

• Carbaryl (Sevin)

Domestic Animals

Face Fly

Diptera

• Insecticide Impregnated Ear Tags

• Pyrethroid

Horse and Deer Fly

Diptera

• Pyrethroid

Stable Fly

Diptera

• Residual Fly Sprays

• Dustbags, Sprays

• Backrubbers and Face- rubbers

• Insecticide Impregnated Ear Tags

• Maintain good tight‑fitting screens

• Sanitation

Horn fly

Diptera

• Residual Fly Sprays

• Dustbags, Sprays

• Backrubbers and Face- rubbers

• Insecticide Impregnated Ear Tags

• Maintain good tight‑fitting screens

• Sanitation

Cattle Grub (Dairy)

Diptera

• Squeeze out by hand

• No Chemical control

Cattle Grub (Beef)

Diptera

• Warbex

• Neguvon

• Triguvon

Sheep Ked

Diptera

• Pyrethroid

Chewing Lice (Dairy)

Mallophaga

• Pyrethroid

Chewing Lice (Beef)

Mallophaga

• Pyrethroid

Sucking Lice

Anoplura

• Pyrethroid

Bot Fly 

Diptera

• Consult your veterinary

• Bath with warm H₂0

Tick

Acari

• Treat pets and their bedding and resting places with Carbaryl (Sevin)

• Rotenone

• Sanitation‑clean- up inspection

Flea

Siphonaptera

• Treat pets and their bedding and resting places with Carbaryl (Sevin)

• Rotenone

• Pyrethroid

Northern Fowl Mite (Poultry)

Acari

• Carbaryl (Sevin)

• Pyrethroid

Forest and Shade Tree

Tent Caterpillar

Lepidoptera

• Carbaryl (Sevin)

• Pyrethroid

• Dipel, Bt (Bacillus thuringiensis)

Locust borer

Coleoptera

• Pruning and/or removal and destruction of infested plant material

• Carbaryl (Sevin) 

Poplar Leaf Weevil

Coleoptera

• Carbaryl (Sevin) 

Gypsy Moth

Lepidoptera

• Removal and destruction of pest

• Parasites and/or predators

• Carbaryl (Sevin)

• Pyrethroid

• Dipel, Bt (Bacillus thuringiensis)

• Dimilin

• Quarantine

Bark Beetles

Coleoptera

• Pruning, removal and destruction of infested plant material  

Periodical Cicada

Homoptera

• Carbaryl (Sevin)

Elm Leaf Beetle 

Coleoptera

• Carbaryl (Sevin)

•  

 Household

Indian Meal Moth

Lepidoptera

• Sanitation‑clean‑up inspection

• Aerosol - Ant and Roach

• Aerosol - Household

• Pheromone trap

• Heat at 130^oF for 1/2 hour Freeze at 0^o for 4 days

Clothes Moth

Lepidoptera

• Aerosol - Moth-proofer

• Dry Cleaning

• Paradichlorobenzene

• Naphthalene

• Store only clean clothes

Saw-toothed Grain beetle

Coleoptera

• Sanitation‑clean‑up inspection

• Aerosol - Ant and Roach

• Aerosol - Household

Millipede

 Polyxenida

• Removal

• plant refuse‑debris

• Carbaryl (Sevin)

Silverfish

Thysanura

• Aerosol - Ant and Roach

• Aerosol - Household

• Aerosol - Crawling Insect

Moth Drain fly

Diptera

• Sanitation‑clean‑up‑inspection

• Aerosol spray

Termites

Isoptera

• Contact a reliable Pest Control Operator

Clover Mite

Acarina

• Swab up with vegetable oil

• Pyrethroid

Carpet Beetle

Coleoptera

• Dry Cleaning

• Sanitation‑ clean‑up‑inspection

• Aerosol - Ant & Roach

• Aerosol - Household

• Pyrethroid

Carpenter Ant

Hymenoptera

• Aerosol - Ant & Roach

• Bait

• Carbaryl (Sevin)

Cockroach

Orthoptera

• Sanitation‑clean‑up‑inspection

• Aerosol - Ant & Roach

• Boric Acid

• Baits - Gel

• Bait Stations

Sowbug

Isopoda

• Removal of plant refuse‑debris

• Carbaryl (Sevin)

• Aerosol spray 

Carpenter Bee

Hymenoptera

• Carbaryl (Sevin)

• Caulking

• Aerosol - Ant & Roach

• Pyrethroid

Powder Post Beetle

Coleoptera

• Pruning and/or removal and destruction of infested plant material

• For new construction, use kiln dried lumber

Boxelder Bug

Hemiptera

• Remove seedbearing boxelder

• Carbaryl (Sevin) 

Cluster Fly

Diptera

• Aerosol - Flying Insect

• Pyrethroid

• Maintain good tight‑fitting screens

• Caulking 

Insects of Annoyance and Public Health

Mosquito

Diptera

• Aerosol - Flying Insect

• Maintain good tight‑fitting screens

• Eliminate breeding places

• Insect repellants

• Pyrethroid

Tick(American and Brown Dog)

Acarina

• Carbaryl (Sevin)

• Treat pets and their bedding & resting places with Carbaryl (Sevin)

• Rotenone

• Sanitation‑clean-up inspection

Buffalo Gnat

Diptera

• Insect repellants

• Pyrethroid

Bed Bug 

Hemiptera

• Aerosol – Household

• Pyrethroid

• Sanitation‑clean‑up inspection

Lice (Human)

Anoplura

• Consult physician

House Fly

Diptera

• Fly Swatter

• Eliminate breeding places

• Aerosol - Flying Insect

• Pyrethroid

Wasp, Hornet, Yellow Jacket

Hymenoptera

• Aerosol - Hornet & Wasp

• Fly swatter

• Aerosol - Flying Insect (Treatment of nest)

• Carbaryl (Sevin)

• Pyrethroid