Major Medical Pests of Humans
(adapted from Higley, L. G., L. L. Karr, and L. P. Pedigo. 1989. Manual of Entomology and Pest Management. Macmillan, New York)
Common Name | Species Name | Order | Family |
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bed bug | Cimex lectularius | Hemiptera | Cimicidae |
black flies | Simuliidae spp. | Diptera | Simuliidae |
black widow spider | Latrodectus mactans | Araneida | Theridiidae |
brown recluse spider | Loxosceles reclusa | Araneida | Loxoscelidae |
chiggers | Trombiculidae spp. | Acari | Trombiculidae |
conenose bugs | Triatominae spp. | Hemiptera | Reduviidae |
fleas | Pulex and Xenopsylla spp. | Siphonaptera | Pulicidae |
horse and deer flies | Tabanidae spp. | Diptera | Tabanidae |
house fly | Musca domestica | Diptera | Muscidae |
body louse | Pediculus humanus | Anoplura | Pediculidae |
head louse | Pediculus capitis | Anoplura | Pediculidae |
crab louse (= pubic louse) | Pthirus pubis | Anoplura | Pthiridae |
itch mite | Sarcoptes scabiei | Acari | Sarcoptidae |
mosquitoes | Culicidae spp. | Diptera | Culicidae |
punkies | Ceratopogonidae spp. | Diptera | Ceratopogonidae |
stinging ants | Formicidae spp. | Hymenoptera | Formicidae |
bumble bees | Bombidae spp. | Hymenoptera | Bombidae |
honey bee | Apis mellifera | Hymenoptera | Apidae |
hornets, wasps, yellow jackets, etc. | Vespidae spp. | Hymenoptera | Vespidae |
American dog tick | Dermacentor variabilis | Acari | Ixodidae |
deer tick | Ixodes dammini | Acari | Ixodidae |
Rocky Mountain wood tick | Dermacentor americanum | Acari | Ixodidae |
spp. = more than one species.