by Robin | Apr 22, 2022 | Occasional Invaders, Pest Control in Missouri, Pest Identification
Snails can be found in a very wide range of environments including ditches, deserts, and the abyssal depths of the sea. Although many people are familiar with terrestrial snails, land snails are in the minority. Marine snails constitute the majority of snail species,...
by Robin | Apr 22, 2022 | Occasional Invaders, Pest Control in Missouri, Pest Identification
Slug is a common name that is normally applied to any gastropod mollusc that lacks a shell, has a very reduced shell, or has a small internal shell. This is in contrast to the common name snail, which is applied to gastropods that have coiled shells that are big...
by Robin | Apr 22, 2022 | Occasional Invaders, Pest Control in Missouri, Pest Identification
Silverfish are small, wingless insects in the order Thysanura. Its common name derives from the animal’s silvery light grey and blue colour, combined with the fish-like appearance of its movements, while the scientific name indicates the silverfish’s diet of...
by Robin | Apr 22, 2022 | Occasional Invaders, Pest Control in Missouri, Pest Identification
Pillbugs belong to a family of woodlice, a terrestrial crustacean group in the order Isopoda. Unlike members of other woodlouse families, members of this family can roll into a ball, an ability they share with the outwardly similar but unrelated pill millipedes and...
by Robin | Apr 22, 2022 | Occasional Invaders, Pest Control in Missouri, Pest Identification
Ladybugs are small insects, ranging from 1 mm to 10 mm (0.04 to 0.4 inches), and are commonly yellow, orange, or scarlet with small black spots on their wing covers, with black legs, head and antennae. A very large number of this species are mostly, or entirely,...
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