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PestPro Index US

US Pest Guides

Twenty-six pages on pests in the United States, grouped by the problem rather than by the taxonomy. Every page is written from university extension and public health sources, and cites them.

By the PestPro Index TeamUpdated August 20263 min read

This is the index for the US side of PestPro Index. The groups below are arranged by the situation a reader is usually in — something is biting, something is indoors, something is digging — rather than by insect order.

Each page sets out what its sources say and names them. Where the sources disagree with one another, the pages say so rather than picking a side, and where a product category has no support behind it, the pages leave it out and explain why.

Biting & Stinging Pests

Things that bite or sting people, and what the sources say about avoiding them.

TicksSpecies and their ranges, the published removal procedure, and prevention.ChiggersWhat a chigger is, what the extension services correct about them, and the bite.No-See-UmsBiting midges, window screen mesh sizes, and the sand fly naming problem.Arizona Bark ScorpionsTelling it from the harmless desert scorpions, the sting, and sealing a building.

Cockroaches & Termites

Two subjects where naming and identification decide what to do next.

Palmetto BugsWhich insects the name covers, and how they differ from one another.TermitesSigns, subterranean and drywood types, and the limits of consumer products.

Overwintering Invaders

Insects that come indoors in autumn and are noticed in spring.

Stink Bugs in the HouseWhy they appear indoors and where they gather.How to Get Rid of Stink BugsRemoval and exclusion, step by step.Stink Bug TrapsTrap types measured against a published specification.Boxelder BugsIdentification and the trees they associate with.Asian Lady Beetles, Not LadybugsTelling the two apart, and why the difference matters indoors.Cluster FliesHow they differ from house flies and where they overwinter.

Joro Spiders

The four-page cluster on one spider, its spread and its web.

Joro SpiderIdentification, origin, and how the species spreads.Joro Spider RangeWhere the species has been recorded.Joro Spider WebsThe web, its structure and where it is built.Are Joro Spiders Dangerous?What the research says about the bite and the risk.

Wildlife

Larger animals around the house, and the exclusion work that comes first.

RaccoonsDamage signs, attic and chimney entry, and the health guidance.Raccoon Cage TrapsCages measured against one published minimum size.OpossumsWhat they do around a property and what the agencies advise.SkunksDenning, digging signs, and the spray.ArmadillosRooting damage, burrows, and exclusion.Armadillo TrapsTrap types set against the published guidance.

Burrowing Rodents

Three animals blamed for the same lawn, and the tools for them.

Pocket GophersMounds, tunnels and the control methods extension services describe.Gopher TrapsTrap types and how they are set.Mole, Vole or Pocket Gopher?Telling the three apart from the marks they leave.

Rules & Regulations

Where the law, rather than the animal, decides what you may do.

California Trapping RulesWhat the state regulations say, quoted and cited.