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Household pests

Snakes: Information for Missouri Homeowners

Spiders

Restricted-Use Pesticide Record-Keeping Form

USDA Pesticide Record-Keeping Requirements for Certified Private Applicators of Federally Restricted-Use Pesticides

Keep the bedbugs at bay

April 3, 2025

Say bah 'hum-bug' to uninvited tree pests

December 19, 2024

Seal your home to keep insects from spending the winter with you

October 11, 2024

Choose the right pest control provider before the bedbugs bite

September 29, 2021

Urban Entomology factsheet: dark-winged fungus gnats (PDF)

Identification, life cycle and habits, damage potential, and control measures for dark-winged fungus gnats.

Urban Entomology factsheet: fruit flies (PDF)

Identification, life cycle and habits, damage potential and control measures for fruit flies.

Urban Entomology factsheet: green bottle fly (PDF)

Identification, life cycle and habits, damage potential, and control measures for green bottle flies.

Urban Entomology factsheet: house fly (PDF)

Identification, life cycle and habits, damage potential, and control measures for house flies.

Todd Lorenz

Field Specialist in Agronomy

Kathi Mecham

Field Specialist in Horticulture