a Ta WERT Tt ae tt tla se Cy - Soe mea i pers aan = sk sutscetntateuanapen we ee Arthropoda: * The taxonomic classification which includes insects, Spiders, millipedes, scorpions, - Ectoparasites: Fleas, ticks, lice, mites, etc., living on the body of a host organism such as a rat. Entomology: a etc, °° The study of insects. ‘Harborage: Areas providing shelter and/or breeding sites ~~ Ae rodents, etc. Examples would be trash dumps, — ' buildings, etc. a for insects Have-A-Heart Traps: A brand name of a rodent trap which | catches the animal alive and without injury. an L. mactans: The black widow spider. Lepidopterous Larvae: Musca: Moth and butterfly catterpillers. a The genus of flies’ to which house flies belong. P, fuscatus: See 10 below. Polistes fuscatus Var. aurifer: wasp. can. . es. 7 . Polistene Type Sting: . . hme | /&K A common variety of paper . « bamaten Typical sting of the paper wasp | (see Wheel Flair Reaction). 12. Prebaiting: Positioning a bait without the presence of a poison to measure the acceptability and consumption by the rodent to be controlled. Furthermore, it indicates if other r non-target organisms will be attracted to it. ee Predator: Usually an animal which specifically seeks out _and destroys.another animal; i.e., cats to rats and mice. 14, 18. 16, 47, R, Marginata: See 15 below. Ropalidia marginata: Polistes proup. Sphecidae: Normally, le 5 A common paper wasp Similar to the A mud wasp which is predacious against spiders, it does not sting man but is capable. Vespidae: A large taxonomic group of wasps which include the paper wasps. 2 basse “ a ‘ ro