GLOSSARY OF TERMS
“Arthropoda: © The taxonomic classification which includes
. ‘Tnsects, spiders, millipedes, scorpions, etc, -. Ectoparasites:
Fleas, ticks, lice, mites, etc., living on
the body of a host organism such as a rat.
Entomology:
-Harborage:
The study of insects.
Areas providing shelter and/or breeding sites
or insects, rodents, etc.
buildings, etc.
Have-A-Heart Traps:
Examples would be trash dumps,
A brand name of a rodent trap which
catches the animal alive and without injury.
L. mactans:
The black widow spider.
Lepidopterous Larvae:
Musca:
Moth and butterfly catterpillers.
The genus of flies to which house flies belong.
P, fuscatus:
See 10 below.
Polistes fuscatus Var. aurifer:
wasp.
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Polistene Type Sting:
A common variety of paper
.
Typical sting of the paper wasp .
(see Wheel Flair Reaction).
Prebaiting:
Positioning a bait without the presence of a
poison t> measure the acceptability and consumption by the
rodent t
be controlled.
Furthermore, it indicates if other
non-target organisms will be attracted to it.
Predator:
Usually an animal which specifically seeks out
and destroys .another animal; i.e., cats to rats and mice.
R. Marginata:
See 15 below.
~- Ropalidia marginata:
Polistes group.
A common paper wasp Similar to the
Sphecidae: A mud wasp which is predacious against spiders.
Normally, it does not sting man but is capable.
_. Vespidae: A large taxonomic group of wasps which include the
paper wasps.
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