- April 20, 2020
- By Caleb
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Houston Researchers Are Working To Keep Residents Safe From Kissing Bug Pests That Invade Homes And Transmit Disease To Humans Kissing bugs are a group of true bugs in the Reduviidae family of the Hemiptera order of insects. Insects in the Reduviidae family are commonly referred to as assassin bugs due to their strong predatory
A large number of cockroach species that are known pests of homes and buildings can be found in Houston including German, American, Oriental, smokybrown, brown-banded, and Turkestan cockroaches. Virtually all cockroach pest species in the US are non-native, and most originate from tropical regions. One of the most recently introduced cockroach species in the US
Houston is home to several rodent pests that regularly infest structures of all types. The most common rodent pests in Houston include roof rats, Norway rats, house mice, and deer mice. In addition to damaging property and being a nuisance, rodents are medically threatening pests that carry dozens of disease-causing microorganisms. Rats and mice carry