Observations by jonbish321

Observed hunting inside of a large commercial facility. Wolf spiders are relatively harmless, but can illicit fear for the average person that encounters them. For that reason wolf spiders are considered to be urban pests.

Spiders may scare many people, but cellar spiders are among the least frightening, most beneficial of their kind. Cellar spiders feed on many pest arthropods and for that reason are generally beneficial to keep around. This particular spider was found in a mess of it's own webs with several beetles entangled in the webs.

I discovered this beetle after overturning a rock that was against the foundation of a commercial structure. It was burrowed beneath the soil. Triceratops beetles very rarely enter structures and are not considered to be urban pests.

This German cockroach was observed among others, inside of a commercial kitchen. This particular cockroach appears to have been affected by a chitin inhibiting IGR, judging by the deformed wings. German cockroaches are considered to be major urban pests and require an intensive IPM program to control.

This colony of ants was discovered after overturning a rock, outside of a commercial structure. Many workers appeared to be carrying eggs when the nest was disturbed. These ants are considered to be urban pests, as they can invade structures in the search of food, water, or shelter.

This photo depicts fire ants that are active atop their mound outside of a college campus. Fire ants form unsightly mounds and can deliver a painful sting and for these reasons they are considered urban pests.

These paper wasps were found nesting under an awning outside of a structure. Paper wasps can inflict painful stings that can be especially dangerous for those that are allergic to their venom. Because of this, paper wasps are considered to be urban pests.

This black jumping spider was observed hanging from a single web while desending from my kitchen ceiling. I observed the spider moving about on my ceiling for most of the day, I believe that it did not have much luck finding prey up there and was attempting to move to the floor. Jumping spiders are harmless and are only considered to be pests by those that are frightened by spiders.

This dynastid beetle was found underneath a rodent bait station that was located against the structure foundation of a large facility. It's typical for dynastid beetles to hide under debris and other objects when the sun is out, by moving the bait station I likely interrupted this behavior. Dynastid beetles pose no threat to humans and are not considered to be an urban pest.