Community IPM - Handbook on Pests

Pest Handbook

Handbook on Pests of Community Environments in the Desert Southwest United States

This publication was developed through a grant from the Western Region IPM Center, and is available on the Arizona Pest Management Center website. It covers all major arthropod, vertebrate and weed pests encountered in community environments in the desert southwestern United States, and will serve as a handy reference guide to support community IPM efforts in this region. For more information contact Shaku Nair.

Handbook Sections

01 - Cover Pages and Contents (pdf)
Download01 - Cover Pages and Contents (1127 KB)
02 - Introduction (pdf)
Download02 - Introduction (225 KB)
03 - IPM in Community Environments (pdf)
Download03 - IPM in Community Environments (205 KB)
04 - Biting, Stinging and Venomous Pests: Insects (pdf)
Download04 - Biting, Stinging and Venomous Pests: Insects (2825 KB)
05 - General Household Pests (pdf)
Download05 - General Household Pests (4389 KB)
06 - Pests of Plants (pdf)
Download06 - Pests of Plants (2288 KB)
07 - Pests of Public Health Importance (pdf)
Download07 - Pests of Public Health Importance (1838 KB)
08 - Pests of Stored Products (pdf)
Download08 - Pests of Stored Products (1995 KB)
09 - Structural Pests / Wood-damaging Pests (pdf)
Download09 - Structural Pests / Wood-damaging Pests (2155 KB)
10 - Vertebrates (pdf)
Download10 - Vertebrates (5900 KB)
11 - Weeds (pdf)
Download11 - Weeds (5823 KB)
12 - Glossary of Terms (pdf)
Download12 - Glossary of Terms (469 KB)
13 - Index of Common Names (pdf)
Download13 - Index of Common Names (531 KB)

ARIZONA PEST MANAGEMENT CENTER