ABSTRACT
Cockroaches (Order Blattaria) ......................................................................... 194 Oriental Cockroach (Order Blattaria; Family Blattidae) ............................. 194 American Cockroach (Order Blattaria; Family Blattellidae) ...................... 195 German Cockroach (Order Blattaria; Family Blattellidae) ......................... 196 Brownbanded Cockroach (Order Blattaria; Family Blattellidae) ............... 197 Surinam Cockroach (Order Blattaria; Family Blaberidae) ......................... 198
True Bugs (Order Hemiptera) ......................................................................... 199 Triatomine Bugs (Order Hemiptera; Family Reduviidae) ..........................200 Bed Bugs, Bat Bugs (Order Hemiptera; Family Cimicidae) ...................... 201
Beetles (Order Coleoptera) .............................................................................. 202 Detrimental Beetles......................................................................................203 Beneficial Beetles .........................................................................................208
Bees, Wasps, and Ants (Order Hymenoptera) ................................................ 210
There is an array of other arthropods that can be of veterinary importance associated with livestock production and/or the health and well-being of companion animals. Some species have a direct impact on animals (e.g., fire ants, bed bugs, blister beetles), some may be detrimental to production practices (e.g., wood-destroying beetles), and some are considered beneficial and are often used as viable components of integrated pest management programs (e.g., dung beetles, predatory beetles, certain species of parasitic wasps). Included here are selected insect groups that may be encountered in conjunction with livestock and companion animals.
