Introduction Bed bugs are members of the blood-feeding insect groups and are among the most annoying and widespread medical pests in the world, and they are known as a result of their close contact with human life, as they parasitize mammals, including humans. At present, the control of this insect is a challenge for workers in the field of public…
Ants Get Rid of Ants with ETS Innovative IPM Plan Introduction Ants are social insects that are widely regarded as one of the most diverse and successful insect groups in terms of their ecological impact on the environments in which they live. Many ants are ecologically beneficial as insect predators or as decomposers of dead plants and animals. Outdoor ants…
Relapsing Fever Tick: General Description The adult soft tick has eight legs, rounded body, dimples on their body, and mouthparts hidden from view when seen from above. Life Cycle and Common Characteristics Female ticks lay eggs in batches, with each batch of eggs produced after taking a blood meal. A female may lay from 25 to several hundred…
Fowl Tick or Poultry Tick: General Description Fowl ticks are light to dark red-brown (yellowish-brown when starved and slatey-blue when engorged). Adults are about 0.5-0.6 mm long. Mouthparts in nymphs and adults are not visible when viewed from above since they are hidden by the front margin of the tick’s body. The skin is wrinkled. Credit: CDC Soft Tick…
Camel Tick: General Description Camel tick Hyalomma dromedarii (Acari: Ixodidae) adult male: (a) Ventral and (b) dorsal (Credit: Al-Deeb and Bin Muzaffar, Veterinarywork.org) The dorsal shield of males can reach a length of 3.7–5.8 mm. These hard-bodied ticks are broadly oval in shape. The basic color is yellow- to red-brown. Life Cycle and Common Characteristics The camel tick parasitizes mainly…
Brown Dog Tick: General Description Eggs of the brown dog tick are spherical and dark brown in color. Larvae have three pairs of legs with a body size of approximately 0.5 mm in length and 0.4 mm in width. Nymphs and adults have four pairs of legs and look similar except nymphs are smaller than adults. Nymphs are 1.15 to…
Anopheles Mosquito (Potential Malaria Vector)stephensi and A. culicifacies General Description Eggs. Larvae Pupa Adult Life Cycle and Common Characteristics Lide cycle usually takes 10–14 days for an egg to develop into an adult mosquito. Adult, female mosquitoes lay individual eggs one at a time directly on or near water bodies. The eggs float on the surface of the…
Aedes Mosquito (Biting Nuisance Species) A. aegypti, A. albopictus, and A. caspius (A. aegypti is not reported from UAE) General Description Mosquitoes have four distinct developmental stages: egg, larva, pupa, and adult Eggs: Eggs. Larvae Pupa Adult Life Cycle and Common Characteristics Life cycle takes about 7-10 days for an egg to develop into an adult mosquito. Females lay…
Harvest Mites or Chiggers: General Description There are about 12 species belonging to this genus, the most important of which is T. akamusla and T. deliensis. Adults are about 1 mm long, oval, covered with hairs, and orange to red in color. Eggs are globular. The larva is 0.15 to 0.3 mm long. Larvae, nymphs, and adults have six legs…
House Dust Mite: General Description House dust mites are very small and have translucent bodies. They are barely visible to the unaided eye. The mite measures 0.2–0.3 mm in length. The body of the house dust mite has a striated cuticle. Its fecal pellets range from 10 to 40 µm. A scanning electron micrograph of a female - CSIRO …
Engineering Techniques Services (ETS) is the first and foremost pest control company in the entire 7 emirates of United Arab Emirates including but not limited to Dubai, Abu Dhabi and Sharjah and is at the forefront among its competitors. We are integral members of British Pest Control, UK and National Pest Management Association, USA.