Urban insects and pest management best practices

Karim Gharbi is a horticulture and entomology expert with Denver County Extension. Join us as he shares a close-up look at the strange world of urban insects and give tips for how to best manage pest problems. 🐜🔍

✅ Learn about common nuisance pests, as well as those that can cause damage and health issues
✅ Understand basics of how to manage pests in your environment

Let's get into it!

00:00 Introduction
02:00 Overview of an Integrated Pest Management approach
02:43 Bed bugs
10:26 Mosquitos
18:42 Ticks
24:44 Kissing bugs
27:33 Dermestid beetles
28:22 Carpet beetles
28:51 Warehouse beetles
29:09 Larder beetles
31:20 Lookalikes for dermestids
31:52 Dermestid management
32:56 Indian meal moths
35:59 Termites
39:54 Powderpost beetles
41:03 Barklice
41:39 Ants
46:54 Spiders
49:55 Question: Do mosquitos only bite when they are pregnant?
50:40 Question: Can wood mulch attract termites and how common are termites in Colorado?
51:29 Question: Can thrips swarm and bite people?
52:01 Question: What do you do about grasshoppers?
53:15 Question: Are there options to manage the immigrant pavement ant?
53:59 Western black widow
56:22 Brown recluse
58:09 Centipedes
59:21 Cockroaches
01:04:00 The seasonality of nuisance invaders
01:04:40 Spring
01:05:03 Miller moths
01:05:47 Millipedes
01:06:05 Summer
01:06:14 Duff millipedes
01:06:27 False chinch bugs
01:06:45 Root weevils
01:06:53 Late fall/winter
01:07:17 Boxelder bugs
01:07:32 Western conifer seed bug
01:07:52 Cluster flies
01:08:10 Asian ladybird beetle
01:08:36 Lacewings
01:08:59 Nuisance insect management