Adult northern house mosquito
Culex pipiens Linnaeus, 1758
Image by Ary Farajollahi

Over 3000 known species of mosquitoes exist worldwide.

European earwig
Image by Tom Murray www.pbase.com/tmurray74

A European earwig. Note the pair of forceps on the tip of the abdomen.

spotted garden slug
Image by HGIC, University of Maryland

Slugs move along by secreting a path of mucus.

western conifer seed bug
Image by Dan Gilrein, CCE Suffolk County

A leaf-footed bug, Leptoglossus oppositus. Arrows indicate leaf-like expansions.

tick crawling on a persons arm

Lone star tick

Gardening with Deer

Indoor / Outdoor Insects, Wildlife and Poisonous Plants

Indoor 
Pests
Outdoor
Pests
Wildlife Poisonous
Plants


Ants in Houses

Asian Giant Hornet

Cornell Lab of Ornithology (birds)

Poison Ivy

Bed Bugs

Boxelder Bug

Mark Bridgen's Deer Resistant Plants List

Cornell University Poisonous Plants Informational Database

Beetles Infesting Flour and Meal

Carpenter Bees

Rutgers Deer Resistant Plants list

Beetles Infesting Woolens

Controlling Wasps, Yellow-jackets and Hornets

Evict mice

Booklice

European Earwig

Hummingbirds 101 (International Society of Hummingbirds)

Brown Marmorated Stink Bug

Ground Nesting Bees

Top Hummingbird Plants for Long Island flip book

Carpenter Ants

Insects and Firewood, Some Facts ...

Long Island Hummingbird Plants

Cigarette and Drugstore Beetles

Jumping Worms

Moles

Cockroaches

Millipedes, Sowbugs, Pillbugs and Centipedes

Voles

Clothes Moths

Mosquito Biology for the Homeowner

Wildlife Control Information

Eastern Subterranean Termites

Slugs and Snails

Fleas

Protect our Trees from Pests-Don't Move Firewood

Indian Meal Moth

Tick Biology for the Homeowner

Larder Beetles

Integrated Pest Management for the Deer Tick

Powder Post Beetles

Selecting a Pest Management Professional

Silverfish and Firebrats

Spiders

Springtails and Snowfleas

Vinegar Flies, Pomace Flies, or Fruit Flies

Western Conifer Seed Bug: Unwanted House Guest

Contact

Alice Raimondo
Horticulture Consultant
aw242@cornell.edu
631-727-4126

Last updated November 25, 2025