South Florida Pest Identification Guide
Detailed identification guides for the most common pests in Broward and Palm Beach Counties — each linked to University of Florida/IFAS research.
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All pest profiles on this page are linked to UF/IFAS Featured Creatures — the University of Florida's peer-reviewed entomology database. We cite university research because accurate identification leads to more effective control.
Yellow Fever Mosquito
MosquitoAedes aegypti
Identification guide →Asian Tiger Mosquito
MosquitoAedes albopictus
Identification guide →Southern House Mosquito
MosquitoCulex quinquefasciatus
Identification guide →No-See-Ums (Biting Midges)
Biting MidgeCulicoides spp.
Identification guide →American Cockroach (Palmetto Bug)
CockroachPeriplaneta americana
Identification guide →Roof Rat (Black Rat)
RodentRattus rattus
Identification guide →Black-Legged Tick (Deer Tick)
TickIxodes scapularis
Identification guide →Formosan Subterranean Termite
TermiteCoptotermes formosanus
Identification guide →Not sure what you're dealing with?
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