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PR Notice 2023-01; Appendix

Arthropod Pests
Pest Scientific Name Public Health Importance/ Possible Clinical Significance
Araneae
Spiders
Widow spiders, including:
Southern black widow
Northern black widow
Western black widow
Brown widow
Latrodectus mactans
Latrodectus variolus
Latrodectus hesperus
Latrodectus geometricus
Venomous bite
Recluse spiders, including:
Brown recluse
Loxosceles reclusa
Scorpiones
Scorpions
Bark scorpions Centruroides sculpturatus Venomous sting
Centruroides exilicauda
Centruroides vittatus
Chilopoda
Centipedes
House centipede Scutigera coleoptrata Venomous bite
Florida blue centipede Hemiscolopendra marginata
Scolopendra centipedes Scolopendra spp.
INSECTS
Blattodea
Cockroaches
American cockroach Periplaneta americana Allergic reaction, asthma, Salmonellosis, E. coli infection, hepatitis
Australian cockroach Periplaneta australasiae
Brown cockroach Periplaneta brunnea
Smokybrown cockroach Periplaneta fuliginosa
Brownbanded cockroach Supella longipalpa
German cockroach Blattella germanica
Oriental cockroach Blatta orientalis
Anoplura
Sucking lice
Body louse (cootie) Pediculus humanus humanus Epidemic typhus, epidemic relapsing fever, Trench fever, dermatitis with risk of secondary infection
Head louse Pediculus humanus capitis
Crab louse (crabs) Phithirus pubis

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