Disease Transmission / concern
5 entr(ies)
Blacklegged Tick
A small, dark-legged tick of the eastern and north-central United States that feeds on mammals and birds and is the main carrier of the Lyme disease bacterium.Cat Flea
A tiny, wingless, blood-feeding insect that is the flea most often found on pet cats and dogs in U.S. homes, biting both animals and people and breeding in carpets, bedding, and pet resting areas.House Fly
A gray, four-striped filth fly that breeds in manure, garbage, and decaying matter and contaminates food and surfaces by carrying germs on its body and in its saliva and droppings.House Mouse
A small, gray-brown commensal rodent that lives in close association with people, nesting in walls, appliances, and stored goods, and known for droppings, gnaw marks, and a musky odor.Yellow Fever Mosquito
A small dark, day-biting container mosquito with lyre-shaped thorax markings that breeds in standing water around homes and is the primary vector of yellow fever, dengue, Zika, and chikungunya viruses.
A small, dark-legged tick of the eastern and north-central United States that feeds on mammals and birds and is the main carrier of the Lyme disease bacterium.Cat Flea
A tiny, wingless, blood-feeding insect that is the flea most often found on pet cats and dogs in U.S. homes, biting both animals and people and breeding in carpets, bedding, and pet resting areas.House Fly
A gray, four-striped filth fly that breeds in manure, garbage, and decaying matter and contaminates food and surfaces by carrying germs on its body and in its saliva and droppings.House Mouse
A small, gray-brown commensal rodent that lives in close association with people, nesting in walls, appliances, and stored goods, and known for droppings, gnaw marks, and a musky odor.Yellow Fever Mosquito
A small dark, day-biting container mosquito with lyre-shaped thorax markings that breeds in standing water around homes and is the primary vector of yellow fever, dengue, Zika, and chikungunya viruses.