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Parasites

Bed Bugs, Fleas and Ticks

Bed Bug	Flea	Tick

Guidelines to Prepare for Bed Bug Extermination, A Pictorial of Real Life Bed Bug Infestations , and Bed Bug, Their Eggs, Feces, & Skin - What do they look like, and General Guidelines to Prepare for a Spray Treatment.

Rodents: Mice and Rat

Mice	Rat

Crawling Insects

Ants

Pharaoh and the Little Black Ants	Fire Ant	Pavement Ant
Carpenter Ant

Cockroaches

German Cockroach	American Cockroach	Brown-Banded Cockroach

Spiders	Sow Bug, Pill Bug or Potato Bug	Centipedes

Silverfish and Firebrat	Earwigs

Powder Post Beetle	Millipede

Flying Insects

House Fly	Bees	Wasp & Hornet

Pantry Pests

Carpet Beetle	Spider Beetle	Indian Meal Moth

Please, see the Pantry Pest document at Grains Canada.

Outdoor or Garden Pests

Crane-Fly (Leather Jackets)	Caterpillar

City of Toronto
City of Toronto's Public Health
Public Health, City of Toronto (416 338 7600)- Fact Sheet on Bed Bug Infestations - Rights and Responsibilities - NOV. 2008

Leatherjackets (European Crane)

Appearance:

Leatherjackets are the immature stage (larva) of European crane flies. They are light gray to brown, worm-like maggots,up to 4 cm long, with a tough outer skin.

Adult crane flies look like giant mosquitoes, up to 2.5 cm long. But they are harmless compared to mosquitoes. They have long, fragile legs.

What Does Leatherjacket Damage Look Like?

A European Crane Fly

Leatherjackets live in the top layer of soil, feeding on the roots of grasses. Where large numbers of leatherjackets are feeding,they leave thin, browning and bald patches in lawns in the spring. Leatherjacket Life Cycle

Adult crane flies lay eggs in the soil from mid-July to late September. The larvae hatch and begin feeding on roots in the fall. They over-winter in the soil and resume feeding in the spring. They do the most feeding during April and early May.

The larvae remain in the soil to change into an immobile stage, called a pupa. Inside the pupa, they transform into adults, which emerge from mid-July onwards.

The adults of a similar crane fly species emerge from May onward.

When Are Leatherjackets A Problem?

Leatherjackets rarely damage residential lawns.They can damage closely mowed, highly managed or stressed turf, particularly in cool, wet summers.

Even where their feeding has caused noticeable thinning, lawns quickly recover as soon as leatherjackets stop feeding in May.

More damage may be caused by birds and raccoons that dig up the lawn to eat leatherjackets.

How Can I Prevent Damage?

A healthy, deep rooted lawn quickly fills in and outgrows root-feeding by leatherjackets. To keep the turf dense,sprinkle turf grass seed over thin areas in February and March.

Source and Credits: www.crd.bc.ca/rte/pest/documents/LeatherJackets-CraneFly.pdf