The Urban Structural Entomology program deals with pests that commonly cause nuisance problems, economic damage, and public health concerns in and around structural, residential, and industrial settings. The program blends basic and applied research components with traditional education and extension-outreach activities about pests that affect people and the buildings in which they live and work. Current research efforts focus on major pest groups such as cockroaches, bed bugs, ants, and termites, but there are opportunities for projects on other important pests. Extension efforts cover all major arthropod groups and include management of commensal rodents and other vertebrate "nuisance" pests.
CALS Perspective 2000 article about the Urban Entomology Program