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Their _ _ in house dust are thought to contribute to asthma attacks.
dead bodies
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Their dead bodies in _ _ are thought to contribute to asthma attacks.
house dust
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Adults about #-1/4 inch
1/32 inch
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Adults about 1/32-_
1/4 inch
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_ bodied, look like tiny termite workers
soft
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soft bodied, look like tiny _ _
termite workers
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Head somewhat _ , eyes varying from large and globose to a single ommatidium/facet, ocelli present or absent.
bulging
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Cerci absent? present?
absent
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mouthparts?
chewing
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Most species are represented by both males and females while some are
parthenogenetic ( ) in part or all of their geographic range
reproduction without males
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Psocids are typically found in areas of _ because they have trouble controlling water loss through their exoskeletons.
high relative humidity
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Psocids are typically found in areas of high relative humidity because they have trouble _ through their exoskeletons.
controlling water loss
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High humidity conditions are also required for the _ , the primary food of most psocids
growth of mold
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their population may seem to go from zero to thousands is because of their small size they _ when their numbers are low
are rarely noticed
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adults usually die off in the winter but the eggs and/or small nymphs can
survive the cold temperatures and can become adults in 3-4 weeks with the onset of _
warm weather
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are most commonly found in association with damp books whose _ sizing and _ readily support _ _
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In new homes, apartments, and office buildings, psocids are sometimes found within
4-12 months after construction before the _ have dried out
plaster or sheetrock walls
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Lowering and keeping the humidity below #% eventually kills psocids
50%
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_ psocids can readily be killed with a directed ULV application of appropriately labeled material,
but most of the population will not be in an exposed posture.
Exposed
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Exposed psocids can readily be killed with a directed _ of appropriately labeled material,
but most of the population will not be in an exposed posture.
ULV application
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Exposed psocids can readily be killed with a directed ULV application of appropriately labeled material,
but most of the population will not be in an _
exposed posture
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Outdoors, psocids occur in _ and _ , living foliage, dead foliage, ground litter, on top of
tree bark, underneath loose tree bark, and on rock surfaces.
bird and mammal nests
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Other situations where psocids have been found include herbaria (_ _),
insect collections, libraries, and insect light trap (ILT) catch trays which have not been emptied on a timely basis
plant collections
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Other situations where psocids have been found include herbaria (plant collections),
insect collections, libraries, and _
insect light trap (ILT) catch trays which have not been emptied on a timely basis
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In warehouse, they are commonly associated with _
improperly stored wooden pallets which have gotten damp and become infested with mold
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