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As a rule, bees and wasps are beneficial insects unmindful of the activities of man, as long as man makes it a point to disregard them. At times, however, the nests of these insects may be built in such close proximity to the home, or even in the home, as to make the area too confining for both insect and man. Many times the stings of bees and wasps are usually a painful experience for a few individuals the consequences may be much more serious, resulting in a severe reaction or even death to some people.

Fleas are tiny insects with bodies thin and flattened from side to side much as a fish is flattened. The flea is one of the most troublesome of insects and one of the most dangerous. This makes it easy for them to slip quickly about among the hairs of the animal upon which they live, for all fleas are parasitic.

Mankind is not alone in living in organized communities. The most common of the social insects, the ant, also exhibits these behaviors. Ants do not have the power of reason. They live in blind obedience to instinct, neither choosing nor willing to do anything. Ants occur throughout the world. They make their nests in many materials, including soil, sand, wood, and leaves. There are at least 8000 species, and possibly as many as 14,000. Carpenter ants usually live in a moist, damp wood, they do not eat the wood, they gnaw at it to expand their nests.

The cockroach is considered one of the most obnoxious of household pests. This brown or black insect can be found in houses, apartment and office buildings, ships, trains, and airplanes in many parts of the world. Domestic cockroaches, which are also called roaches, have a disagreeable odor. They live in warm dark areas. Their broad flat bodies permit them to crawl in narrow cracks and along pipes. They hide in the daytime coming out at night to feed. The diet of the cockroach includes both plant and animal products ranging from food, paper, clothing and books to dead insects. Although cockroaches can be difficult to eliminate there are a variety of baits and traps that are very effective. Used in combination with good sanitary practices cockroaches can be controlled or eliminated. Cockroaches are believed to be able to transmit several different human diseases.