(adapted from Higley, L. G., L. L. Karr, and L. P. Pedigo. 1989. Manual of Entomology and Pest Management. Macmillan, New York)
| Common Name | Species Name | Order | Family |
| bed bug | Cimex lectularius | Hemiptera | Cimicidae |
| black flies | Simuliidae spp. | Diptera | Simuliidae |
| black widow spider | Latrodectus mactans | Araneida | Theridiidae |
| brown recluse spider | Loxosceles reclusa | Araneida | Loxoscelidae |
| chiggers | Trombiculidae spp. | Acari | Trombiculidae |
| conenose bugs | Triatominae spp. | Hemiptera | Reduviidae |
| fleas | Pulex and Xenopsylla spp. | Siphonaptera | Pulicidae |
| horse and deer flies | Tabanidae spp. | Diptera | Tabanidae |
| house fly | Musca domestica | Diptera | Muscidae |
| body louse | Pediculus humanus | Anoplura | Pediculidae |
| head louse | Pediculus capitis | Anoplura | Pediculidae |
| crab louse (= pubic louse) | Pthirus pubis | Anoplura | Pthiridae |
| itch mite | Sarcoptes scabiei | Acari | Sarcoptidae |
| mosquitoes | Culicidae spp. | Diptera | Culicidae |
| punkies | Ceratopogonidae spp. | Diptera | Ceratopogonidae |
| stinging ants | Formicidae spp. | Hymenoptera | Formicidae |
| bumble bees | Bombidae spp. | Hymenoptera | Bombidae |
| honey bee | Apis mellifera | Hymenoptera | Apidae |
| hornets, wasps, yellow jackets, etc. | Vespidae spp. | Hymenoptera | Vespidae |
| American dog tick | Dermacentor variabilis | Acari | Ixodidae |
| deer tick | Ixodes dammini | Acari | Ixodidae |
| Rocky Mountain wood tick | Dermacentor americanum | Acari | Ixodidae |