Pest Collection

Grey Squirrel trapped inside a squirrel proof bird feeder UK September
RES-744 Grey Squirrel trapped inside a squirrel proof bird feeder UK September Sciurus carolinensis George Reszeter Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Molluscs / Snails / Print
Snails on and around various foliage

Grey Squirrel trapped inside a squirrel proof bird feeder UK September
RES-745 Grey Squirrel trapped inside a squirrel proof bird feeder UK September Sciurus carolinensis George Reszeter Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Common Mole
AEB-2941 European / Common MOLE - emerging from hole, showing spade-like feet used for digging Talpa europaea Elizabeth Bomford Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Poster, Keep ceaseless watch for Colorado Beetle
Ministry of Agriculture poster, Keep ceaseless watch for Colorado Beetle, they can destroy our potato crops. circa late 1930s

Mole - eating worm undergound
JD-13175 European / Common MOLE - eats worm in hole underground Talpa europaea John Daniels Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Schistocerca gregaria, desert locust
A desert locust perching on a branch. Locusts sometimes swarm to form groups of up to 80 million and can migrate over large distances

Head louse, SEM
Head louse. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of a head louse (Pediculus humanus capitis) clinging to a human hair. Head lice measure 2-3 millimetres in length

Tobacco hornworm with tobacco plant
Tobacco hornworm (Manduca sexta) with a damaged tobacco plant, artwork. This species is common throughout North America. Eggs (right)

Budapest parliament at Sunrise time, Budapest, Hungary

Advertisement for Keatings Powder
An advertisement for Keatings Powder, to rid your clothes of bugs, fleas, beetles, moths, and other distressing insects. Remember to take it with you on holiday! Date: 1913

Land Snail (Gastropoda), internal anatomy, cross-section

Fishermans Bastion and Matthias Church

Picture No. 11675613
Dark Field Light Micrograph: Scabies Mite. Date:

A futuristic alien plant harvest

Spider mite, SEM
Spider mite. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of a spider mite (Tetranychus sp.). It is an economic pest and plant parasite, found on vegetable crops, fruit trees and flowers

Southern Railway Ratcatcher
Official Rat catcher for Southern Railway with Terriers and quarry. Date: 1924

Brown Rat
JD-13556 Brown / Common / Norway RAT - facing. In studio, against white background Rattus norvegicus John Daniels Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Dingo JPF 189550 Activity, description - Location Canis familiaris dingo © Jean-Paul Ferrero / ARDEA LONDON
JPF-189550 DINGO - adult male Canis familiaris dingo Jean Paul Ferrero Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

European mole cricket. Europe
PPG-1525 European MOLE CRICKET - close-up of head Europe Gryllotalpa Gryllotalpa Or.: Europe occidentale Pascal Goetgheluck Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Tomato Hornworm - gerden / crop pest
JZ-2266 Tomato Hornworm - garden / crop pest. USA Manduca quinquemaculata The Five-spotted Hawk Moth is the adult of the tomato hornworm Jim Zipp Please note that prints are for personal display

Mole - emerging from hole on surface
JLM-9605 European / Common MOLE - emerging from burrow Talpa europaea Tulepa europa John Mason Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Coypu, nutria. Riparian rodent introduced to UK and eradicated. Originallys America
PM-10124 Coypu / Nutria - riparian rodent introduced to UK and eradicated. Originallys America Myocastor coypus Pat Morris Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Common Large Garden Slug - On lettuce UK garden
SPH-3365 Common Large Garden Slug - On lettuce UK garden Arion ater Steve Hopkin Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

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Hungary, Budapest, Buda Castle District, view over Danube and Pest with Parliament Building

Adult Pea Aphid -Acyrthosiphon pisum-, pest, macro shot, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany

AD: RAT POISON, 1922. American advertisement for the Rat Biscuit Company, 1922

Red flour beetle in flight
Red flour beetle. Coloured scanning electron micrograph of a red flour beetle (Tribolium castaneum) in flight. One of the most significant pests of dried foods and the milling industry

Beekeeping (or apiculture, from Latin: apis bee ) is the maintenance of honey bee colonies, commonly in hives

Illustration of Aphid (Aphidoidea) giving birth to live young or nymph

Picture No. 10873704
Sleeping Sickness Parasite in red blood cells (Trypanosoma sp. ) Date:

Oligonychus ununguis, red spider mite
Red spider mites are arachnids with four pairs of legs and no antennae. They are a plant-sucking pest mainly active in the hot summer weather

Raptor model birdscarer on pole, in arable field at dusk, Bacton, Suffolk, England, october

Black Death rat flea, artwork
Oriental rat flea (Xenopsylla cheopis), artwork. This flea was the primary vector of the bacterium Yersinia pestis, which caused the Black Death

Carpet beetle larva, SEM
Carpet beetle larva. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of a carpet beetle (Anthrenus sp.) larva amongst the fibres of a wool carpet

Pea Aphid / Greenfly - huge swarm, UK
SPH-2694 Greenfly / Pea APHIDS - huge swarm United Kingdom Acyrthosiphon pisum Steve Hopkin Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Hurray for the Robinson Ray! by W. Heath Robinson
We are privileged to publish the first illustration of a Death Ray at its dirty work. the top secret experiment was entirely successful, and as our picture shows

Large Black Slug on mouldy strawberries. UK
DOW-176 Large Black Slug on mouldy strawberries. UK Arion ater Steve Downer Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Scanning Electron Micrograph (SEM): Mosquito, Female; Magnification x 55 (A4 size: 29. 7 cm width)
LRDS-83 Mosquito, Female Scanning Electron Micrograph (SEM) Anopheles sp. Magnification x 55 (A4 size: 29.7 cm width) Coloured by hand to enhance natural features

Fly on sugar, SEM
Fly on sugar, coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM). Flies (order Diptera) are insects that can spread disease when they feed on human food

Grey Squirrel Standing on old boot Norfolk UK
FEU-524 Grey Squirrel Standing on old boot Norfolk UK Sciurus carolinensis Geoff du Feu Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Cat - peers through mouse hole at mouse
JD-1302 CAT - peers through mouse hole at mouse John Daniels Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

American Opossum - On tree branch. Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge, Washington, North America. Mp11
TOM-1388 American Opossum - on tree branch Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge, Washington, North America Didelphis virginiana Tom & Pat Leeson Please note that prints are for personal display

Common Rabbit - in vegetable garden
JD-13448 Common Rabbit - in vegetable garden John Daniels Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Fish louse feeding on tropical fish in aquarium
BB-1321 Fish louse feeding on tropical fish in aquarium Argulus spp. Brian Bevan Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Thrip, SEM
Thrip. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of a thrip or thunder fly (Heliothrips sp.). Its compound eyes (brown) and antennae (between eyes) are seen

Wild Common Hamster - Feeding in a granary (Cricetus cricetus L.). Summer, Middle Ural Mountains, Russia

Colony of small Permanent Currant Aphids -Aphidula schneideri-, pests, macro shot, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany

Yellow-necked Mouse - at mousetrap
USH-246 Yellow-necked Mouse - at mousetrap Apodemus flavicollis Duncan Usher Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Wood Pigeon - flock, in flight
WAT-6765 Woodpigeon - flock, in flight Colomba palumbus M. Watson Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Wild Common Hamster Checks a sack, feeding in a granary Summer Middle Ural Mountains, Russia
ANZ-724 Wild Common Hamster - Checks a sack, feeding in a granary Summer, Middle Ural Mountains, Russia Cricetus cricetus L

Humbug snail On red berries of Lords and Ladies plant Clear tentacles and eyes Reading garden, UK
SPH-3192 White-lipped Banded SNAIL / Humbug Snail - on bright red berries Clear tentacles and eyes, UK Cepaea hortensis Steve Hopkin Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Statue of Anonymous, Vajdahunyad Castle, Budapest, Hungary

Franz Liszt Academy of Music, Budapest, Hungary

Art Deco Building on Vaci Utca, Budapest, Hungary

Stained Glass Window, Gellert Hotel and Spa, Budapest, Hungary

Cafe at Fishermans Bastion with Hungarian Parliament Building in background, Budapest, Hungary

Hungarian National Gallery, Budapest, Hungary

AUSTRALIAN BIRDLIFE FEEDING ON CROPS
A flock of Corellas (a member of the cockatoo family) are seen perched in a tree next to a Sunflower crop on a farm in Rockhampton, Central Queensland, Saturday, July 31, 2021

Rose aphid, Aphis rosae, on rose bush. Handcoloured lithograph from Georg Friedrich Treitschke's Gallery of Natural
FLO4720491 Rose aphid, Aphis rosae, on rose bush. Handcoloured lithograph from Georg Friedrich Treitschke's Gallery of Natural History, Naturhistorischer Bildersaal des Thierreiches

Cartoon commenting on the fear of spreading the Colorado Beetle, which was a major pest of potato crops, 19th century
5308776 Cartoon commenting on the fear of spreading the Colorado Beetle, which was a major pest of potato crops, 19th century; (add.info)

Buda, Hungary
2901914 Buda, Hungary; (add.info.: City has status of - county; communities of Buda (right bank) - Pest (left) developed at important crossing point of the Danube; both were Roman settlements; both

Engraving depicting an electrical vermin trap
5309335 Engraving depicting an electrical vermin trap; (add.info.: Engraving depicting an electrical vermin trap. Bait hung inside the round wire cage; vermin would touch the live wire)

The Szechenyi Chain Bridge, in the 19th century, spanning the River Danube between Buda and Pest
5614302 The Szechenyi Chain Bridge, in the 19th century, spanning the River Danube between Buda and Pest, the western and eastern sides of Budapest

Engraving depicting the different methods of exterminating rats, 19th century
5308696 Engraving depicting the different methods of exterminating rats, 19th century; (add.info.: Engraving depicting the different methods of exterminating rats)

City of Budapest, Hungary, Liber Chronicarum (engraving)
3600017 City of Budapest, Hungary, Liber Chronicarum (engraving); (add.info.: City of Budapest (Hungary). The sector of Buda separated of Pest by the Danube river. Engraving

Alder psylla, Psylla alni, adults, and nymphs covered in waxy secretions on leaves
FLO4720484 Alder psylla, Psylla alni, adults, and nymphs covered in waxy secretions on leaves. Handcoloured lithograph from Georg Friedrich Treitschke's Gallery of Natural History

Rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus), the Old World rabbit. 1828 (hand-coloured engraving)
540323 Rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus), the Old World rabbit. 1828 (hand-coloured engraving); (add.info.: A rodent introduced to Britain by the Normans in the 11th century as a protein source)

Cartoon commenting on the Colorado Beetle
5308618 Cartoon commenting on the Colorado Beetle; (add.info.: Cartoon commenting on the Colorado Beetle. In 1877 the feat that the Colorado Beetle would arrive in Britain)

Engraving depicting a rat trap: when the bait hanging inside the trap was touched the trap is sprung, 19th century
5309331 Engraving depicting a rat trap: when the bait hanging inside the trap was touched the trap is sprung, 19th century; (add.info.: Engraving depicting a rat trap)

Cartoon depicting Anthony John Mundella chasing a Colorado Beetle
5308984 Cartoon depicting Anthony John Mundella chasing a Colorado Beetle; (add.info.: Cartoon depicting Anthony John Mundella chasing a Colorado Beetle)

Article commenting on the destructive power of the Hessian Fly, 19th century
5308742 Article commenting on the destructive power of the Hessian Fly, 19th century; (add.info.: Article commenting on the destructive power of the Hessian Fly)

Members of the Womens Land Army, attached to the pest control offices, listening to a lecture by the pest control officer for Devon, Mr. H.F. Burdett

Budapest parliament building, Hungary
The Hungarian Parliament Building from the Danube in Budapest

Hungarian parliament building, Budapest
The Hungarian Parliament Building lies in Lajos Kossuth Square, on the bank of the Danube. It is currently the largest building in Hungary and still the tallest building in Budapest

Braided streams of the Rakaia River, and gorse in flower, Mid Canterbury, South Island, New Zealand

The roman catholic Chiesa del Santissimo Redentore at dusk, Giudecca, Venice, Veneto, Italy

Swooping seagulls DP174875
Manchester Square, Blackpool, Lancashire. A group of tourists being harassed by swooping seagulls

A cabbage eaten by a bug is seen on a vegetable farm at the New Territories in Hong Kong, China April 22, 2018. Picture taken April 22, 2018. REUTERS/Bobby Yip

Hungary, Budapest, Chain Bridge (Szecheni Lanchid) and River Danube

Chain Bridge, Four Seasons Hotel, Gresham Palace and St Stephens Basilica at Dusk, Budapest, Hungary

Liberty Bridge and Tram, Budapest, Hungary

Hungary, Budapest, River Danube and City

Bronze Equestrian Monument of Ferenc II Rakoczi, Prince of Transylvania, Hungarian Parliament Building, Budapest, Hungary

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"Pest: A World of Intriguing Creatures and Unwanted Guests" Molluscs, with their slimy trails and voracious appetites, can wreak havoc on gardens and crops. Snails may be small, but their ability to multiply quickly makes them a formidable pest to deal with. The print captures the moment when a mischievous grey squirrel finds itself trapped inside a supposedly squirrel-proof bird feeder in the UK during September. The common mole, known for its underground tunnels, can cause damage to lawns and gardens as it searches for food. Witnessing a mole eating a worm underground is like observing nature's delicate balance between predator and prey. Schistocerca gregaria, commonly known as the desert locust, showcases both beauty and destruction as it swarms across vast landscapes devouring vegetation in its path. The tobacco hornworm feasting on a tobacco plant serves as a reminder that pests not only harm our crops but also impact industries dependent on these plants. Even microscopic creatures have their role to play - mites eating cheese might sound strange, but they remind us that vigilance is necessary even at such minuscule levels. Head lice are an unwelcome presence among humans; however, this SEM image allows us to appreciate the intricate details of these tiny parasites from another perspective. A poster urging people to keep ceaseless watch for Colorado Beetle emphasizes the importance of early detection in preventing widespread crop damage caused by this notorious pest. Pests come in various forms - from snails munching away at our gardens to squirrels outsmarting bird feeders or even microscopic creatures causing trouble unseen by the naked eye. Understanding these pests helps us develop strategies for control while appreciating nature's complex web of life where every creature has its place – whether we consider them friend or foe.