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Molluscs / Snails / PrintSnails on and around various foliage
Poster, Keep ceaseless watch for Colorado BeetleMinistry of Agriculture poster, Keep ceaseless watch for Colorado Beetle, they can destroy our potato crops. circa late 1930s
Schistocerca gregaria, desert locustA desert locust perching on a branch. Locusts sometimes swarm to form groups of up to 80 million and can migrate over large distances
Advertisement for Keatings PowderAn 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
Southern Railway RatcatcherOfficial Rat catcher for Southern Railway with Terriers and quarry. Date: 1924
Oligonychus ununguis, red spider miteRed 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
Hurray for the Robinson Ray! by W. Heath RobinsonWe 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
Wild Common Hamster - Feeding in a granary (Cricetus cricetus L.). Summer, Middle Ural Mountains, Russia
Brown soft scale, Coccus hesperidum, on a leafBrown soft scale, Coccus hesperidum (Lecanium ficorum) on a leaf. Handcoloured lithograph from Georg Friedrich Treitschkes Gallery of Natural History, Naturhistorischer Bildersaal des Thierreiches
Rose aphid, Aphis rosae, on rose bush. Handcoloured lithograph from Georg Friedrich Treitschkes Gallery of Natural History, Naturhistorischer Bildersaal des Thierreiches, Liepzig, 1842
Alder psylla, Psylla alni, adults, and nymphs covered in waxy secretions on leaves. Handcoloured lithograph from Georg Friedrich Treitschkes Gallery of Natural History
Varieties of pyralid moths with fruit and leavesVarieties of pyralid moths, Pyralidae, causing damage to leaves and fruit. Pyrales. Handcoloured steel engraving from Felix-Edouard Guerin-Menevilles Dictionnaire Pittoresque d Histoire Naturelle
Using Riley spray on greenfly in a vineyard, Algeria 1885Using the Riley insecticide spray on greenfly in a vineyard, Algeria. Date: 1885
Scientists examining maps and statistics at the Anti-Locust Research Centre (ALRC), an independent research institute set up by the UK government in 1945
LUMLEYS ALMSHOUSESA beautiful copperplate of the almshouses erected by Elizabeth, viscountess Lumley, in the pest house field at Shoreditch in 1672 but - alas - pulled down in 1822. Date: 1672 - 1822
Advertisement for Petermans Cockroach and Beetle Food - certified by Drs. Hassall and Clayton, Analytical Chemists, not a POISON to Children or Pet Animals, but DEATH to cockroaches and beetles
Marshalls Petal Dust Moth Preventer -- keep your furs and clothes free from ravage. circa 1910s
Franz Josef Platz, Budapest, HungaryFranz Josef Platz (Ferencz Jozsef-ter), Budapest, Hungary
Russian Propaganda postcard - German Cockroaches" The Prussians" A Russian propaganda postcard from WWI era, depictng Russian soldiers driving out the German menace, depicted as cockroaches
Tyrophagus casei, cheese miteScanning electron microscope image of a cheese mite (x 170). These creatures are generally considered to be a pest, however they are added to Altenburger cheese to give it flavour
Rhodnius prolixus, CThis insect is a member of the Triatomine group, which are associated with the transmission of disease to humans
Liszt conducting at Pest, 1856Franz Liszt(1811 -1886), Hungarian composer, conducting at Pest in 1856, as viewed from a familys box in the audience. Date: September 1856
Termite MoundsTERMITE MOUNDS. Australia
Wild Common Hamster - Checks a sack, feeding in a granary (Cricetus cricetus L.). Summer, Middle Ural Mountains, Russia
Wild Common Hamster - Checks for danger, feeding in a granary (Cricetus cricetus L.). Summer, Middle Ural Mountains, Russia
Wild Common Hamster - Feeds in a granary (Cricetus cricetus L.). Middle Ural mountains, Russia, summer
Gardening tasks, pest control, 1891A couple attend to their plants in a greenhouse, removing greenfly. Date: 1891
Budapest, Hungary - Parliament BuildingBudapest, Hungary - The new Parliament Building, constructed at a cost of 1.25 million pounds. Designed by Imre Steindl who won an International Competition to choose the architect. Date: circa 1906
Ornithodoros moubata, tickThis species of tick (Ornithodoros moubata) specifically carries the virus of African swine fever
Tineola bisselliella, common or webbing clothes moth model
Musca domestica, house flyTop view of a Natural History Museum model of the common house fly, a pest species always found in association with humans or human activities
Aeolothrips sp. banded thripsThis insects is a pest to Hyupocloeris sp. and Verbascum sp. plants. Specimen originating from Kew Gardens, Surrey, England by G.D. Morison
Dermestes lardarius, larder beetleScanning electron microscope image of a larder beetle (x22). These beetles are important for the damage they do, mainly through feeding on animal matter. Coloured artificially by computer
Triatoma brasiliensis, triatomine bugThis insect is a member of the Triatomine group, which are associated with the transmission of disease to humans
Belminus sp. triatomine bugThis insect is a member of the Triatomine group, which are associated with the transmission of disease to humans
Dipetalogaster maxima, triatomine bugThis insect is a member of the Triatomine group, which are associated with the transmission of disease to humans
Panstrongylus rufotuberculatus, triatomine bugThis insect is a member of the Triatomine group, which are associated with the transmission of disease to humans
Panstrongylus geniculatus, triatomine bugThis insect is a member of the Triatomine group, which are associated with the transmission of disease to humans
Panstrongylus megistus, triatomine bugThis insect is a member of the Triatomine group, which are associated with the transmission of disease to humans
Psammolestes tertius, triatomine bugThis insect is a member of the Triatomine group, which are associated with the transmission of disease to humans
Rhodnius pictipes, triatomine bugThis insect is a member of the Triatomine group, which are associated with the transmission of disease to humans
Triatoma cavernicola, triatomine bugThis insect is a member of the Triatomine group, which are associated with the transmission of disease to humans
Triatoma rubrovaria, triatomine bugThis insect is a member of the Triatomine group, which are associated with the transmission of disease to humans
Triatoma rubrofasciata, triatomine bugThis insect is a member of the Triatomine group, which are associated with the transmission of disease to humans
Triatoma sordida, triatomine bugThis insect is a member of the Triatomine group, which are associated with the transmission of disease to humans
Sipha glyceriae, aphidsAphid or plant lice are small, plant-sucking insects. Aphids tend to form in clusters and prefer young shoots and succulent leaves
Musca autumnalis, face flyThe face fly is a non-biting fly but is still a troublesome pest of cattle, as it feeds on secretions from the animals eyes and nose
Hydrotaea irritans, head flyThe eggs of the head fly are mainly laid on vegetation or faeces with the adults living mainly on sheep. Specimen from the collections of the NHM
KOSSUTH, Lajos (1802-1894). Hungarian nationalist politician. Sculpture on bronze. HUNGARY. PEST. Budapest
South African LocustOne of our African Friends - a South African locust from Johannesburg. Date: 1907
Rooks Attacking CropsA flock of rooks attacking and eating a field of newly sown corn. Date: 1930s
Hungary / Budapest 1838Before the unification (in 1872) of the former towns of Buda (on the right bank of the Danube) and Pest (on the left bank). Date: 1838
Budapest Poultry MarketThe Poultry Market at Pest (as in Budapest). Date: 1877
Poe / Tales / King PestKING PEST (Page footer). Date: First published: 1835
Panorama of Budapest, HungarySzechenyi lanchid or Szechenyi Chain Bridge - a suspension bridge spanning the River Danube between Buda and Pest, the two sides of Budapest, Hungary
School in Aszod, HungaryA Girls School in Aszod, Pest county, Hungary
Hungary BudapestBuda and Pest, separated by the Danube
Budapest under AttackThe life of Pest the flourishing medieval city was transformed by 150 years of Turkish occupation between 1541 and 1686. Minarets and Mosques are depicted here
