RTHROPODS AS pests in the contamination of food, outdoor nuisance, health hazard, skin allergy and disease transmission is the subject of this paper with particular reference to tourism. Areas of touristic attraction in Nigeria and their outdoor insect nuisance are checklisted. The health risk potential of vector-borne, exotic diseases, and insect pestilence to which tourists are exposed are discussed with recommendations on the need for International Control measures.
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