Japanese Beetle, Popillia japonica Order: ColeopteraFamily: Scarabidae Description The adult Japanese beetle has an oval body and is about 0.6 in (15 mm) in length. It is generally metallic green with coppery brown wing covers, which do not quite cover the tip of the...
Thrips Order: Thysanoptera Family: Thripidae Description When fully grown, thrips are about 1-1.5 mm (0.03-0.06 inches) long and have long slender bodies with two pairs of wings that are narrow and fringed with hairs. Unlike most insects, thrips have asymmetrical...
Sugarbeet Root Maggot, Tetanops myopaeformis Order: DipteraFamily: Otitidae Description Adults of sugarbeet root maggot are 6.5 mm (0.25 inches) long with shiny, black bodies that do not have any obvious hairs, stripes, or bristles. The leading edge of each wing...
Spider Mites Spider Mites small arachnids that are difficult to see with the unaided eye. They are a common pest on many plants in yards and gardens. Symptoms of injury include flecking, discoloration (bronzing), and scorching of leaves. Injury can lead to leaf loss...
Squash Bugs Squash bugs can be a destructive insect pest of winter squash and pumpkins. Adults and nymphs suck sap from the plants resulting in wilted vines, often prematurely killing plants. Order: HemipteraFamily: Coreidae Description Squash bugs, Anasa tristis...
