Zorapterans
Zorapterans, also called angel insects, are minute insects in the order Zoraptera. They live in small groups beneath loose bark, inside decaying logs, in old sawdust, and in…
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Zymoseptoria Pests
Zymoseptoria Pests are fungal plant pathogens rather than insects or other animal pests. The most economically important species is Zymoseptoria tritici, the fungus responsible for Septoria tritici blotch…
Xylotrupes Rhinoceros Beetles
Xylotrupes Rhinoceros Beetles (Xylotrupes spp.) are a genus of massive scarab beetles famous for their intimidating horns, impressive strength, and loud nighttime flight. These insects belong to the…
Xestobium Beetles
Xestobium beetles include several wood-associated species, but the best-known member is the deathwatch beetle (Xestobium rufovillosum). Its larvae tunnel through old hardwood timbers, particularly oak that has been…
Wheat Weevils
Wheat weevils (Sitophilus granarius), more commonly called granary weevils, are destructive internal feeders of stored whole grains. A female drills into a sound kernel, deposits an egg, and…
Western Flower Thrips
Western flower thrips (Frankliniella occidentalis) are minute insects that damage flowers, vegetables, fruit crops, and ornamental plants. Originally associated with western North America, they have spread through the…
Wooly Aphids
Woolly aphids are sap-feeding insects in the family Aphididae that cover themselves with white, waxy filaments. Colonies resemble patches of cotton, wool, or white mold on leaves, bark,…
Wolf Spiders
Wolf spiders are active hunting spiders in the family Lycosidae. Instead of constructing webs to capture prey, most species run across the ground, wait in burrows, or ambush…
Vegetable Weevils
Vegetable Weevils (Listroderes costirostris, formerly widely reported as Listroderes difficilis or L. obliquus) are flightless snout beetles native to southern South America. They have been introduced into several…
Rust Fungus Pests
Rust Fungus Pests (Order Pucciniales) are a large and economically important group of highly specialized plant pathogens. They are named for the yellow, orange, reddish-brown, or dark brown…