Sweet Corn Earworms
Overview Sweet Corn Earworms are among the most destructive and economically important pests of sweet corn production. The primary species responsible is the Corn Earworm (Helicoverpa zea), a…
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Sorghum Webworms
Overview Sorghum Webworms are caterpillar pests that attack sorghum and other grasses by feeding on leaves, panicles, and developing grain heads. These insects are named for the silken…
Seedcorn Maggots
Seedcorn maggots are serious early-season pests that attack germinating seeds and young seedlings of a wide range of crops. Despite the name, they do not limit themselves to…
Stored Grain Moths
Overview Stored Grain Moths are among the most common and destructive pests of stored grains, cereals, flour, nuts, pet food, birdseed, and other dry food products. These insects…
Stored Product Beetles
Overview Stored Product Beetles are a diverse group of insects that infest stored grains, flour, cereals, pet food, spices, dried fruits, seeds, and numerous processed food products. Unlike…
Sugar Beet Root Maggots
Overview Sugar Beet Root Maggots (Tetanops myopaeformis) are among the most destructive underground pests of sugar beet production in North America. The larvae feed directly on the roots…
Sorghum Shoot Flies
Overview Sorghum Shoot Flies (Atherigona soccata) are among the most destructive early-season pests of sorghum crops worldwide. These small flies attack young seedlings and cause a characteristic condition…
Safflower Caterpillars
Overview Safflower Caterpillars are a group of leaf-feeding moth larvae that attack safflower crops and related host plants. These caterpillars can cause extensive defoliation, damage developing flower heads,…
Spinach Leaf Miners
Overview Spinach Leaf Miners (Pegomya hyoscyami, Pegomya betae, and related species) are destructive leaf-mining flies that attack spinach, Swiss chard, beets, and other leafy vegetables. The larvae tunnel…
Strawberry Root Weevils
Overview Strawberry Root Weevils (Otiorhynchus ovatus and related species) are destructive root-feeding beetles that attack strawberries, raspberries, blueberries, ornamental shrubs, and numerous landscape plants. While adult weevils cause…