Filbertworm Moth
Overview The Filbertworm is a moth larva that primarily attacks nuts such as hazelnuts (filberts), walnuts, and occasionally acorns. It is considered a serious agricultural pest due to…
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Figeater Beetle
Overview The Figeater Beetle (Cotinis mutabilis) is a large, metallic green scarab beetle commonly found in the southwestern United States. Known for its loud buzzing flight and attraction…
Fruit Piercing Moths
Overview Fruit Piercing Moths are a group of moths known for their unusual feeding behavior as adults. Unlike many moths that feed on nectar or not at all,…
Fruit Tree Borers
Overview Fruit Tree Borers are a group of wood-boring insect larvae that attack the trunks, branches, or crowns of fruit-bearing trees. Rather than referring to a single species,…
Fox Squirrel
Overview The Fox Squirrel is one of the largest tree squirrel species in North America and is often recognized by its bushy tail, reddish or rusty coloration, and…
Four-lined Plant Bug
Overview The Four-lined Plant Bug is a brightly colored sap-feeding insect in the family Miridae and is well known for damaging ornamental plants, herbs, and garden foliage. Despite…
Forest Caterpillars
Overview The term Forest Caterpillars is commonly used to describe a wide range of moth and butterfly larvae that live and feed in wooded habitats. While many forest…
Fir Tussock Moth
Overview The Fir Tussock Moth is a well-known defoliator of conifer trees, especially fir species. Outbreaks can lead to widespread defoliation and long-term forest damage. The Douglas-fir tussock…
Fir Sawflies
Fir Sawflies are defoliating insects belonging primarily to the genus Neodiprion, a group of primitive stingless wasps whose larvae resemble caterpillars. These insects are among the most important…
Fir Engraver Beetle
Overview The Fir Engraver Beetle is a bark beetle species that attacks weakened or stressed fir trees. Known for its distinctive gallery patterns beneath bark, this beetle disrupts…