Insects and pests

The bagworm is an unusual caterpillar and serious defoliating pest of many ornamental trees and shrubs throughout the…

Balsam woolly adelgid (BWA), Adelges piceae, is a small but significant pest of…

Beech blight aphid (Grylloprociphilus imbricator) is a species of woolly aphid that forms dense colonies on …

Biological control, or biocontrol, is a method for managing pest populations and the damage they cause through the us…

Mining by birch leafminers causes birch leaves to dry out and turn brown. When viewed from a distance, heavily infest…

Black twig borer (Xylosandrus compactus) is a species of ambrosia beetle that can attack and infest both hea…

The black vine weevil (Otiorhynchus sulcatus L), also known as the Taxus weevil, is widely distributed throughout the…

The box tree moth (Cydalima perspectalis) is an invasive species of lepidoptera…