{"id":1954,"date":"2016-05-13T16:25:12","date_gmt":"2016-05-13T23:25:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.cdfa.ca.gov\/Section3162\/?p=1954"},"modified":"2026-04-15T08:18:50","modified_gmt":"2026-04-15T15:18:50","slug":"insects-and-mites","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.cdfa.ca.gov\/Section3162\/?p=1954","title":{"rendered":"Insects, Mites & Earthworms"},"content":{"rendered":"

Insects and mites are related in that their skeletons are on the outside (Phyllum: Arthropoda), but differ in that adult insects have six legs and adult mites have eight.\u00a0 Both groups can be beneficial, neutral or destructive to their environment.\u00a0 Like nematodes, they can cause yearly losses in the billions of dollars for agricultural crops around the world.<\/p>\n

PEST RATING PROPOSALS:<\/h3>\n

\u21d2<\/span> ACARI:\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/h5>\n
\u21d2<\/span>\u00a0<\/strong>COLEOPTERA:<\/h5>\n
\u21d2<\/span><\/strong>DIPTERA:<\/h5>\n

Neosilba batesi <\/em>(Curran): Lonchaeid fly<\/span><\/a>
\nCurrent Pest Rating: Q<\/span>
\nProposed Pest Rating: A<\/strong><\/span>
\nComment Period: 03\/12\/2026 \u2013 04\/26\/2026<\/span><\/p>\n

\u21d2<\/span> HEMIPTERA:<\/h5>\n

Arocatus melanocephalus<\/em> (Fabricius): elm seed bug<\/span><\/a>
\nCurrent Pest Rating: Q<\/span>
\nProposed Pest Rating: C<\/strong><\/span>
\nComment Period: 04\/15\/2026 \u2013 05\/30\/2026<\/span><\/p>\n

Centrocoris volxemi <\/em>(Puton): leaf-footed bug<\/span><\/a>
\nCurrent Pest Rating: A<\/span>
\nProposed Pest Rating: C<\/strong><\/span>
\nComment Period: 03\/05\/2026 \u2013 04\/19\/2026<\/span><\/p>\n

Tagosodes orizicolus <\/em>(Muir): rice delphacid<\/span><\/a>
\nCurrent Pest Rating: Q<\/span>
\nProposed Pest Rating: A<\/strong><\/span>
\nComment Period: 03\/26\/2026 \u2013 05\/10\/2026<\/span><\/p>\n

\u21d2<\/span> ISOPTERA:\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/h5>\n
\u21d2<\/span> LEPIDOPTERA:<\/h5>\n
\u21d2<\/span> THYSANOPTERA:\u00a0<\/span><\/h5>\n

PEST RATINGS:<\/h3>\n

\u21d2<\/span> ACARI<\/h5>\n

Acalitus phloeocoptes<\/em> (Nalepa): Plum bud gall mite<\/a>
\nPest Rating: B <\/strong><\/p>\n

Aceria mesembryanae <\/em>Smith-Meyer: ice plant mite\u00a0<\/a>
\nPest Rating: B
\n<\/strong><\/p>\n

Aceria nerii <\/em>Channabasavana: an oleander mite<\/a>
\nPest Rating: C<\/strong><\/p>\n

Eutetranychus orientalis <\/em>(Klein): Citrus brown mite<\/a>
\nPest Rating: A<\/strong><\/p>\n

Germander crinkle mite | Aculus teucrii <\/i>(Nalepa)<\/a>
\nPest Rating: C<\/strong><\/p>\n

Ice plant mite |<\/a> Aceria mesembryanae<\/i> Smith-Meyer<\/a>
\nPest Rating: Q<\/strong><\/p>\n

Hoary cress gall mite |\u00a0<\/b><\/strong><\/i>Aceria drabae<\/em> (Nal.)<\/a>
\nPest Rating: D<\/strong><\/p>\n

Notallus nerii <\/em>Keifer: an oleander mite<\/a>
\nPest Rating: C<\/strong><\/p>\n

Peacock Mite | Tuckerella<\/em> sp.<\/a>
\nPest Rating: A<\/strong><\/p>\n

Tropilaelaps clareae <\/em>Delfinado and Baker: Asian bee mite<\/a>
\nPest Rating: A<\/strong><\/p>\n

Tropilaelaps mercedesae <\/em>Anderson and Morgan: Asian bee mite<\/a>
\nPest Rating: A<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u21d2<\/span>\u00a0<\/strong>BLATTODEA<\/h5>\n

Three-lined Cockroach | Luridiblatta trivittata<\/em><\/a>
\nPest Rating: C<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u21d2<\/span> <\/strong>COLEOPTERA<\/h5>\n

Agrilus auroguttatus <\/em>Schaeffer: Goldspotted oak borer<\/a>
\nPest Rating: B<\/strong><\/p>\n

Agrilus planipennis<\/em> Fairmaire: Emerald ash borer<\/a>
\nPest Rating: A<\/strong><\/p>\n

Ambrosia Beetle | Euwallacea similis<\/em> (Ferrari)<\/a>
\nPest Rating: A<\/strong><\/p>\n

Ambrosia Beetle |\u00a0 Xylosandrus amputatus<\/em> (Blandford)<\/a>
\nPest Rating: A<\/strong><\/p>\n

Anthonomus rubi<\/em> (Herbst): strawberry blossom weevil<\/a>
\nPest Rating: A<\/strong><\/p>\n

Anthonomus testaceosquamosus<\/em> Linell: Hibiscus bud weevil<\/a>
\nPest Rating: A
\n<\/strong><\/p>\n

Anomala orientalis <\/i>(Waterhouse): Oriental beetle<\/a>
\nPest Rating: A<\/strong><\/p>\n

Banded Elm Bark Beetle | Scolytus schevyrewi<\/em> Semenov<\/a>
\nPest Rating: C<\/strong><\/p>\n

A Bark Beetle | Pycnarthrum hispidum<\/em> (Ferrari)<\/a>
\nPest Rating: C<\/strong><\/p>\n

Bark Beetle | Coccotrypes rutschuruensis<\/em> Eggers<\/a>
\nPest Rating: A<\/strong><\/p>\n

Beetle | Anomala ausonia<\/em> Erichson<\/a>
\nPest Rating: A<\/strong><\/p>\n

Beetle: Dactylotrypes longicollis<\/em> (Wollaston)<\/a>
\nPest Rating: C<\/strong><\/p>\n

Beetle | Dyscinetus dubius<\/em> (Olivier)<\/a>
\nPest Rating: A<\/strong><\/p>\n

Beetle | Semanotus sinoauster<\/em> Gressitt<\/a>
\nPest Rating: A<\/strong><\/p>\n

Black Pine Bark Beetle | Hylastes ater<\/em> (Paykull)<\/a>
\nPest Rating: A<\/strong><\/p>\n

Black Timber Bark Beetle | Xylosandrus germanus<\/em> (Blandford)<\/a>
\nPest Rating: A<\/strong><\/p>\n

Black Twig Borer | Xylosandrus compactus<\/em> (Eichhoff)<\/a>
\nPest Rating: A<\/strong><\/p>\n

Bruchus pisorum <\/i>(L.), pea seed beetle<\/a>
\nPest Rating: C<\/strong><\/p>\n

Callidiellum rufipenne<\/em> (Motschulsky): cedar longhorn beetle<\/a>
\nPest Rating: A<\/strong><\/p>\n

Camphor Shot Borer |\u00a0Cnestus mutilatus<\/em> (Blandford)<\/a>
\nPest Rating: A<\/strong><\/p>\n

Carpophilus truncatus <\/em>Murray: a sap beetle<\/a>
\nPest Rating: B<\/strong><\/p>\n

Ceratapion basicorne<\/em> (Illiger): a weevil<\/a>
\nPest Rating: D<\/strong><\/p>\n

Cereal Leaf Beetle: Oulema melanopus<\/em> (Linnaeus)<\/a>
\nPest Rating: \u00a0B<\/strong><\/p>\n

Chrysolina bankii<\/em> (Fabricius): a leaf beetle<\/a>
\nPest Rating: C\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Click Beetle | Conoderus posticus<\/em> (Eschscholtz)<\/a>
\nPest Rating: A\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Coffee Bean Weevil\u00a0|\u00a0Araecerus fasciculatus<\/em><\/a>
\nPest Rating: B<\/strong><\/p>\n

Cyclorhipidion distinguendum <\/em>(Eggers): an ambrosia beetle<\/a>
\nPest Rating: C<\/strong><\/p>\n

Diaprepes Root Weevil\u00a0|\u00a0Diaprepes abbreviatus<\/em><\/a>
\nPest Rating: B<\/strong><\/p>\n

Dwarf Siberian Pine Beetle | Dryocoetes pini<\/em><\/a>
\nPest Rating: A<\/strong><\/p>\n

Euwallacea interjectus <\/em>(Blandford): Greater shothole borer<\/a>
\nPest Rating: B<\/strong><\/p>\n

Garden Chafer | Phyllopertha horticola<\/em> (L.)<\/a>
\nPest Rating: A<\/strong><\/p>\n

Granulate Ambrosia Beetle | Xylosandrus crassiusculus<\/em> Motschulsky<\/a>
\nPest Rating: A<\/strong><\/p>\n

Hylesinus cingulatus<\/em> Blandford<\/a>
\nPest Rating: A<\/strong><\/p>\n

Hypothenemus eruditus<\/em> Westwood<\/a>
\nPest Rating: B<\/strong><\/p>\n

Icosium tomentosum <\/em>Ganglebauer: a longhorn beetle<\/a>
\nPest Rating: B<\/strong><\/p>\n

Japanese Pine Sawyer | Monochamus alternatus<\/em> (Hope)<\/a>
\nPest Rating: A<\/strong><\/p>\n

Jewel Beetle | Actenodes auronotatus<\/em> (Gory & Laporte)<\/a>
\nPest Rating: A<\/strong><\/p>\n

Lilioceris lilii\u00a0<\/em>(Scopoli): lily leaf beetle<\/a>
\nPest Rating: A<\/strong><\/p>\n

Longhorned Beetle | Acalolepta aesthetica<\/em> (Olliff)<\/a>
\nPest Rating: A<\/strong><\/p>\n

Longhorned Beetle | Arhopalus pinetorum<\/em> (Wollaston)<\/a>
\nPest Rating: A<\/strong><\/p>\n

Longhorned Beetle | Plagionotus arcuatus<\/em> (Linnaeus)<\/a>
\nPest Rating: A<\/strong><\/p>\n

Mediterranean pine engraver | Orthotomicus erosus <\/i>(Wollaston)<\/a>
\nPest Rating: C<\/strong><\/p>\n

New Guinea Sugarcane Weevil | Rhabdoscelus obscurus<\/em> (Boisduval) <\/a>
\nPest Rating: A<\/strong><\/p>\n

Olive Bark Beetle | Phloeotribus scarabaeoides<\/em> (Bernard)
\n<\/a>Pest Rating: B <\/strong><\/p>\n

Oryctes rhinoceros <\/em>(L.): Coconut rhinoceros beetle<\/span><\/span><\/a>
\nPest Rating: A<\/span>
\n<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Palmetto weevil | Rhynchophorus cruentatus<\/em> (Fabricius)<\/a>
\nPest Rating: A<\/strong><\/p>\n

Paropsis atomaria <\/em>Olivier: leaf beetle<\/a>
\nPest Rating: B\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Polyphagous Shot Hole Borer: Euwallacea<\/em> sp. nr. <\/a>fornicatus<\/a><\/em>
\nPest Rating: \u00a0B<\/strong><\/p>\n

Protaetia fusca<\/em> (Herbst): a flower chafer<\/a>
\nPest Rating: A\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Red-Black False Blister Beetle: Ananca bicolor<\/em> (Fairmaire)<\/a>
\nPest Rating: \u00a0B<\/strong><\/p>\n

Redneck Longhorn Beetle | Aromia bungii<\/em><\/a>
\nPest Rating: A<\/strong><\/p>\n

Rice Beetle | Dyscinetus morator<\/em> (Fabricius)<\/a>
\nPest Rating: A<\/strong><\/p>\n

Sap Beetle: \u00a0Brachypeplus basalis<\/em>\u00a0(Erichson)<\/a>
\nPest Rating: \u00a0B<\/strong><\/p>\n

Scarab Beetle | Gymnetis stellata<\/em> (Latreille)<\/a>
\nPest Rating: A<\/strong><\/p>\n

Scolytid Weevil: Pagiocerus frontalis<\/em> (Fabricius)<\/a>
\nPest Rating: \u00a0B<\/strong><\/p>\n

Seed Beetle | Bruchidius\u00a0terrenus<\/em><\/a>
\nPest Rating: \u00a0B<\/strong><\/p>\n

Slender-banded Pine Cone Longhorn Beetle |\u00a0Chlorophorus strobilicola<\/em> Champion<\/a>
\nPest Rating: A<\/strong><\/p>\n

Small Hive Beetle (SHB): Aethina tumida<\/em> Murray<\/a>
\nPest Rating:\u00a0B<\/strong><\/p>\n

Small Spruce Bark Beetle | Polygraphus poligraphus<\/em> (L.)<\/a>
\nPest Rating: A<\/strong><\/p>\n

South American Palm Weevil | Rhynchophorus palmarum<\/em> (Linnaeus)<\/a>
\nPest Rating: B<\/strong><\/p>\n

Sri Lankan weevil | Myllocerus undecimpustulatus undatus<\/em><\/a>
\nPest Rating: \u00a0A<\/strong><\/p>\n

Strangulate Weevil | Trochorhopalus strangulatus<\/em> (Gyllenhal)<\/a>
\nPest Rating: A<\/strong><\/p>\n

Sugarcane Beetle | Euetheola humilis rugiceps<\/em> (LeConte)<\/a>
\nPest Rating: A<\/strong><\/p>\n

Sybra alternans <\/em>Wiedemann: longhorn beetle<\/a>
\nPest Rating: A<\/strong><\/p>\n

Taiwan Slender Longhorned Beetle:\u00a0Stenhomalus taiwanus<\/em> Matsushita<\/a>
\nPest Rating: A<\/strong><\/p>\n

Trichoferus campestris <\/em>(Faldermann): velvet longhorn beetle<\/a>
\nPest Rating: B<\/strong><\/p>\n

Trypodendron signatum<\/em> (Fabricius)<\/a>
\nPest Rating: A<\/strong><\/p>\n

Twobanded Japanese Weevil | Pseudocneorhinus bifasciatus<\/em>\u00a0(Roelofs)<\/a>
\nPest Rating: A<\/strong><\/p>\n

Weevil | Dryophthorus homoeorhynchus<\/em> Perkins<\/a>
\nPest Rating: C<\/strong><\/p>\n

Weevil | Oxydema longula<\/em> (Boheman)<\/a>
\nPest Rating: C<\/strong><\/p>\n

West Indian Sugarcane Weevil\u00a0|\u00a0Metamasius hemipterus<\/em> (L.)<\/a>
\nPest Rating: \u00a0C<\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Xyleborus monographus <\/em>(Fabricius): Mediterranean oak borer<\/a>
\nPest Rating:\u00a0 B<\/strong><\/p>\n

Xyleborus pfeilii <\/em>(Ratzeburg): an ambrosia beetle<\/a>
\nPest Rating: C\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 <\/strong>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u21d2<\/span> <\/strong>DIPTERA<\/h5>\n

Allium Leafminer: Phytomyza gymnostoma<\/em> Loew<\/a>
\nPest Rating: A<\/strong><\/p>\n

Apple Leaf Gall Midge: Dasineura mali<\/em> (Kieffer)<\/a>
\nPest Rating: \u00a0A<\/strong><\/p>\n

Daylily Leafminer: Ophiomyia kwansonis<\/em> Sasakawa<\/a>
\nPest Rating: \u00a0B<\/strong><\/p>\n

Euxesta stigmatias <\/em>Loew: Cornsilk fly<\/span><\/a>
\nPest Rating: B<\/span><\/strong>
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

European Pine Resin Midge | Cecidomyia pini<\/em> (DeGeer)<\/a>
\nPest Rating: A<\/strong><\/p>\n

Ginger Maggot: Eumerus figurans<\/em> (Walker)<\/a>
\nPest Rating: \u00a0B<\/strong><\/p>\n

Lamprolonchaea smaragdi <\/em>Walker: a fly<\/a>
\nPest Rating: C\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

An Ornamental Fig Pest: Horidiplosis ficifolii<\/em> Harris<\/a>
\nPest Rating: \u00a0B\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Resseliella citrifrugis Jiang: Citrus fruit midge<\/a>
\n<\/em>Pest Rating: A<\/strong><\/p>\n

Resseliella maxima Gagn\u00e9:\u00a0<\/em>soybean gall midge<\/a>
\nPest Rating: A\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Silba adipata <\/em>McAlpine: black fig fly<\/a>
\nPest Rating: B<\/strong><\/p>\n

Striped Vinegar Fly:\u00a0Zaprionus indianus<\/em> Gupta<\/a>
\nPest Rating: B<\/strong><\/p>\n

Tomato leaf miner | Liriomyza bryoniae<\/em> (Kaltenbach)<\/a>
\nPest Rating: A<\/strong><\/p>\n

Zaprionus tuberculatus <\/em>Malloch: Vinegar fly<\/a>
\nPest Rating: B<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u21d2<\/span> HEMIPTERA<\/h5>\n

Agave Mealybugs: Paracoccus gillianae<\/em> and Pseudococcus inconstans <\/em>(formerly variabilis <\/em>and sp. A)<\/a>
\nPest Rating: C<\/strong><\/p>\n

Agave Scale: \u00a0Acutaspis agavis<\/em> (Townsend & Cockerell)<\/a>
\nPest Rating:\u00a0B<\/strong><\/p>\n

Alazon Mealybug |\u00a0Dysmicoccus grassii<\/em> (Leonardi)<\/a>
\nPest Rating: \u00a0A<\/strong><\/p>\n

Aleuroclava aucubae<\/em> (Kuwana): a whitefly<\/a>
\nPest Rating: C<\/strong><\/p>\n

Aleurotrachelus atratus <\/em>Hempel: A whitefly<\/span><\/a>
\nPest Rating: A<\/strong><\/span>
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

Aleurotulus anthuricola<\/em> Nakahara: anthurium whitefly<\/a>
\nPest Rating: C <\/strong><\/p>\n

Amrasca biguttula <\/em>(Ishida): Cotton jassid<\/a>
\nPest Rating: A
\n<\/strong><\/p>\n

Annona\/Gray Pineapple Mealybug\u00a0|\u00a0Dysmicoccus neobrevipes<\/em><\/a>
\n\u00a0Pest Rating: A<\/strong>\u00a0 \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Aphalara itadori <\/em>(Shinji): a psyllid<\/a>
\n\u00a0Pest Rating: D<\/strong><\/p>\n

Aphis punicae <\/em>Passerini: pomegranate aphid<\/a>
\nPest Rating: A<\/strong><\/p>\n

Armored Scale | Melanaspis leivasi<\/em> (Costa Lima)<\/a>
\nPest Rating: A\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Aspidiotus excisus\u00a0<\/em>Green: Aglaonema scale<\/a>
\nPest Rating: A\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Aspidiella hartii <\/em>(Cockerell): a scale<\/a>
\nPest Rating: A<\/strong><\/p>\n

Aspidiella sacchari<\/em> (Cockerell): sugarcane scale<\/a>
\nPest Rating: A<\/strong><\/p>\n

Aulacaspis yasumatsui <\/i>Takagi: Cycad Aulacaspis scale<\/a>
\nPest Rating: B<\/strong><\/p>\n

Acizzia conspicua <\/em>(Tuthill): a psyllid<\/a>
\nPest Rating: C<\/strong><\/p>\n

Balsam Woolly Adelgid | \u00a0Adelges piceae<\/em><\/a>
\nPest Rating: B<\/strong><\/p>\n

Bamboo pit scale | Bambusaspis miliaris<\/em> (Boisduval)<\/a>
\nPest Rating: B<\/strong><\/p>\n

Banana Mealybug: \u00a0Pseudococcus elisae<\/em> Borchsenius<\/a>
\nPest Rating: \u00a0A<\/strong><\/p>\n

Barber Giant Mealybug | Puto barberi<\/em> (Cockerell) <\/a>
\nPest Rating: A<\/strong><\/p>\n

Bondar’s Nesting Whitefly: Paraleyrodes bondari<\/em> Peracchi<\/a>
\nPest Rating: \u00a0A<\/strong><\/p>\n

Boxwood Scale:\u00a0Pinnaspis buxi<\/em> (Bouch\u00e9)<\/a>
\nPest Rating: A<\/strong><\/p>\n

Bougainvillea Mealybug: Phenacoccus peruvianus<\/em> Granara de Willink <\/a>
\nPest Rating: B<\/strong><\/p>\n

Brachynotocoris puncticornis<\/em> Reuter: a bug<\/a>
\nPest Rating: C<\/strong><\/p>\n

Bronze Bug: Thaumastocoris peregrinus<\/em> Carpintero and Dellap\u00e9<\/a>
\nPest Rating:\u00a0B<\/strong><\/p>\n

A Burrowing Bug | Rhytidoporus indentatus<\/em> Uhler<\/a>
\nPest Rating: C<\/strong><\/p>\n

Centrocoris volxemi<\/em> (Puton): leaf-footed bug<\/a>
\nPest Rating: A <\/strong><\/p>\n

Ceroplastes rusci <\/em>(Linnaeus): Fig wax scale<\/span><\/a>
\n\u00a0Pest Rating: B<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Citrus Snow Scale: \u00a0Unaspis citri<\/em> Comstock<\/a>
\nPest Rating: \u00a0A<\/strong><\/p>\n

Coccus viridis <\/em>(Green): green scale<\/a>
\nPest Rating: B\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Cotton Seed Bug |\u00a0 Oxycarenus hyalinipennis<\/em> (Costa)<\/a>
\nPest Rating: A<\/strong><\/p>\n

Crapemyrtle Scale: Acanthococcus lagerstroemiae<\/em><\/a>
\nPest Rating: A<\/strong><\/p>\n

Crenidorsum aroidephagus<\/em> Martin & Aguiar: Aroid whitefly<\/a>
\nPest Rating: C\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Curtain Fig Psyllid: Macrohomotoma gladiata<\/em><\/a>
\nPest Rating: B<\/strong><\/p>\n

Cycad Poliaspis Scale |\u00a0Poliaspis media<\/em>\u00a0Maskell<\/a>
\nPest Rating: B<\/strong><\/p>\n

Dialeurodes kirkaldyi <\/em>(Kotinsky): Arabian jasmine whitefly<\/a>
\nPest Rating: A<\/strong><\/p>\n

Dialeurodes schefflerae<\/em> Hodges & Dooley: schefflera whitefly<\/a>
\nPest Rating: C\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 <\/strong><\/p>\n

Duges wax scale | Ceroplastes dugesii<\/i> Lichtenstein<\/a>
\nPest Rating: A<\/strong><\/p>\n

Dysmicoccus mackenziei <\/em>Beardsley: McKenzie mealybug<\/a>
\nPest Rating: A\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Elongate Hemlock Scale:\u00a0Fiorinia externa<\/em> Ferris<\/a>
\nPest Rating: A<\/strong><\/p>\n

False Trochanter Mealybug | Pseudococcus dolichomelos<\/em> Gimpel and Miller<\/a>
\nPest Rating: A<\/strong><\/p>\n

Ficus Leaf-rolling Psyllid:\u00a0Trioza brevigenae<\/em> Mathur<\/a>
\nPest Rating: B<\/strong><\/p>\n

Fig Wax Scale\u00a0|\u00a0Ceroplastes rusci<\/em> (L.)<\/a>
\nPest Rating: \u00a0A<\/strong><\/p>\n

Fiorinia japonica<\/em> Kuwana: coniferous fiorinia scale<\/a>
\nPest Rating: B\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Floridana Scale: Lindingaspis floridana<\/em> Ferris<\/a>
\nPest Rating: \u00a0B<\/strong><\/p>\n

Florida Wax Scale | Ceroplastes floridensis<\/em> Comstock<\/a>
\n<\/a>Pest Rating: A<\/strong><\/p>\n

Fly Speck Scale: \u00a0Gymnaspis aechmeae<\/em> Newstead<\/a>
\nPest Rating: \u00a0B<\/strong><\/p>\n

Fromundus pygmaeus<\/em> (Dallas): Oceanic burrower bug<\/a>
\nPest Rating: A\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Garden Fleahopper: Halticus bractatus<\/em><\/a>
\nPest Rating: A<\/strong><\/p>\n

Geococcus coffeae <\/em>Green: coffee root mealybug<\/a>
\nPest Rating: A\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Gray Scale | Pseudoparlatoria ostreata<\/em> Cockerell<\/a>
\nPest Rating: A<\/strong><\/p>\n

Graphocephala versuta<\/em> (Say): versute sharpshooter<\/a>
\nPest Rating: B<\/strong><\/p>\n

Gray Sugarcane Mealybug | Trionymus boninsis<\/em> (Kuwana)<\/a>
\nPest Rating: A<\/strong><\/p>\n

Harrisia Cactus Mealybug | Hypogeococcus pungens<\/em> Granara de Willink<\/a>
\nPest Rating: A <\/strong><\/p>\n

Heliococcus summervillei <\/em>Brookes: Summerville\u2019s mealybug<\/span><\/span><\/a>
\nPest Rating: A<\/span>
\n<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Hemiberlesia diffinis<\/em> (Newstead): a hard scale<\/a>
\nPest Rating: A<\/strong><\/p>\n

Hemlock Scale: Hemiberlesia ithacae<\/em> (Ferris)<\/a>
\nSynonym: Abgrallaspis ithacae<\/em>
\nPest Rating: B\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Herculeana Scale: Clavaspis herculeana<\/em><\/a>
\nPest Rating: A<\/strong><\/p>\n

Hoplocallis picta<\/em> (Ferrari): an aphid<\/a>
\nPest Rating: B\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Jack Beardsley mealybug: Pseudococcus jackbeardsleyi<\/em><\/a>
\nPest Rating: A\u00a0 <\/strong><\/p>\n

Kallitaxila granulata <\/em>(St\u00e5l): A planthopper<\/span><\/span><\/a>
\nPest Rating: B
\n<\/strong><\/p>\n

A Leafhopper | Paraulacizes irrorata<\/em> (Fabricius)<\/a>
\nPest Rating: A<\/strong><\/p>\n

Laminicoccus pandani<\/em> (Cockerell): a mealybug<\/a>
\nPest Rating: A\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Lepidosaphes chinensis\u00a0<\/em>Chamberlin: Chinese mussel scale<\/a>
\nPest Rating: A<\/strong><\/p>\n

Lepidosaphes laterochitinosa <\/em>Green: an armored scale<\/a>
\nPest Rating: A<\/strong><\/p>\n

Lepidosaphes tokionis<\/em> (Kuwana): croton mussel scale<\/a>
\nPest Rating: A\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 <\/strong><\/p>\n

Lesser Snow Scale:\u00a0Pinnaspis strachani<\/em> (Cooley)<\/a>
\nPest Rating: A <\/strong><\/p>\n

Leucaspis podocarpi <\/em>Green: White totara<\/span><\/a><\/span> scale<\/span><\/a><\/span>
\n\u00a0Pest Rating: B<\/span>
\n<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Longan Scale: Thysanofiorinia nephelii<\/em> (Maskell)<\/a>
\nPest Rating: \u00a0B<\/strong><\/p>\n

Longistigma liquidambarus<\/em> (Takahashi): giant sweetgum aphid<\/a>
\nPest Rating: B<\/strong><\/p>\n

Lychee scale | Thysanofiorinia leei <\/i>Williams<\/a>
\nPest Rating: A<\/strong><\/p>\n

Magnolia White Scale: Pseudaulacaspis cockerelli<\/em> (Cooley)<\/a>
\nPest Rating:\u00a0A<\/strong><\/p>\n

Mango Scale | Aulacaspis tubercularis<\/em> Newstead<\/a>
\nPest Rating: A<\/strong><\/p>\n

Mango Scale: Radionaspis indica<\/em><\/a>
\nPest Rating:\u00a0B<\/strong><\/p>\n

Mango Shield Scale: Milviscutulus mangiferae<\/em> (Green)<\/a>
\nPest Rating: A<\/strong><\/p>\n

Masked Scale: Mycetaspis personata<\/em> (Comstock)<\/a>
\nPest Rating: A<\/strong><\/p>\n

A Mealybug:\u00a0Dysmicoccus texensis<\/em> (Tinsley)<\/a>
\nPest Rating: A<\/strong><\/p>\n

Mealybug |\u00a0Ferrisia dasylirii<\/em> (Cockerell)<\/a>
\nPest Rating: C<\/strong><\/p>\n

A Mealybug | Nipaecoccus floridensis<\/em> Beardsley<\/a>
\nPest Rating: A<\/strong><\/p>\n

Mealybug | Palmicultor browni<\/em> (Williams)<\/a>
\nPest Rating: A<\/strong><\/p>\n

A Mealybug | Trionymus sasae<\/em> (Kanda)<\/a>
\nPest Rating: A<\/strong><\/p>\n

Mealybug | Vryburgia succulentarum<\/em> Williams<\/a>
\nPest Rating: A<\/strong><\/p>\n

Melanaspis corticosa <\/i>(Brain): South African obscure scale<\/a>
\nPest Rating: A <\/strong><\/p>\n

Metaleurodicus cardini <\/em>(Back): Cardin\u2019s whitefly<\/a>
\nPest Rating: A <\/strong><\/p>\n

Metaleurodicus minimus <\/em>(Quaintance): A whitefly<\/a>
\n\u00a0Pest Rating: A<\/span><\/span>
\n<\/strong><\/p>\n

Mining Scale: Howardia biclavis<\/em><\/a>
\nPest Rating: A<\/strong><\/p>\n

Miscanthicoccus miscanthi<\/em> (Takahashi) – Miscanthus mealybug<\/a>
\nPest Rating: B<\/strong><\/p>\n

Nipaecoccus floridensis<\/i> Beardsley: a mealybug<\/a>
\nPest Rating: B<\/strong><\/p>\n

Nipaecoccus viridis\u00a0<\/em>(Newstead): Lebbeck mealybug<\/a>
\nPest Rating: A<\/strong><\/p>\n

Odermatt Mealybug | Pseudococcidae mealybug<\/em><\/a>
\nPest Rating: A<\/strong><\/p>\n

Oncometopia orbona<\/em> (Fabricius): broad-headed sharpshooter<\/a>
\nPest Rating: A\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Oriental Scale: Aonidiella orientalis<\/em><\/a>
\nPest Rating: A<\/strong><\/p>\n

Pacific Mealybug: Planococcus minor<\/em> (Maskell)\u00a0<\/a>
\nPest Rating: A\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Palm Mealybug | Palmicultor palmarum<\/em> (Ehrhorn)<\/a>
\nPest Rating: A\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Papaya Mealybug\u00a0|\u00a0Paracoccus marginatus<\/em> Williams and Granara de Willink<\/a>
\nPest Rating: A<\/strong><\/p>\n

Pellaea stictica <\/em>(Dallas): stinkbug<\/a>
\nPest Rating: C<\/strong><\/p>\n

Phalacrococcus howertoni <\/em>Hodges & Hodgson: Croton Scale<\/a>
\nPest Rating: A<\/strong><\/p>\n

Phorodon cannabis<\/em> Passerini: cannabis aphid<\/a>
\nPest Rating: C
\n<\/strong><\/p>\n

Pink Hibiscus Mealybug | Maconellicoccus hirsutus<\/em> (Green)<\/a>
\nPest Rating: \u00a0A<\/strong><\/p>\n

Plant Bug | Rubrocuneocoris calverta<\/em>e Henry<\/a>
\nPest Rating: A<\/strong><\/p>\n

A Planthopper: \u00a0Kallitaxila granulata<\/em> (St\u00e5l)<\/a>
\nPest Rating: \u00a0A <\/strong><\/p>\n

Prococcus acutissimus <\/em>(Green): A soft scale<\/a>
\nPest Rating: A
\n<\/strong><\/p>\n

Protea Mealybug: \u00a0Delottococcus confusus<\/em> (De Lotto)<\/a>
\nPest Rating: \u00a0C\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Protea Mealybug: Paracoccus hakeae<\/em>\u00a0(Williams)
\n<\/a>Synonym: Phenacoccus hakeae<\/em>
\nPest Rating: \u00a0C<\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Pseudaonidia duplex\u00a0<\/em>(Cockerell): camphor scale<\/a>
\nPest Rating:\u00a0 A<\/strong><\/p>\n

Pseudischnaspis bowreyi<\/em> (Cockerell): Bowrey scale<\/a>
\nPest Rating: A\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Pseudococcus landoi\u00a0<\/em>(Balachowsky): Lando mealybug<\/a>
\nPest Rating: A<\/strong><\/p>\n

Pseudococcus lycopodii <\/em>Beardsley: a mealybug<\/a>
\nPest Rating: C<\/strong><\/p>\n

Pulvinaria psidii <\/i>Maskell: Green shield scale<\/a>
\nPest Rating: C<\/strong><\/p>\n

Pyrrhocoris apterus <\/em>(L.): European firebug<\/a>
\nPest Rating: C<\/strong><\/p>\n

Red Streaked Leafhopper: Balclutha rubrostriata<\/em> (Melichar)<\/a>
\nPest Rating: A<\/strong><\/p>\n

Red Wax Scale\u00a0|\u00a0Ceroplastes rubens<\/em> Maskell<\/a>
\nPest Rating: \u00a0A<\/strong><\/p>\n

Remaudiereana nigriceps <\/em>(Dallas): a bug<\/a>
\nPest Rating: A\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Rhizoecus americanus<\/em> (Hambleton): root mealybug<\/a>
\nPest Rating: A<\/strong><\/p>\n

Rhizoecus floridanus <\/em>Hambleton: a root mealybug<\/a>
\nPest Rating: A<\/strong><\/p>\n

Root Mealybug:\u00a0Ripersiella hibisci<\/em> (Kawai & Takagi)<\/a>
\nPest Rating: A<\/strong><\/p>\n

Rufous Scale\u00a0|\u00a0Selenaspidus articulatus<\/em>\u00a0(Morgan)<\/a>
\nPest Rating: A<\/strong><\/p>\n

Seed Bugs | Nysius<\/em> spp.<\/a>
\nPest Rating: NR<\/strong><\/p>\n

A Seed Bug |\u00a0Ochrimnus mimulus<\/em> (St\u00e5l)<\/a>
\nPest Rating: A<\/strong><\/p>\n

Singhiella simplex<\/em> (Sing): Ficus whitefly<\/a>
\nPest Rating: C\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Soft scale | Coccus capparidis<\/i> (Green)<\/a>
\nPest Rating: A\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Soft scale | Coccus moestus<\/i> De Lotto<\/a>
\n\u00a0Pest Rating: A\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Soft Scale | Kilifia americana<\/em> Ben-Dov<\/a>
\nPest Rating: A<\/strong><\/p>\n

Spanish Moss Orthezia: Graminorthezia tillandsiae<\/em> (Morrison)<\/a>
\nPest Rating:\u00a0C<\/strong><\/p>\n

Spiraling Whitefly: Aleurodicus dispersus<\/em> Russell<\/a>
\nPest Rating: A<\/strong><\/p>\n

Spotted Lanternfly: \u00a0Lycorma delicatula<\/em> White<\/a>
\nPest Rating: \u00a0A<\/strong><\/p>\n

Stellate Scale: Ceroplastes stellifer<\/em><\/a>
\nSynonym:\u00a0Vinsonia stellifera<\/em>
\nPest Rating: A<\/strong><\/p>\n

Stink Bug | Kalkadoona pallida<\/em> (Van Duzee)<\/a>
\nPest Rating: A<\/strong><\/p>\n

Striped mealybug | Ferrisia virgata <\/i>(Cockerell)<\/a>
\nPest Rating: A<\/strong><\/p>\n

Taro Planthopper: Tarophagus colocasiae<\/em><\/a>
\nPest Rating: B<\/strong><\/p>\n

Tea Scale of Camellia | Fiorinia phantasma<\/em> Cockerell & Robinson<\/a>
\nPest Rating: A<\/strong><\/p>\n

Thysanococcus pandani <\/em>Stickney: Pandanus Halimococcia<\/a>
\nPest Rating: A<\/strong><\/p>\n

Toumeyella liriodendri <\/i>(Gmelin): tuliptree scale<\/a>
\nPest Rating: C<\/strong><\/p>\n

Trilobe Scale: Pseudaonida\u00a0trilobitiformis<\/em> (Green)<\/a>
\nHemiptera: Diaspididae
\nPest Rating: A<\/strong><\/p>\n

Tropical Palm Scale | Hemiberlesia palmae<\/em> (Cockerell)<\/a>
\nPest Rating: A<\/strong><\/p>\n

Toumeyella parvicornis<\/em> (Cockerell): pine tortoise scale<\/a>
\nPest Rating: B\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 <\/strong>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Two-lined Spittlebug | Prosapia bicincta<\/em> (Say)<\/a>
\nPest Rating: A<\/strong><\/p>\n

Unaspis yanonensis <\/i>(Kuwana): arrowhead scale<\/a>
\nPest Rating: A<\/strong><\/p>\n

Unilobed Scale: \u00a0Pinnaspis uniloba<\/em> (Kuwana)<\/a>
\nPest Rating: \u00a0B<\/strong><\/p>\n

Waratah Scale:\u00a0Pseudaulacaspis brimblecombei<\/em> Williams<\/a>
\nPest Rating: \u00a0A<\/strong><\/p>\n

Whitefly | Aleurotrachelus anonae<\/em> Corbett<\/a>
\nPest Rating: A<\/strong><\/p>\n

White Fly: Asiothrixus antidesmae<\/em> (Takahashi)<\/a>
\nPest Rating: A<\/strong>
\n<\/strong><\/p>\n

White Peach Scale:\u00a0Pseudaulacaspis pentagona<\/em> (Targioni)<\/a>
\nPest Rating: A<\/strong><\/p>\n

White Prunicola Scale | Pseudaulacaspis prunicola<\/em> (Maskell)<\/a>
\nPest Rating: A\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u21d2<\/span> HYMENOPTERA\u00a0<\/span><\/h5>\n

Anagyrus callidus<\/i> Triapitsyn, Andreason & Perring Hymenoptera: Encyrtidae<\/a>
\nPest Rating:\u00a0 D<\/strong><\/p>\n

An Ant: \u00a0Ochetellus glaber<\/em> (Mayr)<\/a>
\nPest Rating: \u00a0A<\/strong><\/p>\n

An Ant | Pheidole dentigula<\/em><\/a>
\nPest Rating: A<\/strong><\/p>\n

Anoplolepis gracilipes <\/i>(Fr. Smith): Long-legged ant<\/a>
\nPest Rating: A<\/strong><\/p>\n

Asian Needle Ant | Brachyponera chinensis<\/em><\/a>
\nPest Rating: A <\/strong><\/p>\n

Bigheaded Ant:\u00a0Pheidole megacephala<\/em><\/a>
\nPest Rating: \u00a0A<\/strong><\/p>\n

Compact Carpenter Ant | Camponotus planatus<\/em><\/a>
\nPest Rating: A<\/strong><\/p>\n

Difficult White-Footed Ant\u00a0 |\u00a0 Technomyrmex difficilis<\/em> Forel<\/a>
\nPest Rating: A<\/strong><\/p>\n

Erythrina gall wasp: Quadrastichus erythrinae<\/em><\/a>
\nPest Rating: B<\/strong><\/p>\n

Eucalyptus Gall Wasp:\u00a0Ophelimus maskelli<\/em> (Ashmead)<\/a>
\nPest Rating: C<\/strong><\/p>\n

Florida Carpenter Ant | Camponotus floridanus<\/em>\u00a0(Buckley)<\/a>
\nPest Rating: A\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Flower Ant | Monomorium floricola<\/em><\/a>
\nPest Rating: A<\/strong><\/p>\n

Ganaspis brasiliensis<\/em> (Ihering) (G 1 lineage): parasitoid wasp<\/a>
\nPest Rating: D<\/strong><\/p>\n

Little Fire Ant: Wasmannia auropunctata<\/em> (Roger)<\/a>
\nPest Rating: A<\/strong><\/p>\n

Long-legged Ant: Anoplolepsis longipes<\/em><\/a>
\nPest Rating: A<\/strong><\/p>\n

Modoc Carpenter Ant: Camponotus modoc<\/em> Wheeler<\/a>
\nPest Rating: C<\/strong><\/p>\n

Native Ant: Formica francoeuri<\/em> Bolton<\/a>
\nPest Rating: C<\/strong><\/p>\n

Parasitoid wasp | Jaliscoa hunteri<\/i> (Crawford)<\/a>
\nPest Rating: D<\/strong><\/p>\n

Pheidole megacephala <\/em>(Fabricius): Big-headed ant<\/a>
\nPest Rating: B<\/strong><\/p>\n

Psyllaephagus euphyllurae<\/em> (Masi): a parasitoid wasp\u00a0<\/a>
\nPest Rating: D<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Solenopsis geminata<\/i> (Fabricius): Tropical fire ant<\/a>
\nPest Rating: A<\/strong><\/p>\n

Spathius galinae <\/em>Belokobylskij and Strazanac: a parasitoid wasp<\/a>
\nPest Rating: D<\/strong><\/p>\n

Stingless Bee:\u00a0Plebeia frontalis<\/em> (Friese)<\/a>
\nPest Rating: B<\/strong><\/p>\n

Tawny Crazy Ant | Nylanderia fulva<\/em><\/a>
\nPest Rating: A<\/strong><\/p>\n

Tetrastichus planipennisi <\/em>Yang: a parasitoid wasp<\/a>
\nPest Rating: D<\/strong><\/p>\n

Trissolcus japonicus<\/em> (Ashmead): Samurai wasp<\/a>
\nPest Rating: D<\/strong><\/p>\n

Vespa mandarinia<\/em> Smith: Northern giant hornet<\/a>
\nPest Rating: A<\/strong><\/p>\n

Vespa velutina<\/i> Lepeletier: yellow-legged hornet<\/a>
\nPest Rating: A<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u21d2<\/span> ISOPTERA\u00a0<\/span><\/h5>\n

Cryptotermes brevis <\/em>(Walker): West Indian drywood termite<\/a>
\nPest Rating: A<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u21d2\u00a0<\/span>LEPIDOPTERA<\/span><\/h5>\n

Agonopterix alstroemeriana\u00a0<\/em>(Clerck): a moth<\/a>
\nPest Rating: D<\/strong><\/p>\n

Arcola malloi<\/em> (Pastrana): Alligatorweed stem borer moth<\/a>
\nPest Rating: D<\/strong><\/p>\n

Azalea Leafminer | Caloptilia azaleella<\/em> (Brants)<\/a>
\nPest Rating: C<\/strong><\/p>\n

Banana Moth\u00a0| \u00a0Opogona sacchari<\/em> (Bojer)<\/a>
\nPest Rating:\u00a0C<\/strong><\/p>\n

Barred Fruit-tree Tortrix | Pandemis cerasana<\/em> H\u00fcbner<\/a>
\nPest Rating: \u00a0A<\/strong><\/p>\n

Carnation tortrix\u00a0 |\u00a0 Cacoecimorpha pronubana<\/em> (H\u00fcbner)<\/a>
\nPest Rating: A\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Cherry Bark Tortrix | Enarmonia formosana<\/em> (Scopoli)<\/a>
\nPest Rating: \u00a0A<\/strong><\/p>\n

Choreutis <\/em>cf. emplecta<\/em> (Turner): a moth<\/a>
\nPest Rating:\u00a0 C<\/strong><\/p>\n

Cotton Bollworm | Helicoverpa armigera<\/em> (H\u00fcbner)<\/a>
\nPest Rating: A<\/strong><\/p>\n

Cucumber Moth | Diaphania indica<\/em> (Saunders)<\/a>
\nPest Rating: A<\/strong><\/p>\n

Cydalima perspectalis\u00a0<\/em>(Walker): box tree moth<\/a>
\nPest Rating: A<\/strong><\/p>\n

Dichomeris acuminatus<\/em> (Staudinger): alfalfa leaftier<\/a>
\nPest Rating: B\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Eastern Tent Caterpillar\u00a0| \u00a0Malacosoma americanum<\/em> (Fabricius)<\/a>
\nPest Rating: A<\/strong><\/p>\n

Epiphyas postvittana <\/em>(Walker): light brown apple moth (LBAM)<\/a>
\nPest Rating: C<\/strong><\/p>\n

Erythrina Twigborer: Terastia meticulosalis<\/em> Guen\u00e9e<\/a>
\nPest Rating: \u00a0B<\/strong><\/p>\n

Golden twin-spot moth: Chrysodeixis chalcites<\/em> (Esper)<\/a>
\nPest Rating: A<\/strong><\/p>\n

Green Garden Looper\u00a0|\u00a0Chrysodeixis eriosoma<\/em> (Doubleday)<\/a>
\nPest Rating: \u00a0A<\/strong><\/p>\n

Grey Tortrix | Cnephasia stephensiana<\/em> Doubleday<\/a>
\nPest Rating: A<\/strong><\/p>\n

Harrisina metallica <\/em>Stretch: western grapeleaf skeletonizer <\/a>
\nSynonym: Harrisina brillians Barnes and McDunnough <\/span><\/span>
\nPest Rating: C<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Holocola thalassinana <\/em>Meyrick: A moth<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a>
\nProposed Pest Rating: A\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Leek Moth |\u00a0Acrolepiopsis assectella<\/em> (Zeller)<\/a>
\nPest Rating: A<\/strong><\/p>\n

Omphisa anastomosalis<\/em> (Guen\u00e9e): Sweet potato vine borer<\/a>
\nPest Rating: A<\/strong><\/p>\n

Phosphila turbulenta <\/em>H\u00fcbner: Turbulent phosphila<\/span><\/a>
\nPest Rating: A<\/strong><\/span>
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

Southern Armyworm: Spodoptera eridania<\/em> (Stoll)<\/a>
\nPest Rating: A<\/strong><\/p>\n

Tomato Leafminer: Tuta absoluta<\/em> (Meyrick)<\/a>
\nPest Rating: A\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Winter Moth | Operophtera brumata<\/em> (L.)<\/a>
\nPest Rating: \u00a0A<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u21d2<\/span> OLIGOCHAETA:<\/h5>\n

Amynthas agrestis <\/em>(Goto & Hatai): Jumping worm<\/a>
\nPest Rating: B<\/strong><\/p>\n

Metaphire hilgendorfi <\/em>(Michaelsen): Jumping worm<\/a>
\nPest Rating: B<\/strong><\/p>\n

Perionyx excavatus\u00a0<\/em>(Perrier): blue worm<\/a>
\nPest Rating: C\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u21d2<\/span> ORTHOPTERA:<\/h5>\n

Gryllus locorojo <\/em>Weissman & Gray, 2012 (Crazy Red Field Cricket)<\/a>
\nPest Rating:\u00a0 D<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u21d2<\/span> PHASMATODEA<\/span><\/h5>\n

Carausius morosus<\/i> (Sin\u00e9ty): Indian walking stick\u00a0<\/a>
\nPest Rating: C\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u21d2<\/span> THYSANOPTERA\u00a0<\/span><\/h5>\n

Arorathrips mexicanus<\/em> (Crawford): a thrips
\n<\/em>Synonym: Chirothrips mexicanus Crawford<\/a>
\nPest Rating:\u00a0 C<\/strong><\/p>\n

Androthrips ramachandrai <\/em>Karny: a thrips<\/a>
\nPest Rating:\u00a0 C<\/strong><\/p>\n

Bamboo Orchid Thrips: Dichromothrips smithi<\/em> (Zimmerman)<\/a>
\nPest Rating: \u00a0A<\/strong><\/p>\n

Banana-silvering Thrips: Hercinothrips bicinctus<\/em> (Bagnall)<\/a>
\nPest Rating: B<\/strong><\/p>\n

Biltothrips minutus<\/em> (Bhatti)<\/a>
\nPest Rating: A <\/strong><\/p>\n

Black Vine Thrips: Retithrips syriacus<\/em> (Mayet)<\/a>
\nPest Rating: A<\/strong><\/p>\n

Chilli Thrips: \u00a0Scirtothrips dorsalis<\/em> Hood<\/a>
\nPest Rating: B<\/strong><\/p>\n

Dendrothripoides innoxius <\/em>(Karny, 1914)<\/span><\/a>
\nPest Rating: B<\/strong><\/span>
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

Frankliniella panamensis <\/em>Hood: A thrips<\/a>
\nPest Rating: A
\n<\/strong><\/p>\n

Frankliniella schultzei <\/em>(Trybom): common blossom thrips<\/a>
\nPest Rating: B<\/strong><\/p>\n

Frankliniella tritici <\/em>(Fitch): eastern flower thrips(Trybom): common blossom thrips<\/a>
\nPest Rating: B\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Gorse Thrips | Sericothrips staphylinus<\/em> Haliday<\/a>
\nPest Rating: D <\/strong><\/p>\n

Hercinothrips dimidiatus <\/em>Hood: Aloe thrips<\/span><\/span><\/a>
\n\u00a0Pest Rating: B<\/span>
\n<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Japanese Flower Thrips | Thrips setosus<\/em><\/a>
\nPest Rating: \u00a0A\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Kelly’s Citrus Thrips: Pezothrips kellyanus<\/em> (Bagnall)<\/a>
\nPest Rating: A<\/strong><\/p>\n

Klambothrips myopori <\/em>Mound & Morris: thrips<\/a>
\nPest Rating: C\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Lord Howe Island Thrips |\u00a0Dendrothrips howei<\/em> Mound<\/a>
\nPest Rating: B\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Melon Thrips: Thrips palmi (Karny)<\/a>
\nPest Rating: \u00a0A<\/strong><\/p>\n

Rose Thrips | Thrips fuscipennis<\/em><\/a>
\nPest Rating: \u00a0A<\/strong><\/p>\n

A Thrips | Coremothrips pallidus<\/em> Hood<\/a>
\nPest Rating: A<\/strong><\/p>\n

Thrips | Indusiothrips seshadrii<\/em> Priesner<\/a>
\nPest Rating: A<\/strong><\/p>\n

Thrips maculicollis <\/em>(Hood): a thrips\u00a0<\/a>
\nPest Rating: A\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Thrips orientalis<\/em> (Bagnall): a thrips<\/a>
\nPest Rating: A\u00a0 \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Thrips parvispinus <\/em>(Karny): A thrips\u00a0<\/a>
\nPest Rating: A
\n<\/strong><\/p>\n

Thrips | Trichromothrips priesneri<\/em> (Bhatti)<\/a>
\nPest Rating: A<\/strong><\/p>\n

Weeping Ficus Thrips:\u00a0Gynaikothrips uzeli<\/em> (Zimmermann)<\/a>
\nPest Rating: \u00a0B<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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