A-Z JUNE Bugs Post-A-Thon Contest Winners Announced!

Posts: 822 · Posted: 28.06.2014, 05:52

catepillar

Posts: 1454 · Posted: 28.06.2014, 15:26

d-dragonfly

Posts: 2993 · Posted: 28.06.2014, 18:53

E - Eriophyidae
a family of gall mites and rust mites

Posts: 1825 · Posted: 28.06.2014, 18:54

Flatid planthoppers

Posts: 1825 · Posted: 28.06.2014, 18:55

oops sorry was going to post info about it

Flatid planthopper
Metcalfa pruinosa
Size: 1/4 inch long
Where/When: Feeds on the twigs of various woody and herbaceous plants. Adults are active during July to August.

Significance: Rarely, if ever, injurious to plants.

Posts: 2993 · Posted: 28.06.2014, 23:02

Green fruitworm
Up to 1Â¼ - 1Â½ inches long
Feeds on the foliage, buds, blossoms, and fruits of apple.

Posts: 1454 · Posted: 29.06.2014, 14:43

h-hover fly

Posts: 2993 · Posted: 29.06.2014, 14:50

I - Iris borers -
The caterpillars are the most destructive insect pests of iris.
They pinkish in color and two inches long when full grown.
The moths are rarely seen because they fly at night.

Posts: 822 · Posted: 29.06.2014, 16:22

jewel beaver

Posts: 6338 · Posted: 29.06.2014, 17:13

K Korynetes

Posts: 2993 · Posted: 29.06.2014, 18:45

Leaf-cutter bees
~Â½ inch long
~They make semi-circular or circular notches on leaves of many broadleaf plants, such as rose, ash, lilac, and Virginia creeper.
~Active from May through August.

Posts: 1454 · Posted: 30.06.2014, 14:43

m-moth

Posts: 2993 · Posted: 30.06.2014, 16:57

N - Northern corn rootworm
~It is about 3/16th inch long.
~It is a pale green, lacking any type of markings .
~It is common throughout the Midwest, wherever corn is grown.

Posts: 822 · Posted: 30.06.2014, 18:01

Owlfly

Posts: 6338 · Posted: 30.06.2014, 21:38

P pistol beetle