Know Your Insects
Beneficial predators, pollinators, pests, and invasives - browse by name or role. Every entry covers behavior, ecology, and what to do about it in the garden.
Araneae
6 entries
Spotted Orb-Weaver
Neoscona domiciliorum
Yellow Garden Spider
Argiope aurantia
Bold Jumping Spider
Phidippus audax
Goldenrod Crab Spider
Misumena vatia
Black Widow
Latrodectus mactans
Brown Recluse
Loxosceles reclusa
Coleoptera
9 entries
Seven-spot Ladybug
Coccinella septempunctata
Japanese Beetle
Popillia japonica
InvasiveEmerald Ash Borer
Agrilus planipennis
Flea Beetle
Alticini
Cucumber Beetle
Acalymma vittatum
Colorado Potato Beetle
Leptinotarsa decemlineata
Asparagus Beetle
Crioceris asparagi
Elderberry Borer
Desmocerus palliatus
Sweet Potato Weevil
Cylas formicarius
Diptera
8 entries
Spotted Wing Drosophila
Drosophila suzukii
Carrot Rust Fly
Psila rosae
Spinach Leaf Miner
Pegomya hyoscyami
Celery Leaf Miner
Euleia heraclei
Allium Leaf Miner
Phytomyza gymnostoma
Columbine Leaf Miner
Phytomyza aquilegivora
Narcissus Bulb Fly
Merodon equestris
Cabbage Root Maggot
Delia radicum
Hemiptera
9 entries
InvasiveSpotted Lanternfly
Lycorma delicatula
Aphids
Aphididae
Azalea Lace Bug
Stephanitis pyrioides
Squash Bug
Anasa tristis
Mealybug and Scale Infestation
Pseudococcidae
Magnolia Scale
Neolecanium cornuparvum
Hydrangea Scale
Pulvinaria hydrangeae
Holly Scale
Dynaspidiotus britannicus
Large Milkweed Bug
Oncopeltus fasciatus
Hymenoptera
2 entries
Lepidoptera
27 entries
Monarch Butterfly
Danaus plexippus
Black Swallowtail
Papilio polyxenes
Great Spangled Fritillary
Speyeria cybele
Gulf Fritillary
Agraulis vanillae
Red Admiral
Vanessa atalanta
Mourning Cloak
Nymphalis antiopa
Giant Swallowtail
Papilio cresphontes
American Lady
Vanessa virginiensis
Clouded Sulphur
Colias philodice
Common Wood Nymph
Cercyonis pegala
Pipevine Swallowtail
Battus philenor
Western Giant Swallowtail
Papilio rumiko
Eastern Tiger Swallowtail
Papilio glaucus
Spicebush Swallowtail
Papilio troilus
Zebra Swallowtail
Eurytides marcellus
Painted Lady
Vanessa cardui
Viceroy
Limenitis archippus
Baltimore Checkerspot
Euphydryas phaeton
Pearl Crescent
Phyciodes tharos
Spring Azure
Celastrina ladon
Karner Blue
Lycaeides melissa samuelis
Cabbage Worm
Pieris rapae
Milkweed Tussock Moth
Euchaetes egle
Squash Vine Borer
Melittia cucurbitae
Tomato Hornworm
Manduca quinquemaculata
Iris Borer
Macronoctua onusta
Cabbage Looper
Trichoplusia ni
Mantodea
2 entries
Stylommatophora
1 entry
Thysanoptera
2 entries
Trombidiformes
1 entry
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