Pest Profiles
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Tobacco thrips: Frankliniella fusca (Hinds) Western flower thrips: Frankliniella occidentalis (Pergande) Flower thrips: Frankliniella trtici (Fitch) Authors: David Riley, Alton Sparks, Entomologists, University of Georgia, 2022 Description Immature stages: Larval thrips are similar in body structure to adult thrips but lack well developed wings. Wing pads are visible on prepupae and pupae. Larval thrips are…
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Phyllocoptes fructiphilus Authors: Alejandra Monterrosa, Shimat Joseph, Will Hudson, Jean Williams-Woodward, Bodie Pennisi, University of Georgia, 2020 Description Immature stages: Larvae are transparent becoming white and slightly translucent as they develop through twolarval stages. Adult stages: Yellowish in color, adults measure about 140 to 170 micrometers long, tapered at both ends. Adults have two pairs…
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Epitrix hirtipennis (Melsheimer) Epitrix fasciata (Blatchley) – Southern tobacco Author: David Riley, Professor, University of Georgia, 2019 Description Immature stages: Tobacco flea beetles have three larval instars, or developmental stages, that are all whitish with darker heads, and all feed on fine roots near the soil surface or occasionally tunnel into larger roots. The tobacco…
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Elasmopalpus lignosellus (Zeller) Credit: Adaptation from original fact sheet published by University of Florida, 2020 Sydney Weigand (Ed.), 2025 Description Immature stages: Borer eggs are oval, measuring about 0.6 mm in length and 0.4 mm in width. When first deposited, they are greenish, soon turning pinkish, and eventually reddish. The number of instars, or developmental…
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Diptera: Culicidae Author: Elmer Gray, Public Health Specialist & Entomologist, University of Georgia, 2022 Sydney Weigand (Ed.), 2025 Description Immature stages: During their first stage of development, larvae are small (about 1 mm) and almost see-through. As they progress through subsequent stages, they grow to nearly 1 cm. The pupal stage appears with the fourth…
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Dasineura oxycoccana (Johnson) Author: Craig Roubos, Ash Sial, Entomology, University of Georgia Description Immature stages: Eggs are oval-shaped, transparent and very small. Larvae are legless and white in color when newly hatched. As larvae mature, they darken and become orange by the time they are ready to pupate. Mature larvae have a unique feature called…
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Ctenocephalides felis (Bouche) Credit: Modification from UFL IFAS Feature Creature Publication, 2021 Description Immature stages: Cat flea eggs are oval, smooth and about 0.5 mm in length. Because the female flea is on the host, when she produces eggs they sift through the host’s fur and fall into the environment, collecting in areas where the…
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Conotrachelus nenuphar (Herbst) Author: Brett Blaauw, Fruit Entomologist, University of Georgia, 2021 Description Immature stages: The larvae tunnel and feed in developing fruit, usually boring to the pit. Larvae are yellowish-white, legless, brownheaded grubs, about 3/8 inch (6-9 mm) long when fully grown. Adult stages: Adults are small, about 1/4 inch (4-6 mm) long, brownish-black…
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Coleoptera: Scolytidae Authors: David Coyle, Brady Self, James Floyd, John Riggins, Southern Regional Extension Forestry (SREF), 2018 Description Four species of Ips bark beetles (commonly known as Ips engraver beetles or Ips beetles) occur throughout pure and mixed pine forests in the southeastern U.S.: the six-spined ips (Ips calligraphus), the pine engraver (Ips pini), the…