Pest Profiles
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Common name: Cockroaches
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Nezara viridula (Linnaeus) Author: David Riley, University of Georgia, 2018 Description Immature stages: The southern green stink bug lays cluster of 30-130 eggs. Eggs are deposited in hexagonal clusters with arranged in straight rows and glued together. Eggs are about 1.3 mm long, yellowish-white to pinkish-yellow. The top of the egg is clearly indicated by…
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Systena frontalis (F.) Author: Shimat Joseph, University of Georgia, 2020 Description Immature stages: Mature females lay pale-yellow eggs singly in potting medium. Larvae are about 0.5 to 1 cm in length and are creamy-white in color, with the head capsule and 3 pairs of legs pale-brown in color. The last segment on rear end of…
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Rhyacionia frustrana Authors: Elizabeth McCarty, Victoria Cassidy, Kamal Gandhi, Caterina Villari, Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources, University of Georgia Description Immature stages: The egg is slightly convex and about 1/32 inch (0.8 mm) in diameter. It is opaque white when laid, but turns yellow to medium orange as it matures. The very small,…
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Myzus persicae Authors: David G. Riley and Alton Sparks, Professors, University of Georgia, 2018 Description Immature stages: Nymphs are similar to wingless adults in shape and color, but smaller. Unlike most aphids, GPA do not tend to form large colonies, but are generally evenly distributed across leaves. Adult stage: Winged (alate) adults have a black…
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Aceria caryae Sources: Shivakumar Veerlapati and Apurba Barman, University of Georgia, 2025 The pecan leafroll mite is a noninsect pest of pecan trees belonging to the family Eriophyidae. Eriophyid mites are serious phytophagous, or plant-feeding, mites that infest annual and perennial plants. They often go unnoticed because of their very small size, and they usually reside…
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Spodoptera frugiperda (Smith) Authors: Shimat Joseph, Will Hudson, Clint Waltz, University of Georgia, 2019 Description Immature stages: Fall armyworms are approximately 1-1 ½ inches long, depending on instar, and can vary in color form a green to mottled brown, to almost black. Fall armyworms have wide black stripes running down each lateral (side) of the…
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Xylosandrus crassiusculus (Mot.) Authors: Shimat Joseph & Will Hudson, Entomology, University of Georgia, Paul Pugliese, Extension University of Georgia, 2020 Description Immature stages: Immatures are developed inside the heartwood region of the tree, feeding on the fungus they farm. Adult stage: Adult females are about 2.5 mm. Females can readily fly, males are flightless and…
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Vitacea polistiformis (Harris) Author: Brett Blaauw, Fruit Entomologist, University of Georgia, 2021 Description Immature stages: The larvae are cylindrical, cream-colored with a brown head, and 1.5 inches long when mature. Adult stage: Adult GRB are day flying moths, reddish-brown in color and resemble paper wasps, particularly when flying. Biology GRB is a clearwing moth with…
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(Orthoptera, Acrididae) (Schistocerca americana) – American Bird (Melanoplus, spp) – Melanoplinae (Orchelimum, spp) – Meadow Katydids Authors: Alton Sparks and David Riley, Entomologists, University of Georgia, 2021 Description Immature stages: – American bird grasshopper eggs are elongated (7.5 mm x 2 mm), light orange to tan, and are clustered together in a pod of 75-100…