Pest Profiles

  • Cockroaches

    Common name: Cockroaches

    Posted in:
  • Lesser cornstalk borer

    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…

    Posted in: , , , , ,
  • Mosquitoes

    A black bug with a long torso and six legs sits atop skin. Its mouthpiece pokes downwards to the skin.

    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…

    Posted in: , , , ,
  • Blueberry gall midge

    A close-up of a light brown bug with six long legs and a dark brown head.

    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…

    Posted in: , , , , , ,
  • Cat flea

    A close up of a bug suspended in liquid. It is reddish-brown and has six legs, the back two of which are much longer than the others.

    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…

    Posted in: , ,
  • Plum curculio

    A brown, white, and black bug with two segments.

    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…

    Posted in: , , ,
  • 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…

    Posted in: , , , ,
  • Cowpea curculio

    A round black bug with faint white markings. It sits on top of a bean pod. It has six legs and a probiscus.

    Chalcodermus aeneus (Boheman) Author: David Riley, Stormy Sparks, and Sydni Barwick, University of Georgia, 2019 Description Immature stages: Females lay eggs, which are white, oval in shape, and are less than a centimeter in length, into pods. These consequently hatch into small white grubs that damage the seed (middle image). The duration of the egg…

    Posted in: , , , ,
  • Boxelder bug

    A cluster of oblong black bugs with orange markings resting on red wood.

    Boisea trivittata Author: Integrated Pest Management Program, University of Georgia, 2020 Sydney Weigand (Ed.), 2025 Description Immature stages: Boxelder bug eggs are red/orange, and are most often found on the leaves, and cracks and crevices in the bark of female boxelder and silver maple trees. Immature bugs are wingless, bright red and black. Adult stages:…

    Posted in: , ,
  • Pepper weevil

    Round brown bug with white flecks on its body. It rests on a green bell pepper bud.

    Anthonomus eugenii (Cano) Author: David Riley, Professor, University of Georgia, 2018 Sydney Weigand (Ed.), 2025 Description Immature stages: Eggs are oval and white when first deposited in the flower or fruit wall. They can only be found if the plant is dissected. Larvae are the grub type and are white to grayish with a yellowish…

    Posted in: , ,