This extremely agile insect owes its name to its mottled brown coloring. A true bug, it has a shield-shaped body with a triangular arrangement of white spots on the thorax. The long-legged, adults have a black-tipped yellow triangle at the end of each fore-wing; the...
Pine Shoot Beetles black or dark brown, 1/8 – 2 inches long, with a cylindrical body, rounded at the head and abdomen ends. There is one generation per year, with most adults dying after matting normally. After laying eggs in the holes (holes are called galleries),...
Oval and about 1/2 inch long, these seven-legged crustaceans are easy to tell apart; sowbugs have two tail like appendages, and pillbugs curl into a tight ball if disturbed. Although adapted to life on dry land, the creatures thrive in damp conditions. To keep from...
The Peach Twig Borer has become a common pest of peaches and other tree fruits. It can kill twigs and disfigure or infest fruit. The damage is similar to that caused by the oriental fruit moth. They attack apricots, nectarines, plums and prunes, as well as peaches....
This elusive, 2 inch long, brilliantly colored caterpillar, which protrudes a pair of orange horns when disturbed, is rarely seen in gardens. Although technically a pest, it’s so pretty you may want to overlook the paltry damage it does. Left alone, it will...
