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Image Subject Name Scientific Name Description
1355012 flea beetle Trachyaphthona sordida Potential biocontrol agent of skunkvine
1355053 alfalfa looper Autographa californica Graduate student Leo Camelo sets up a killing station for alfalfa looper moths in a potato field plot.
1355025 Colorado potato beetle Leptinotarsa decemlineata
5174036 red flour beetle Tribolium castaneum Red flour beetle, about one-eighth-inch long.
1316064 Diaprepes root weevil Diaprepes abbreviatus Young (left) and older larvae of the Diaprepes root weevil on cakes of an artificial diet developed by ARS.
1316100 Mediterranean fruit fly, Medfly Ceratitis capitata
1316025 leaf-footed bug Entomologists Michael Schauff (left) and Thomas Henry discuss the importance of leaf-footed bugs. Primarily seed and fruit feeders, these insects are potential pests of many crops.
1316026 leaf-footed bug Thasus neocalifornicus A large specimen of the leaf-footed bug, Thasus neocalifornicus, from the southwestern United States.
1316032 thrips Entomologist David Nickle examines an unidentified thrips species found in a shipment of cut flowers from South Africa and compares it to the image on the screen of a known thrips species. His rapid identification helps to ensure safe and timely shipments at various ports of entry.
1316071 screwworm Cochliomyia hominivorax Sterile male screwworm fly marked with a numbered tag to study fly dispersal, behavior, and longevity.
1316086 mosquito Culex nigripalpus Culex nigripalpus larvae
1317079 papaya mealybug Paracoccus marginatus Several female papaya mealybugs (1/16 to 1/8 inch long) and two web masses on a stem of a red potato sprout.
1318008 melaleuca leaf weevil Oxyops vitiosa The lower branch is normal, undamaged melaleuca. The top branch was defoliated by the melaleuca leaf weevil, Oxyops vitiosa.
1319046 bollworm Helicoverpa zea A normal, 12-day-old cotton bollworm larva raised on a control diet.
1319047 bollworm Helicoverpa zea In studies to track the development of Bt resistance, this undersized, 12-day-old larva was fed a diet containing Bt proteins.
1321029 pink bollworm Pectinophora gossypiella Pink bollworms emerging from a damaged cotton boll.
1355054 alfalfa looper Autographa californica
1355051 coffee berry borer Hypothenemus hampei Adult female on a green coffee bean. Adult females bore a hole in coffee berries and lay their eggs near the two coffee beans found inside the berry. Once the eggs hatch, the larvae feed on the beans, rendering them unsuitable for commerce or greatly lowering their quality.
1355027 black vine weevil Otiorhynchus sulcatus Full-grown larva; actual size about 6 mm or 1/4 inch.
1355028 black vine weevil Otiorhynchus sulcatus Actual size about 7 mm or 3/8 inch.
1355043 salvinia weevil Cyrtobagous salviniae Close-up of a Cyrtobagous salviniae weevil larva. These 1/10th-inch long insects feed voraciously on buds and rhizomes of giant salvinia.
1316014 tortoise beetle Gratiana boliviana The tortoise beetle is being considered for release as a biocontrol agent for tropical soda apple.

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