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Aceria tosichella (wheat curl mite)
Estimates of economic losses caused by A. tosichella were provided by Atkinson and Grant (1967), and substantial reductions in yield were reported...
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Phenacoccus solenopsis (cotton mealybug)
This mealybug species has the ability to increase rapidly in population size and spread to cover vast areas where host plants occur, in a...
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Drosophila suzukii (spotted-wing drosophila)
D. suzukii is a fruit crop pest and is a serious economic threat to soft summer...
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Dasineura gleditchiae (honeylocust podgall midge)
The genus Dasineura can be separated from other genera of Cecidomyiidae likely to be found in association with cultivated plants, as...
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Diabrotica virgifera virgifera (western corn rootworm)
D. virgifera virgifera is thought to originate from Central America (Krysan and Smith, 1987). In the twentieth century, Diabrotica v. virgifera...
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Dryocosmus kuriphilus (Oriental chestnut gall wasp)
By attacking the vegetative buds and forming a gall, D. kuriphilus disrupts twig growth and reduces fruiting. Commercial growers may expect yield...
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Agrius convolvuli (sweet potato moth)
Larvae of this species can reach alarming numbers under certain conditions, where they may completely strip entire fields of all leaves, before...
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Adelges piceae (balsam woolly adelgid)
A. piceae was introduced from Europe into North America (Maine, first report: 1908) before or around 1900 with imported nursery stock. In the first...
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Paracoccus marginatus (papaya mealybug)
Colonies of P. marginatus excrete honeydew, which coats nearby plant surfaces. Fouling of plant leaves by honeydew and sooty mould blocks out...
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Phthorimaea operculella (potato tuber moth)
Potato tuber moth is a serious major pest in areas where the climate favours its development, and where its host plants are grown on a large scale....
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