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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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Gilpinia hercyniae (spruce sawfly)
Gilpinia hercyniae is an invasive pest species; good examples are its introduction and rapid spread in Britain and North America. The...
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Helicoverpa armigera (cotton bollworm)
Introduction H. armigera, like its close relatives H. zea and Heliothis virescens in the New World, is a pest of major importance in...
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Homalodisca vitripennis (glassy winged sharpshooter)
In economic terms, grapes are worth US $3.2 billion and associated economic activity exceeds US $33 billion in California. In addition, crops such...
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Ips cembrae (large larch bark beetle)
This species is a secondary pest in native European Larix plantations, breeding in logs, wind-blown stems and dying trees. In Germany, timber from...
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Ips typographus (eight-toothed bark beetle)
I. typographus is considered to be one of the most important insect pests of spruce trees (Picea spp.), with the ability for rapid population...
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Leptinotarsa decemlineata (Colorado potato beetle)
Colorado beetle principally attacks an introduced field crop grown as a monoculture, but not to an extent that has affected the area of the crop...
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Liriomyza huidobrensis (serpentine leafminer)
L. huidobrensis is a serious pest of potato, vegetables and ornamental plants in the field and glasshouses in many parts of the world (Lange et...
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Liriomyza sativae (vegetable leaf miner)
L. sativae is the most serious of the agromyzid pests, causing severe damage and loss of yield in many of the southern states of America,...
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