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Annual Report of Introduced Beneficial Organisms Released in the United States and Territories - 1982

Section I - Introduced Parasites and Predators Released in the U.S. and Territories - 1982

PART B - Target Host/Prey Arranged Alphabetically by Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species with Alphabetical List of Introduced Beneficial Species Released Against It; Target Host/Prey Arranged Alphabetically by Common Name

PHYLUM: MOLLUSCA
Class:    Gastropoda

Order of Host/Prey: Pulmonata
   Family of Host/Prey: Achatinidae
      Host/Prey Genus, species, author: Achatina fulica Bowdich
         Common name of host/prey: giant African snail
            Species Released: Euglandina rosea
                              Gonaxis quadrilateralis

   Family of Host/Prey: Helicidae
      Host/Prey Genus, species, author: Helix aspersa Müller
         Common name of host/prey: brown garden snail
            Species Released: Rumina decollata

PHYLUM: ARTHROPODA

Class:    Arachnida (Subclass Acari)

Order of Host/Prey: Acariformes
   Family of Host/Prey: Eriophyidae
      Host/Prey Genus, species, author: Phyllocoptruta oleivora (Ashmead)
         Common name of host/prey: citrus rust mite
            Species Released: Euseius concordis
                              Euseius stipulatus
                              Typhlodromalus limonicus

   Family of Host/Prey: Tarsonemidae
      Host/Prey Genus, species, author: Polyphagotarsonemus latus (Banks)
         Common name of host/prey: broad mite
            Species Released: Euseius concordis
                              Euseius elinae
                              Euseius hibisci
                              Euseius quetzali
                              Euseius stipulatus
                              Euseius tutsi
                              Galendromus annectens
                              Galendromus porresi
                              Iphiseius degenerans
                              Typhlodromalus limonicus

   Family of Host/Prey: Tetranychidae
      Host/Prey Genus, species, author: Oligonychus punicae (Hirst)
         Common name of host/prey: avocado brown mite
            Species Released: Euseius concordis
                              Euseius elinae
                              Euseius hibisci
                              Euseius scutalis
                              Galendromus annectens
                              Galendromus porresi
                              Iphiseius degenerans
                              Phytoseiulus macropilis
                              Phytoseiulus persimilis
                              Typhlodromalus limonicus

      Host/Prey Genus, species, author: Panonychus citri McGregor
         Common name of host/prey: citrus red mite
            Species Released: Euseius concordis
                              Euseius elinae
                              Euseius hibisci
                              Euseius quetzali
                              Euseius scutalis
                              Euseius stipulatus
                              Euseius tutsi
                              Galendromus annectens
                              Galendromus porresi
                              Iphiseius degenerans
                              Phytoseiulus longipes
                              Phytoseiulus macropilis
                              Phytoseiulus persimilis
                              Typhlodromalus limonicus
                              Typhlodromus tiliae

      Host/Prey Genus, species, author: Tetranychus cinnabarinus (Boisduval)
         Common name of host/prey: carmine spider mite
            Species Released: Galendromus occidentalis
                              Neoseiulus californicus
                              Neoseiulus longispinosus
                              Phytoseiulus macropilis
                              Scolothrips sexmaculatus

      Host/Prey Genus, species, author: Tetranychus urticae Koch
         Common name of host/prey: twospotted spider mite
            Species Released: Amblyseius sp.
                              Galendromus annectens
                              Phytoseiulus longipes
                              Phytoseiulus persimilis

Class:    Insecta

Order of Host/Prey: Blattodea
   Family of Host/Prey: Blattellidae
      Host/Prey Genus, species, author: Supella longipalpa (Fabricius)
         Common name of host/prey: brownbanded cockroach
            Species Released: Comperia merceti

Order of Host/Prey: Coleoptera
   Family of Host/Prey:
      Host/Prey Genus, species, author: coleopteran spp.
         Common name of host/prey: beetles (See Note 022)
            Species Released: Hexamermis sp.

Family of Host/Prey: Chrysomelidae
      Host/Prey Genus, species, author: Diabrotica undecimpunctata howardi Barber
         Common name of host/prey: southern corn rootworm
            Species Released: Hexamermis sp.

      Host/Prey Genus, species, author: Leptinotarsa decemlineata (Say)
         Common name of host/prey: Colorado potato beetle
            Species Released: Edovum puttleri

      Host/Prey Genus, species, author: Oulema melanopus (Linnaeus)
         Common name of host/prey: cereal leaf beetle
            Species Released: Diaparsis temporalis
                              Lemophagus curtus
                              Tetrastichus julis

      Host/Prey Genus, species, author: Xanthogaleruca luteola (Müller)
         Common name of host/prey: elm leaf beetle
            Species Released: Oomyzus gallerucae

   Family of Host/Prey: Coccinellidae
      Host/Prey Genus, species, author: Epilachna varivestis Mulsant
         Common name of host/prey: Mexican bean beetle
            Species Released: Coccipolipus epilachnae
                              Oplomus severus
                              Pediobius foveolatus

   Family of Host/Prey: Curculionidae
      Host/Prey Genus, species, author: Hypera brunnipennis (Boheman)
         Common name of host/prey: Egyptian alfalfa weevil
            Species Released: Bathyplectes anurus
                              Microctonus aethiopoides

      Host/Prey Genus, species, author: Hypera postica (Gyllenhal)
         Common name of host/prey: alfalfa weevil
            Species Released: Bathyplectes anurus
                              Bathyplectes curculionis
                              Bathyplectes stenostigma
                              Microctonus aethiopoides
                              Microctonus colesi
                              Oomyzus incertus

      Host/Prey Genus, species, author: Sitona hispidulus (Fabricius)
         Common name of host/prey: clover root curculio
            Species Released: Anaphes diana
                              Microctonus aethiopoides

      Host/Prey Genus, species, author: Sitona lineatus (Linnaeus)
         Common name of host/prey: pea leaf weevil
            Species Released: Anaphes diana
                              Microctonus aethiopoides

   Family of Host/Prey: Nitidulidae
      Host/Prey Genus, species, author: Carpophilus hemipterus (Linnaeus)
         Common name of host/prey: driedfruit beetle
            Species Released: Cerchysiella utilis

      Host/Prey Genus, species, author: Carpophilus humeralis (Fabricius)
         Common name of host/prey: pineapple souring beetle
            Species Released: Cerchysiella utilis

   Family of Host/Prey: Scarabaeidae
      Host/Prey Genus, species, author: Popillia japonica Newman
         Common name of host/prey: Japanese beetle
            Species Released: Istocheta aldrichi

   Family of Host/Prey: Scolytidae
      Host/Prey Genus, species, author: Dendroctonus spp.
         Common name of host/prey: bark beetles
            Species Released: Palloptera modesta

      Host/Prey Genus, species, author: Scolytus multistriatus (Marsham)
         Common name of host/prey: European elm bark beetle
            Species Released: Dendrosoter protuberans

Order of Host/Prey: Diptera
   Family of Host/Prey: Agromyzidae
      Host/Prey Genus, species, author: Agromyza frontella (Rondani)
         Common name of host/prey: alfalfa blotch leafminer
            Species Released: Chrysocharis liriomyzae
                              Dacnusa dryas

      Host/Prey Genus, species, author: Liriomyza sativae Blanchard
         Common name of host/prey: vegetable leafminer
            Species Released: Chrysocharis caribea
                              Chrysocharis oscinidis
                              Chrysonotomyia punctiventris
                              Halticoptera circulus
                              Opius dissitus

      Host/Prey Genus, species, author: Liriomyza trifolii (Burgess)
         Common name of host/prey: leafminer
            Species Released: Chrysocharis caribea
                              Chrysocharis oscinidis
                              Chrysonotomyia punctiventris
                              Halticoptera circulus
                              Opius dissitus

   Family of Host/Prey: Culicidae
      Host/Prey Genus, species, author: Aedes aegypti (Linnaeus)
         Common name of host/prey: yellowfever mosquito
            Species Released: Toxorhynchites amboinensis

   Family of Host/Prey: Muscidae
      Host/Prey Genus, species, author: Haematobia irritans (Linnaeus)
         Common name of host/prey: horn fly
            Species Released: Atholus coelestis
                              Atholus maindronii
                              Pactolinus parallelus

   Family of Host/Prey: Tephritidae
      Host/Prey Genus, species, author: Anastrepha suspensa (Loew)
         Common name of host/prey: Caribbean fruit fly
            Species Released: Diachasmimorpha tryoni

      Host/Prey Genus, species, author: Rhagoletis completa Cresson
         Common name of host/prey: walnut husk fly
            Species Released: Biosteres sublaevis
                              Coptera occidentalis

Order of Host/Prey: Heteroptera
   Family of Host/Prey: Miridae
      Host/Prey Genus, species, author: Adelphocoris lineolatus (Goeze)
         Common name of host/prey: alfalfa plant bug
            Species Released: Peristenus digoneutis
                              Peristenus rubricollis

      Host/Prey Genus, species, author: Lygus hesperus Knight
         Common name of host/prey: western tarnished plant bug
            Species Released: Peristenus stygicus

      Host/Prey Genus, species, author: Lygus lineolaris (Palisot deBeauvois)
         Common name of host/prey: tarnished plant bug
            Species Released: Peristenus digoneutis
                              Peristenus rubricollis
                              Peristenus stygicus

      Host/Prey Genus, species, author: Lygus spp.
         Common name of host/prey:
            Species Released: Peristenus stygicus

   Family of Host/Prey: Pentatomidae
      Host/Prey Genus, species, author: Nezara viridula (Linnaeus)
         Common name of host/prey: southern green stink bug
            Species Released: Telenomus chloropus

Order of Host/Prey: Homoptera
   Family of Host/Prey: Aleyrodidae
      Host/Prey Genus, species, author: Aleurodicus dispersus Russell
         Common name of host/prey: spiraling whitefly
            Species Released: Encarsia ?haitiensis
                              Encarsia sp.
                              Nephaspis oculata

      Host/Prey Genus, species, author: Aleurothrixus floccosus (Maskell)
         Common name of host/prey: woolly whitefly
            Species Released: Amitus ?spiniferus
                              Amitus spiniferus
                              Cales noacki
                              Eretmocerus sp.

      Host/Prey Genus, species, author: Dialeurodes citri (Ashmead)
         Common name of host/prey: citrus whitefly
            Species Released: Encarsia lahorensis

      Host/Prey Genus, species, author: Parabemisia myricae (Kuwana)
         Common name of host/prey: Japanese bayberry whitefly
            Species Released: Encarsia sp.
                              Encarsia sp. I
                              Eretmocerus n. sp.
                              Eretmocerus sp.

      Host/Prey Genus, species, author: Trialeurodes vaporariorum (Westwood)
         Common name of host/prey: greenhouse whitefly
            Species Released: Encarsia formosa

   Family of Host/Prey: Aphididae
      Host/Prey Genus, species, author: Acyrthosiphon kondoi Shinji
         Common name of host/prey: blue alfalfa aphid
            Species Released: Aphidius ervi

      Host/Prey Genus, species, author: Acyrthosiphon pisum (Harris)
         Common name of host/prey: pea aphid
            Species Released: Aphidius ervi
                              Ephedrus plagiator

      Host/Prey Genus, species, author: Callaphis juglandis (Goeze)
         Common name of host/prey: large walnut aphid
            Species Released: Praon callaphis

      Host/Prey Genus, species, author: Rhopalosiphum padi (Linnaeus)
         Common name of host/prey: bird cherry-oat aphid
            Species Released: Aphelinus asychis
                              Aphidius uzbekistanicus
                              Praon volucre

      Host/Prey Genus, species, author: Schizaphis graminum (Rondani)
         Common name of host/prey: greenbug
            Species Released: Ephedrus plagiator

   Family of Host/Prey: Coccidae
      Host/Prey Genus, species, author: Pulvinaria delotti
         Common name of host/prey: see Pulvinaria delottoi
            Species Released: Encyrtus saliens
                              Exochomus flavipes
                              Hyperaspis senegalensis hottentota
                              Metaphycus funicularis
                              Metaphycus stramineus

      Host/Prey Genus, species, author: Pulvinaria mesembryanthemi (Vallot)
         Common name of host/prey: "ice plant scale"
            Species Released: Metaphycus funicularis
                              Metaphycus stramineus

      Host/Prey Genus, species, author: Pulvinariella mesembryanthemi (Vallot)
         Common name of host/prey: =Pulvinaria mesembryanthemi
            Species Released: Encyrtus saliens
                              Exochomus flavipes
                              Hyperaspis senegalensis hottentota
                              Metaphycus funicularis
                              Metaphycus stramineus

      Host/Prey Genus, species, author: Saissetia oleae (Olivier)
         Common name of host/prey: black scale
            Species Released: Aloencyrtus saissetiae
                              Coccophagus rusti
                              Prococcophagus probus
                              Prococcophagus saissetiae

   Family of Host/Prey: Delphacidae
      Host/Prey Genus, species, author: Perkinsiella saccharicida Kirkaldy
         Common name of host/prey: sugarcane delphacid
            Species Released: Tytthus mundulus

   Family of Host/Prey: Diaspididae
      Host/Prey Genus, species, author: Aonidiella aurantii (Maskell)
         Common name of host/prey: California red scale
            Species Released: Aphytis melinus
                              Aphytis sp.
                              Aspidiotiphagus sp.
                              Comperiella bifasciata
                              Comperiella sp.
                              Habrolepis sp.

      Host/Prey Genus, species, author: Pseudaulacaspis pentagona (Targioni-Tozzetti)
         Common name of host/prey: white peach scale
            Species Released: Arrhenophagus albitibiae

      Host/Prey Genus, species, author: Pseudaulacaspis prunicola (Maskell)
         Common name of host/prey:
            Species Released: Arrhenophagus albitibiae

      Host/Prey Genus, species, author: Quadraspidiotus perniciosus (Comstock)
         Common name of host/prey: San Jose scale
            Species Released: Aphytis aonidiae

      Host/Prey Genus, species, author: Unaspis euonymi (Comstock)

         Common name of host/prey: euonymus scale
            Species Released: Pteroptrix n. sp.

   Family of Host/Prey: Psyllidae
      Host/Prey Genus, species, author: Cacopsylla pyricola (Förster)
         Common name of host/prey: pear psylla
            Species Released: Calvia quatuordecimguttata
                              Harmonia axyridis
                              Harmonia conformis
                              Menochilus sexmaculatus
                              Oenopia conglobata
                              Propylea quatuordecimpunctata

Order of Host/Prey: Hymenoptera
   Family of Host/Prey: Diprionidae
      Host/Prey Genus, species, author: Diprion similis (Hartig)
         Common name of host/prey: introduced pine sawfly
            Species Released: Chrysonotomyia ruforum
                              Neochrysocharis formosa

      Host/Prey Genus, species, author: Neodiprion sertifer (Geoffroy)
         Common name of host/prey: European pine sawfly
            Species Released: Lophyroplectus oblongopunctatus

   Family of Host/Prey: Tenthredinidae
      Host/Prey Genus, species, author: Fenusa pusilla (Lepeletier)
         Common name of host/prey: birch leafminer
            Species Released: Grypocentrus albipes
                              Lathrolestes nigricollis

      Host/Prey Genus, species, author: Pristiphora erichsonii (Hartig)
         Common name of host/prey: larch sawfly
            Species Released: Olesicampe benefactor

Order of Host/Prey: Lepidoptera
   Family of Host/Prey: various
      Host/Prey Genus, species, author: lepidopteran spp.
         Common name of host/prey: See Note 155
            Species Released: Brachymeria intermedia
                              Brachymeria lasus

      Host/Prey Genus, species, author: lepidopteran spp.
         Common name of host/prey: See Note 137
            Species Released: Compsilura concinnata
                              Meteorus pulchricornis

   Family of Host/Prey: Arctiidae
      Host/Prey Genus, species, author: Hyphantria cunea (Drury)
         Common name of host/prey: fall webworm
            Species Released: Brachymeria intermedia
                              Compsilura concinnata
                              Glyptapanteles flavicoxis
                              Meteorus pulchricornis

   Family of Host/Prey: Coleophoridae
      Host/Prey Genus, species, author: Coleophora laricella (Hübner)
         Common name of host/prey: larch casebearer
            Species Released: Diadegma laricinellum

   Family of Host/Prey: Gelechiidae
      Host/Prey Genus, species, author: Keiferia lycopersicella (Walsingham)
         Common name of host/prey: tomato pinworm
            Species Released: Apanteles scutellaris
                              Campoplex n. sp.
                              Pseudapanteles dignus
                              Sympiesis stigmatipennis

      Host/Prey Genus, species, author: Pectinophora gossypiella (Saunders)
         Common name of host/prey: pink bollworm
            Species Released: Goniozus legneri
                              Habrobracon gelechiae

   Family of Host/Prey: Geometridae
      Host/Prey Genus, species, author: Operophtera brumata (Linnaeus)
         Common name of host/prey: winter moth
            Species Released: Agrypon flaveolatum
                              Cyzenis albicans

      Host/Prey Genus, species, author: Paleacrita vernata (Peck)
         Common name of host/prey: spring cankerworm
            Species Released: Compsilura concinnata
                              Meteorus pulchricornis

   Family of Host/Prey: Gracillariidae
      Host/Prey Genus, species, author: Phyllonorycter crataegella (Clemens)
         Common name of host/prey: apple blotch leafminer
            Species Released: Holcothorax testaceipes
                              Pholetesor pedias

   Family of Host/Prey: Lasiocampidae
      Host/Prey Genus, species, author: Malacosoma americanum (Fabricius)
         Common name of host/prey: eastern tent caterpillar
            Species Released: Compsilura concinnata

      Host/Prey Genus, species, author: Malacosoma disstria Hübner
         Common name of host/prey: forest tent caterpillar
            Species Released: Compsilura concinnata

   Family of Host/Prey: Lymantriidae
      Host/Prey Genus, species, author: Lymantria dispar (Linnaeus)
         Common name of host/prey: gypsy moth
            Species Released: Aleiodes lymantriae
                              Anastatus disparis
                              Brachymeria intermedia
                              Brachymeria lasus
                              Compsilura concinnata
                              Cotesia melanoscelus
                              Glyptapanteles flavicoxis
                              Glyptapanteles indiensis
                              Hyposoter lymantriae
                              Meteorus pulchricornis

      Host/Prey Genus, species, author: Orgyia leucostigma (J.E.Smith)
         Common name of host/prey: whitemarked tussock moth
            Species Released: Aleiodes lymantriae

   Family of Host/Prey: Noctuidae
      Host/Prey Genus, species, author: Anticarsia gemmatalis Hübner
         Common name of host/prey: velvetbean caterpillar
            Species Released: Corsoncus magus
                              Euplectrus puttleri
                              Glyptapanteles sp. prob. Caffreyi
                              Microcharops anticarsiae
                              Microcharops bimaculata
                              Zelomorpha sp.

      Host/Prey Genus, species, author: Helicoverpa zea (Boddie)
         Common name of host/prey: corn earworm, bollworm
            Species Released: Microplitis demolitor
                              Trichogramma pretiosum

      Host/Prey Genus, species, author: Heliothis virescens (Fabricius)
         Common name of host/prey: tobacco budworm
            Species Released: Microplitis demolitor
                              Trichogramma pretiosum

      Host/Prey Genus, species, author: Pseudoplusia includens (Walker)
         Common name of host/prey: soybean looper
            Species Released: Cotesia ruficrus
                              Microplitis demolitor
                              Rogas sp.

      Host/Prey Genus, species, author: Spodoptera frugiperda (J.E.Smith)
         Common name of host/prey: fall armyworm
            Species Released: Microplitis manilae

      Host/Prey Genus, species, author: Spodoptera spp.
         Common name of host/prey:
            Species Released: Microplitis manilae

      Host/Prey Genus, species, author: Trichoplusia ni (Hübner)
         Common name of host/prey: cabbage looper
            Species Released: Pediobius facialis

   Family of Host/Prey: Plutellidae
      Host/Prey Genus, species, author: Plutella xylostella (Linnaeus)
         Common name of host/prey: diamondback moth
            Species Released: Cotesia plutellae

   Family of Host/Prey: Pyralidae
      Host/Prey Genus, species, author: Amyelois transitella (Walker)
         Common name of host/prey: navel orangeworm
            Species Released: Copidosomopsis plethoricus
                              Goniozus legneri
                              Habrobracon gelechiae
                              Phanerotoma sp.
                              Trichogramma sp.

      Host/Prey Genus, species, author: Eoreuma loftini (Dyar)
         Common name of host/prey: Mexican rice borer
            Species Released: Allorhogas pyralophagus
                              Cotesia flavipes

   Family of Host/Prey: Saturniidae
      Host/Prey Genus, species, author: Hemileuca oliviae Cockerell
         Common name of host/prey: range caterpillar
            Species Released: Brachymeria intermedia
                              Brachymeria lasus
                              Pimpla disparis

   Family of Host/Prey: Tortricidae
      Host/Prey Genus, species, author: Rhyacionia frustrana (Comstock)
         Common name of host/prey: Nantucket pine tip moth
            Species Released: Campoplex frustranae

   Family of Host/Prey: Zygaenidae
      Host/Prey Genus, species, author: Harrisina brillians Barnes & McDunnough
         Common name of host/prey: western grapeleaf skeletonizer
            Species Released: Ametadoria misella
                              Glyptapanteles harrisinae

Order of Host/Prey: Orthoptera
   Family of Host/Prey: Gryllotalpidae
      Host/Prey Genus, species, author: Scapteriscus borellii Giglio-Tos
         Common name of host/prey: southern mole cricket
            Species Released: Larra bicolor

      Host/Prey Genus, species, author: Scapteriscus vicinus Scudder
         Common name of host/prey: tawny mole cricket
            Species Released: Larra bicolor


Common Name                      Genus-species                                    Order:Family

--                               lepidopteran spp.                    Lepidoptera:various
--                               Pseudaulacaspis prunicola            Homoptera:Diaspididae
--                               Pulvinaria delottoi                  Homoptera:Coccidae
alfalfa blotch leafminer         Agromyza frontella                   Diptera:Agromyzidae
alfalfa plant bug                Adelphocoris lineolatus              Heteroptera:Miridae
alfalfa weevil                   Hypera postica                       Coleoptera:Curculionidae
apple blotch leafminer           Phyllonorycter crataegella           Lepidoptera:Gracillariidae
avocado brown mite               Oligonychus punicae                  Acariformes:Tetranychidae
bark beetles                     Dendroctonus spp.                    Coleoptera:Scolytidae
beetles                          coleopteran spp.                     Coleoptera:
birch leafminer                  Fenusa pusilla                       Hymenoptera:Tenthredinidae
bird cherry-oat aphid            Rhopalosiphum padi                   Homoptera:Aphididae
black scale                      Saissetia oleae                      Homoptera:Coccidae
blue alfalfa aphid               Acyrthosiphon kondoi                 Homoptera:Aphididae
broad mite                       Polyphagotarsonemus latus            Acariformes:Tarsonemidae
brown garden snail               Helix aspersa                        Pulmonata:Helicidae
brownbanded cockroach            Supella longipalpa                   Blattodea:Blattellidae
cabbage looper                   Trichoplusia ni                      Lepidoptera:Noctuidae
California red scale             Aonidiella aurantii                  Homoptera:Diaspididae
Caribbean fruit fly              Anastrepha suspensa                  Diptera:Tephritidae
carmine spider mite              Tetranychus cinnabarinus             Acariformes:Tetranychidae
cereal leaf beetle               Oulema melanopus                     Coleoptera:Chrysomelidae
citrus red mite                  Panonychus citri                     Acariformes:Tetranychidae
citrus rust mite                 Phyllocoptruta oleivora              Acariformes:Eriophyidae
citrus whitefly                  Dialeurodes citri                    Homoptera:Aleyrodidae
clover root curculio             Sitona hispidulus                    Coleoptera:Curculionidae
Colorado potato beetle           Leptinotarsa decemlineata            Coleoptera:Chrysomelidae 
corn earworm, bollworm           Helicoverpa zea                      Lepidoptera:Noctuidae
diamondback moth                 Plutella xylostella                  Lepidoptera:Plutellidae
driedfruit beetle                Carpophilus hemipterus               Coleoptera:Nitidulidae
eastern tent caterpillar         Malacosoma americanum                Lepidoptera:Lasiocampidae
Egyptian alfalfa weevil          Hypera brunnipennis                  Coleoptera:Curculionidae
elm leaf beetle                  Xanthogaleruca luteola               Coleoptera:Chrysomelidae
euonymus scale                   Unaspis euonymi                      Homoptera:Diaspididae
European elm bark beetle         Scolytus multistriatus               Coleoptera:Scolytidae
European pine sawfly             Neodiprion sertifer                  Hymenoptera:Diprionidae
fall armyworm                    Spodoptera frugiperda                Lepidoptera:Noctuidae
fall webworm                     Hyphantria cunea                     Lepidoptera:Arctiidae
forest tent caterpillar          Malacosoma disstria                  Lepidoptera:Lasiocampidae
giant African snail              Achatina fulica                      Pulmonata:Achatinidae
greenbug                         Schizaphis graminum                  Homoptera:Aphididae
greenhouse whitefly              Trialeurodes vaporariorum            Homoptera:Aleyrodidae
gypsy moth                       Lymantria dispar                     Lepidoptera:Lymantriidae
horn fly                         Haematobia irritans                  Diptera:Muscidae
"ice plant scale"                Pulvinaria mesembryanthemi           Homoptera:Coccidae
introduced pine sawfly           Diprion similis                      Hymenoptera:Diprionidae
Japanese bayberry whitefly       Parabemisia myricae                  Homoptera:Aleyrodidae
Japanese beetle                  Popillia japonica                    Coleoptera:Scarabaeidae
larch casebearer                 Coleophora laricella                 Lepidoptera:Coleophoridae
larch sawfly                     Pristiphora erichsonii               Hymenoptera:Tenthredinidae
large walnut aphid               Callaphis juglandis                  Homoptera:Aphididae
leafminer                        Liriomyza trifolii                   Diptera:Agromyzidae
Mexican bean beetle              Epilachna varivestis                 Coleoptera:Coccinellidae
Mexican rice borer               Eoreuma loftini                      Lepidoptera:Pyralidae
Nantucket pine tip moth          Rhyacionia frustrana                 Lepidoptera:Tortricidae
navel orangeworm                 Amyelois transitella                 Lepidoptera:Pyralidae
pea aphid                        Acyrthosiphon pisum                  Homoptera:Aphididae
pea leaf weevil                  Sitona lineatus                      Coleoptera:Curculionidae
pear psylla                      Cacopsylla pyricola                  Homoptera:Psyllidae
pineapple souring beetle         Carpophilus humeralis                Coleoptera:Nitidulidae
pink bollworm                    Pectinophora gossypiella             Lepidoptera:Gelechiidae
plant bugs                       Lygus spp.                           Heteroptera:Miridae
range caterpillar                Hemileuca oliviae                    Lepidoptera:Saturniidae
San Jose scale                   Quadraspidiotus perniciosus          Homoptera:Diaspididae
southern corn rootworm           Diabrotica undecimpunctata howardi   Coleoptera:Chrysomelidae
southern green stink bug         Nezara viridula                      Heteroptera:Pentatomidae
southern mole cricket            Scapteriscus borellii                Orthoptera:Gryllotalpidae
soybean looper                   Pseudoplusia includens               Lepidoptera:Noctuidae
spiraling whitefly               Aleurodicus dispersus                Homoptera:Aleyrodidae
spring cankerworm                Paleacrita vernata                   Lepidoptera:Geometridae
sugarcane delphacid              Perkinsiella saccharicida            Homoptera:Delphacidae
tarnished plant bug              Lygus lineolaris                     Heteroptera:Miridae
tawny mole cricket               Scapteriscus vicinus                 Orthoptera:Gryllotalpidae
tobacco budworm                  Heliothis virescens                  Lepidoptera:Noctuidae
tomato pinworm                   Keiferia lycopersicella              Lepidoptera:Gelechiidae
twospotted spider mite           Tetranychus urticae                  Acariformes:Tetranychidae
vegetable leafminer              Liriomyza sativae                    Diptera:Agromyzidae
velvetbean caterpillar           Anticarsia gemmatalis                Lepidoptera:Noctuidae
walnut husk fly                  Rhagoletis completa                  Diptera:Tephritidae
western grapeleaf skeletonizer   Harrisina brillians                  Lepidoptera:Zygaenidae
western tarnished plant bug      Lygus hesperus                       Heteroptera:Miridae
white peach scale                Pseudaulacaspis pentagona            Homoptera:Diaspididae
whitemarked tussock moth         Orgyia leucostigma                   Lepidoptera:Lymantriidae
winter moth                      Operophtera brumata                  Lepidoptera:Geometridae
woolly whitefly                  Aleurothrixus floccosus              Homoptera:Aleyrodidae
yellowfever mosquito             Aedes aegypti                        Diptera:Culicidae

     
 
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