by Robin | Apr 22, 2022 | Occasional Invaders, Pest Control in Missouri, Pest Identification
Silverfish are small, wingless insects in the order Thysanura. Its common name derives from the animal’s silvery light grey and blue colour, combined with the fish-like appearance of its movements, while the scientific name indicates the silverfish’s diet of...
by Robin | Apr 22, 2022 | Occasional Invaders, Pest Control in Missouri, Pest Identification
Pillbugs belong to a family of woodlice, a terrestrial crustacean group in the order Isopoda. Unlike members of other woodlouse families, members of this family can roll into a ball, an ability they share with the outwardly similar but unrelated pill millipedes and...
by Robin | Apr 22, 2022 | Occasional Invaders, Pest Control in Missouri, Pest Identification
Crickets, family Gryllidae (also known as “true crickets”), are insects somewhat related to grasshoppers, and more closely related to katydids or bush crickets (family Tettigoniidae). They have somewhat flattened bodies and long antennae. There are about 900 species...
by Robin | Apr 22, 2022 | Occasional Invaders, Pest Control in Missouri, Pest Identification
These highly specialized insects feed almost exclusively on the seeds of Acer species. The boxelder bug is sometimes known as a garage beetle or may be confused with other Jadera spp., especially Boisea rubrolineata. The name “stink bug,” which is more regularly...
by Robin | Apr 22, 2022 | Occasional Invaders, Pest Control in Missouri, Pest Identification
Otiorhynchus sulcatus, commonly known as the black vine weevil, is native to Europe, but common in North America as well. It is a pest of many garden plants. The adult weevil is matt black with fused wing covers, and is unable to fly. It feeds at night on the outer...
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