IC-500(2) -- February 4, 2009
Horticulture & Home Pest News » 2009 » IC-500(2) -- February 4, 2009 By Laura Jesse and Fanny Iriarte, ISU Plant and Insect Diagnostic Clinic Electronic version published by the Department of Entomology, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa. [... more]
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American Dog Tick
Above: female American dog tick. More tick pictures in the Image Gallery! The American dog tick is the most common tick found in Iowa. Like all ticks, the American dog tick goes through an egg, larva, nymph, and adult stage during its ... [... more]
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Mud Dauber Wasps
Mud daubers are solitary wasps that construct small nests of mud in or around homes, sheds, and barns and under open structures, bridges and similar sites. Several species exist in Iowa. These wasps are long and slender with a narrow, thread-like ... [... more]
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Larger Yellow Ants
The larger yellow ant, a common ant species found throughout Iowa, is also called the foundation ant. Normally these ants live outdoors in old logs and stumps and under stones. The workers are observed indoors on relatively rare occasions. The ... [... more]
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Wood Cockroach
Wood cockroaches, also known as wood roaches, are common outdoordwelling insects native to North America and found throughout Iowa. Their normal habitat is moist woodland areas but they frequently become a household nuisance because they wander ... [... more]
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Ladybug - Multicolored Asian Lady Beetle
The origins of the Asian lady beetles are not clear, although it appears the current pest species was not purposefully released in the United States or in Iowa. Beetles that arrived by accident in ports such as New Orleans in the late 1980s have ... [... more]
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Social Wasps
Social wasps such as the hornets, yellowjackets and paper wasps live in colonies in a fashion similar to the honey bees and ants. Most of the wasps in a colony are workers; i.e., the nest queen's nonreproductive daughters that build the nest, ... [... more]
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Larder Beetle
The larder beetle is a very common and widespread household insect pest. The insect's name comes from it's presence in dried, cured meats stored at room temperature prior to refrigeration. Today, larder beetles may be a pest in stored foods and ... [... more]
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Masked Hunter
The masked hunter is a moderately rare insect in the conenose or assassin bug group. The bugs in this group are predators; they feed on other insects by puncturing them with a sharp beak and sucking out the body fluids. The masked hunter is a ... [... more]
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Arachnius gluteus - the South American Blush Spider
Recently an e-mail message has been circulating, warning of the South American Blush Spider ( There is no United Medical Association and thus no Journal of the United Medical Association. Gluteus maximumus is the name of a muscle in your rump. ... [... more]
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Houseplant Scale Insects
Scale insects are difficult to control. There are several well-known remedies that can be tried in an attempt to eliminate scales from a houseplant. However, there is no easy, simple cure for a scale infestation. One possibility is to pick off ... [... more]
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Fruit Flies, Vinegar Flies, Pomace Flies
Fruit flies are small, red-eyed, 1/4 inch long flies commonly associated with overripe and fermenting fruits and vegetables. However, fruit need not be present to have fruit flies, as they can originate from other sources. Fruit flies can ... [... more]
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