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Acrobat Ant
Author: Lois Swoboda, Graduate Student and Dini Miller, Ph.D., Assistant Professor; Department of Entomology; Virginia Tech Acrobat ant with gaster raised in a defensive position. Lois Swoboda, 2002 Acrobat ants are often very shiny. Some common ... [... more]
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Argentine Ant
Hymenoptera: Formicidae, Linepithema humile (Mayr); (formerly Iridomyrmex humilis Mayr) Light to dark brown; abdomen may appear silvery after heavy feeding. Argentine ants are small ants. They are often present in great numbers and may form long ... [... more]
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Large Yellow Ant/Citronella Ant
Workers are bright yellow. Winged reproductives are dark brown. Large, attractive, bright yellow ants. All workers of this species are the same size. The winged reproductives are dark brown and 1/4 inch long. All members of the colony have a ... [... more]
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Red Imported Fire Ant (RIFA)
Shiny red head and black gaster (rear segment). Males are black. RIFAs are polymorphic, which means there are workers of several sizes within a colony. Colonies also contain eggs, larvae, and pupae, as well as one or more large, wingless, ... [... more]
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Odorous House Ant
Authors: L. Barbani, Extension Specialist, Entomology; R. Fell, Extension Specialist, Entomology; and D. Miller, Extension Specialist, Entomology; Virginia Tech The odorous house ant is found throughout North America and is a common ... [... more]
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Introduced Pine Sawfly
Introduced from Europe in 1914, this pine sawfly species occurs from S.E. Canada to North Carolina, and west to the Great Lakes states. It first appeared in the southern Appalachians in 1977. White pine is the preferred host, but Scotch, Jack, ... [... more]
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Redheaded Pine Sawfly
The redheaded pine sawfly occurs from S.E. Canada throughout the eastern U.S. Feeding is primarily restricted to the two- and three-needled pines, such as Jack, red, shortleaf, loblolly, slash, longleaf, and pitch pines. White pine and norway ... [... more]
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Virginia Pine Sawfly
The Virginia pine sawfly has been recorded from New Jersey and Maryland to North Carolina and westward to Illinois. Its main hosts are Virginia and shortleaf pines, but it also feeds on pitch and loblolly pine. Not considered an important ... [... more]
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European Rose Slug
The larvae feeds on the upper surface only, skeletonizing the leaves, only the soft tissue is eaten, leaving the veins and lower epidermal tissues. The larva is yellowish green in color and partially translucent with ingested food causing the ... [... more]
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Blackheaded Pine Sawfly
The blackheaded pine sawfly occurs from Virginia to Florida, west to Arkansas and Texas. It prefers loblolly and shortleaf pines, but also feeds on slash, longleaf, and pond pines. An important pest in the South that is known to cause widespread ... [... more]
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European Hornet
Lilac, boxwood, Viburnum, fruit trees, birch, willow, poplar, Ligustrum, Rhododendron, dogwood and other trees and shrubs. The most conspicuous damage is due to the premature browning of leaves on individual branches in August and September. ... [... more]
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