Insect Hotline Issue 24


Western conifer seed bug nymphs. Photo provided by: Sandy Kegley, USDA Forest Service, Bugwood.org.

Western conifer seed bug adult. Photo provided by: Whitney Cranshaw, Colorado State University, Bugwood.org.

Two different color pattern morphs of Multicolored Asian lady beetle. Photo provided by: Louis Tedders, USDA Agricultural Research Service, Bugwood.org.

Multicolored Asian lady beetle eggs. Photo provided by: Clemson University – USDA Cooperative Extension Slide Series, , Bugwood.org.

Multicolored Asian lady beetle larva. Photo provided by: Joseph Berger, Bugwood.org.

Multicolored Asian lady beetle pupa. Photo provided by: Cheryl Moorehead, individual, Bugwood.org.

What’s Hot HL Issue 23


Cercospora leafspot on rose. Photo by: Bob Mulrooney, Plant Pathologist, University of Delaware

Pyracantha scab on fruits. Photo by: Bob Mulrooney, Plant Pathologist, University of Delaware

Puss caterpillar. Photo by: Gerald J. Lenhard, , Bugwood.org

Puss caterpillar. Photo by: Lacy L. Hyche, Auburn University, Bugwood.org

Plumbago foliar nematode. Photo by: Bob Mulrooney, Plant Pathologist, University of Delaware

Insect Hotline Issue 23


Southern Red Mite eggs. Notice the hair coming off the egg. Photo by: Jim Baker, North Carolina State University, Bugwood.org

Damage caused by Southern Red mite. Photo by:Frank A. Hale, University of Tennessee, Bugwood.org

Southern Red Mite adult, nymph, and eggs. Photo by: Jim Baker, North Carolina State University, Bugwood.org

Spruce spider mite damage on older needles of Douglas fir. Photo by: Brian Kunkel, Ornamentals IPM Specialist, University of Delaware


Spruce spider mite adult. Photo by: Photo by USDA Forest Service – Northeastern Area Archive, USDA Forest Service

Spruce spider mite eggs. Photo by: Photo by USDA Forest Service Archive, USDA Forest Service