The Western Spruce Budworm (WSBW), (Choristoneura occidentalis), is the most widely distributed defoliator of coniferous forests in Western North America. As more people settle in the wildland interface, this insect

Several species of bark beetle including Southern Pine Beetle, Black Turpentine Beetle, Mountain Pine Beetle, Western Pine Beetle, and Spruce Beetle (all Dendroctonus species), and Ips Engraver Beetle,  are known

Southern Pine Beetles (Dendroctonus frontalis), along with several other types of bark beetles, are known to attack and kill southern yellow pines during periods of environmental stress. These beetles bore

Scale insects are common insect pests on ornamental trees and shrubs in landscapes. They feed, with their tube-like mouthparts, within the vascular system, where nutrients and fluids are transported. Scales

The horned oak gall is a golf ball-sized growth caused by a small wasp insect (Callirhytis cornigera) which can cause extreme disfiguring and dieback of certain oak species. They are

Spongy moth is the new common name for Lymantria dispar, formally known as the gypsy moth. ‘Spongy’ refers to the texture of the egg masses, the life stage in which

Fungus Gnats adults resemble small mosquitos and are commonly found in homes & offices as well as professional cultivation spaces. The fungus gnat has 4 developmental stages; egg, larvae (4