AMES, Iowa – A farmer notices an unfamiliar insect on a leaf. Is this a pollinator? Or a pest? Good news at harvest time? Or bad? Need to be controlled? Or not? That farmer can snap a picture, use a ...

A farmer notices an unfamiliar insect on a leaf. Is this a pollinator? Or a pest? Good news at harvest time? Or bad? Need to ...

Provides dichotomous key and illustrations that provide identification of common arthropods to the order/class level. by Donald J. Borror and Richard E. White. Houghton Mifflin, 1998. Details insect ...

KEY TO THE FAMILIES OF NORTH AMERICAN INSECTS AN INTRODUCTION TO THE CLASSIFICATION OF INSECTS BY CHARLES T BRUES AND AL MELANDER ...

This illustration shows how the "Pest-ID" tool developed by Iowa State researchers can help farmers identify and manage pests of all kinds. AMES, Iowa - A 2016 research paper explored a vision for ...

Keys to the Living and Extinct Families of Insects, and to the Living Families of Other Terrestrial Arthropods. By Prof. Charles T. Brues, Prof. A. L. Melander and Prof. Frank M. Carpenter. (Bulletin ...

Backyard Farmer will give some insect identification tips and more This week on Backyard Farmer we get some insect identification tips and hear about a young boy’s passion for gardening. In addition ...

A clear insect image to [email protected] can save a lot of time. To submit a plant, plant disease, or insect sample for identification or diagnosis please select the appropriate form below. Send the ...

The number of insect species is mind-boggling — and they are a critical part of the environment. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works.

The terms "bug" and "insect" are commonly used interchangeably in everyday language, yet scientifically, they refer to distinct categories of creatures. Insects belong to the vast class Insecta, ...