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acrobat ant

Acrobat Ant

 Female American dog tick next to a dime

American Dog Tick

ant

Ant Baits for Small Household Ants

Ant

Ants Are Ecologically Beneficial

Artist rendering of a carpenter ant

Ants in Iowa, Common

ash plant bug

Ash plant bug

Ash sawfly larvae on a green leaf.

Ash Sawflies

Ash spider mites and webbing on tree bark.  Photo by Neric Smith.

Ash Spider Mite

Bark beetle emergence holes.  Photo by DR Lewis.

Bark Beetles in Trees and Firewood

The fringe hairs on the pronotum of the bat bug (R) are as long or longer than the width of the eye; the thorax fringe-hairs are shorter in the bed bug (L). From Ohio State University Extension Fact Sheet "Bat Bugs" (HYG-2105A-05)

Bat Bug

Image of Carios kelleyi as viewed from above

Bat Tick

Bird mite specimens under tape

Bird Mites

Black cutworm (top) and dingy cutworm (bottom) against a blue background.

Black Cutworms

An adult black fly on a human arm.

Black Fly

A shiny green adult blow fly outdoors on the leaf of a tree.

Blow and Flesh Flies

Boxelder bug nymph, with a red body and black wings and legs, against a gray background.

Boxelder Bug

Bronze birch borer adult

Bronze Birch Borer

Image of a bumble bee gathering pollen from a light purple cone flower.

Bumble Bee

Camel cricket adult. Photo by Kansas Department of Agriculture, Bugwood.org

Camel Cricket

 Carpenter ant

Carpenter Ants In Homes

Coarse sawdust accumulates at the base of a tree infested with carpenter ants.

Carpenter Ants in Trees

Dead carpenter bees next to yellow ruler

Carpenter Bees

crown dieback

Causes of Branch Dieback on Trees

A Cecropia moth caterpillar on a tree branch outdoors.

Cecropia Moth

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