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2. Leptoglossus phyllopus - Wikipedia

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   Leptoglossus phyllopus or eastern leaf-footed bug is a species of leaf-footed bugs in the same genus as the western conifer seed bug (L. occidentalis. The Eastern leaf-footed bug is found throughout the southern United States, from Florida to California, through Mexico, and as far south as Costa Rica. [1] These bugs are a common garden insect ...

3. Leaf miner - Wikipedia

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   Leaf miners are regarded as pests by many farmers and gardeners as they can cause damage to agricultural crops and garden plants, and can be difficult to control with insecticide sprays as they are protected inside the plant's leaves. Spraying the infected plants with spinosad, an organic insecticide, can control some leaf miners. Spinosad does ...

4. Leafhopper - Wikipedia

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   Leafhoppers mainly are herbivores, but some are known to eat smaller insects, such as aphids, on occasion. A few species are known to be mud-puddling, but as it seems, females rarely engage in such behavior. Many species are also known to opportunistically pierce the human skin and draw blood but the function of such behaviour is unclear.

5. Scarlet lily beetle - Wikipedia

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   Adult eating lily leaf. Fritillaria and Lilium specimens in Canadian gardens, particularly around Halifax, Nova Scotia are significantly affected by the lily leaf beetle. A garden in Waverley, Nova Scotia has reported decline of lily species and cultivars from 50 in 1996 to only one in 2006. [14]

6. Forget the lantern fly. A mysterious new pest has scientists ...

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   No other leaf-eating nematode is known to infect a large forest tree in North America. ... whether they hitch rides on birds or insects. ... arborists walked from tree to tree at his garden center ...

7. Leafcutter ant - Wikipedia

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   Leaf cutter ants are sensitive enough to adapt to the fungi's reaction to different plant material, apparently detecting chemical signals from the fungus. If a particular type of leaf is toxic to the fungus, the colony will no longer collect it. The only two other groups of insects to use fungus-based agriculture are ambrosia beetles and ...