Pill Bugs And Others

Pill bugs, sowbugs, booklice, springtails and more. 13 species with full pages, most commonly seen first.

Common Pill WoodlouseCommon Pill WoodlouseArmadillidium vulgareHarmlessBark Lice, Book Lice, and Parasitic LiceBark Lice, Book Lice, and Parasitic LicePsocopteraCan damage your homeLeiobunumLeiobunumLeiobunumHarmlessCommon Rough WoodlouseCommon Rough WoodlousePorcellio scaberDamages trees, gardens or cropsCommon Shiny WoodlouseCommon Shiny WoodlouseOniscus asellusHarmlessThripsThripsThysanopteraCan biteDomestic BookliceDomestic BookliceLiposcelisCan spread germs or diseaseMelon AphidMelon AphidAphis gossypiiDamages trees, gardens or cropsGreenhouse WhiteflyGreenhouse WhiteflyTrialeurodes vaporariorumDamages trees, gardens or cropsTwospotted Spider MiteTwospotted Spider MiteTetranychus urticaeDamages trees, gardens or cropsCitrus MealybugCitrus MealybugPlanococcus citriDamages trees, gardens or cropsHouse PsocidHouse PsocidLiposcelis bostrychophilaCan damage your homeTemperate White SpringtailTemperate White SpringtailFolsomia candidaDamages trees, gardens or crops

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