Bug FAQWhich bugs damage gardens, trees and crops?
These feed on plants. 34 house and yard pests on Bug FAQ, most commonly seen first. Each line is quoted from that bug's page and its sources.
Brown Marmorated Stink BugHalyomorpha halysDamages trees, gardens or cropsIt is a serious agricultural pest that damages many crops and its body fluids can irritate skin and eyes.
Source: Wikipedia
Spotted LanternflyLycorma delicatulaDamages trees, gardens or cropsSpotted lanternflies damage trees, shade trees, gardens and crops by sucking sap from a wide range of woody and non-woody plants.
Source: Wikipedia
Western Conifer Seed BugLeptoglossus occidentalisDamages trees, gardens or cropsIt damages conifer trees by sucking sap from cones and can also puncture PEX plumbing, causing leaks.
Source: Wikipedia
Japanese BeetlePopillia japonicaDamages trees, gardens or cropsJapanese beetles damage many ornamental and agricultural plants.
Source: Wikipedia, USDA APHIS
Spongy MothLymantria disparDamages trees, gardens or cropsSpongy moth larvae can defoliate and severely damage a wide range of trees and forests.
Source: Wikipedia
Fall Webworm MothHyphantria cuneaDamages trees, gardens or cropsIt can defoliate trees, especially the visible parts of branches, but does not kill healthy trees.
Source: Wikipedia
Common Rough WoodlousePorcellio scaberDamages trees, gardens or cropsThey can damage seedlings, young roots, lower leaves, and fruits or vegetables that touch the soil.
Source: UC IPM
Spotted Cucumber BeetleDiabrotica undecimpunctataDamages trees, gardens or cropsThey damage a wide range of garden and field crops.
Source: Wikipedia
Eastern Tent Caterpillar MothMalacosoma americanaDamages trees, gardens or cropsIt can defoliate ornamental trees, though the trees usually recover in a few weeks.
Source: Wikipedia
Green Stink BugChinavia hilarisDamages trees, gardens or cropsIt damages a range of crops such as tomatoes, beans, peas, cotton, soybeans and eggplant.
Source: Wikipedia
Common Green June BeetleCotinis nitidaDamages trees, gardens or cropsThe green June beetle can damage lawns, turf grasses and fruit plants.
Source: Wikipedia
Ipsilon Dart MothAgrotis ipsilonDamages trees, gardens or cropsIt damages crops such as vegetables and grains by the feeding larvae.
Source: Wikipedia
Fall Armyworm MothSpodoptera frugiperdaDamages trees, gardens or cropsIt can damage many crops and cause large economic loss.
Source: Wikipedia
Harlequin BugMurgantia histrionicaDamages trees, gardens or cropsIt damages cabbage and related crops.
Source: Wikipedia
Ring-legged EarwigEuborellia annulipesDamages trees, gardens or cropsRing-legged earwigs can nibble lettuce and other vegetables, so they may cause minor damage to garden plants.
Source: UF/IFAS
Brown Stink BugEuschistus servusDamages trees, gardens or cropsBrown stink bugs damage many garden vegetables and field crops such as tomatoes, green beans, corn, soybean, sorghum, okra and peas.
Source: extension.msstate.edu, UF/IFAS
Squash BugAnasa tristisDamages trees, gardens or cropsIt damages squash and pumpkin plants, acting as a pest and a vector of cucurbit yellow vine disease.
Source: Wikipedia
Greenhouse Camel CricketDiestrammena asynamoraDamages trees, gardens or cropsIt can damage greenhouse plants, seedlings and other garden vegetation.
Source: Wikipedia
Emerald Ash BorerAgrilus planipennisDamages trees, gardens or cropsThe emerald ash borer damages and can kill ash trees in forests, urban and suburban areas.
Source: Wikipedia, USDA APHIS
Cylindroiulus caeruleocinctusCylindroiulus caeruleocinctusDamages trees, gardens or cropsIt can damage garden plants and crops such as broadleaf leaves, grass and moss.
Source: Wikipedia
Army Cutworm MothEuxoa auxiliarisDamages trees, gardens or cropsIt damages crops such as small grains, alfalfa and canola, and can defoliate native shrubs.
Source: Wikipedia
Melon AphidAphis gossypiiDamages trees, gardens or cropsIt damages a variety of agricultural crops such as cucurbits, rutaceous and malvaceous plants.
Source: Wikipedia
Tawny Mole CricketScapteriscus vicinusDamages trees, gardens or cropsIt feeds on plant roots and young shoots, damaging gardens and crops.
Source: Wikipedia
Spotted-winged DrosophilaDrosophila suzukiiDamages trees, gardens or cropsIt damages soft summer fruit crops such as cherries, blueberries, raspberries, peaches and grapes.
Source: Wikipedia
Greenhouse WhiteflyTrialeurodes vaporariorumDamages trees, gardens or cropsIt damages many fruit, vegetable and ornamental crops by feeding on their sap.
Source: Wikipedia
Twospotted Spider MiteTetranychus urticaeDamages trees, gardens or cropsThe twospotted spider mite damages a wide range of garden and crop plants by sucking cell contents from leaves.
Source: Wikipedia, Penn State Extension, umass.edu
Bean WeevilAcanthoscelides obtectusDamages trees, gardens or cropsBean weevils can damage stored beans and other legumes, reducing yields.
Source: Wikipedia
Asian Longhorned BeetleAnoplophora glabripennisDamages trees, gardens or cropsThe Asian longhorned beetle kills maple and other hardwood trees, harming forests and urban shade trees.
Source: USDA APHIS
Wheat WeevilSitophilus granariusDamages trees, gardens or cropsIt damages stored grain crops such as wheat, oats, rye, barley, rice and maize.
Source: Wikipedia
Cowpea WeevilCallosobruchus maculatusDamages trees, gardens or cropsIt damages stored legumes such as cowpeas and other beans.
Source: Wikipedia
Phyllophaga crinitaPhyllophaga crinitaDamages trees, gardens or cropsThe larvae damage lawns and grasses by feeding on roots, turning turf yellow and brown.
Source: animaldiversity.org, Utah State Extension
Citrus MealybugPlanococcus citriDamages trees, gardens or cropsIt can damage crops and ornamental plants.
Source: Wikipedia
Angoumois Grain MothSitotroga cerealellaDamages trees, gardens or cropsIt damages stored cereal grains such as wheat, barley, rice and maize.
Source: Wikipedia
Temperate White SpringtailFolsomia candidaDamages trees, gardens or cropsTemperate white springtails can damage crops, garden plants and cultivated mushrooms.
Source: Penn State Extension