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Catalpa Caterpillar/Catalpa Sphinx
Sept. 2, 2025The catalpa caterpillar or catalpa sphinx, Ceratomia catalpae , is an insect pest native to the eastern USA that only feeds on catalpa trees, including Catalpa...
Insect and Mite Pests of Greenhouse Grown Tomatoes
June 11, 2025Tomato, Solanum lycopersicum , is a vegetable grown outdoors under field conditions and in greenhouses. Managing insect and mite pests in a greenhouse environment...
Turf & Ornamental Insect Update
June 9, 2025Registration is open for Kansas Turf & Ornamentals Field Day at Rocky Ford Research Center in Manhattan on Thursday, August 7, 2025. This program is designed...
Bagworms
June 5, 2025The time is approaching when the 1/8 to 1/4 of an inch bag of the bagworm, Thyridopteryx ephemeraeformus , caterpillar (larva) will be present on broadleaf...
Brownheaded Ash Sawfly
May 12, 2025We have received several inquiries regarding caterpillar like insects feeding on green ash ( Fraxinus pennsylvanica ) trees. The insects in question are larvae...
