Author: Vicky Bertagnolli

Bean Leafroller (caterpillar), Urbanus proteus Urbanus proteus is a skipper in the family, Hesperiidae. Adult skippers typically have hooked antennae and quick, skipping flight. Caterpillars of...

Imported Cabbageworm, Pieris rapae Identification: Velvety, green to bluish-green caterpillar with a narrow yellow dorsal line and a broken yellow line or spots running down each side. Life cycle:...

Pine Vole Feeding Damage There are 23 species of vole in North America. Two vole species are found in South Carolina: pine vole, Microtus pinetorum, and meadow vole, Microtus pennsylvanicus. General...

Green Lacewing   Green lacewings are in the order Neuroptera and the family Chrysopidae. Neuroptera is Greek for ‘veined’ + ‘wing’, referring to the many veins in the lacewings’ wings....

Hypercompe scribonia (Lepidoptera: Erebidae) Hypercompe scribonia (Lepidoptera: Erebidae) is found throughout the Eastern United States. Larvae feed on a variety of broadleaf plants, including, but...

Acanthocephala femorata (Hemiptera: Coreidae) Acanthocephala femorata (Hemiptera: Coreidae) is a relatively large, dark brown bug. The antennae are dull and uniformly reddish or orangish colored....

Male Southern House Spider, Kukulcania hibernalis Kukulcania hibernalis are readily found throughout the southern United States. The male Kukulcania hibernalis is often mistaken for a brown recluse,...

Eastern Redbud, Cercis canadensis ‘JN2’, The Rising Sun The Rising Sun™ redbud is an eye-catching specimen tree adaptable to different soil types and moisture levels. This small tree (tops out at...

Isa textula, Slug Caterpillar Fast Fact “Slug caterpillars” are called so because they move slowly and glide slug-like due to reduced thoracic legs and sucker-like prolegs....

Rose Rosette Disease on Knock Out® Rose Fast Fact Rose rosette disease (RRD) is caused by rose rosette virus (RRV). Rose rosette virus is transmitted by grafting or the feeding of eriophyid mites....

Tree squirrel bot fly, Cuterebra emasculator Fast Fact Cuterebra emasculator are natural, native parasites that, typically, do not adversely affect the overall health of their hosts: eastern gray...