Vegetable CDE Insects (Part 2 of 2)

Front

• beneficial

• two pairs of wings

• golden yellow with brown bands

• bodies can be darker in color

• larger forewings

• larger bodies than flies

Back

Honeybee

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-4

NGSS.MS-LS4-4

Front

• beneficial insect

• about ½ inch long

• may be brilliantly colored

• most are brown or black

• resemble a house fly

• three-segmented antennae

Back

Tachinid Fly

Front

• dark brown to black

• long, thick, and strong hind legs

• 1 to 1 ½ inches long

•  barbs on rear legs

Back

Field Cricket

Front

• 1 ¼ to 1 ½ inches long

• cylindrical shape

• flattened forelegs for digging

• unable to fly

• black, brown to gray color

Back

Mole Cricket

Front

• damage is rolled up bean leaves

• larvae has larger head relative to the body

• brownish-black head

• larvae has lateral yellow lines

• adult (moth) two long antennae  

• adult forewings are brown with yellow markings

Back

Bean Leafroller

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

Front

• larvae are 1 ½ inch long

• larvae yellowish, green, and brown

• 3 faint longitudinal strips

• adult moths are brown with darker brown wings

Back

Corn Earworm

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-4

Front

• larva 1 ½ inches long

• two dark bands down the sides

• Moths have a darker forewing 

   and a lighter colored rear wing

Back

Fall Armyworm

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

Front

larvae have black spots when young

larvae are light green when older

larvae lack legs in the central body segments

adults mottled grayish brown 

adults have silver figure 8 on forewing

Back

Cabbage Looper

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-5

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

Front

• larvae are green with velvety appearance

• ¾ to 1 inch long

• narrow light yellow line down larvae back

• legs throughout most segments; differs from cabbage looper

• moth 2-3 inches across

• moth is cream white with two black dots per wing

Back

Imported Cabbage Worm

Front

• young larvae all white with black spots

• older larvae are a solid yellow-green color

• and have bright orange-red pin-like head

• adult moths have yellow wings bordered with dark brown

• adult moths display bushy hair pencils at tip of abdomen 

Back

Pickleworm

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-5

NGSS.MS-LS4-4