Lawn and Garden pests Archives

Leafhoppers

Although leafhoppers typically go unnoticed, walking through infested areas of turf grass often brings attention to these tiny insects. Measuring...

Here in Colorado, approximately 50 species of ant lions are present. In the southern portion of the United States these...

Frequently mistaken for a giant wasp, pigeon tremex horntails are actually a non-stinging insect that begins life as a wood...

Probably best described as a confused mix of several insects including a fly, a dragonfly and a mosquito, robber flies...

Much like the boxelder bug, the western conifer seed bugs is considered as an occasional invader into homes and structures. ...

Found throughout the United States, spittle bug adults normally go unnoticed due to their tiny ¼ inch size and their...

Although most parents tend to discourage children from bringing bugs into the house from outdoors, this time of year is...

Likely the most damaging of insects in relation to potatoes, the Colorado potato potato beetle can, if left untreated, completely...

A very common garden and landscape pest, aphids are small, soft-bodied insects less than 1/8” in length. While a majority...

It has been decades since grasshoppers have ravaged Colorado crops in the way that Rocky Mountain locust did in the...