|
Common Name |
Order |
Host or Location |
Significance |
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Silverfish |
Thysanura |
Trunk, closet |
Pest |
 |
Mayflies |
Ephemeroptera |
Near water |
Inconsequential |
 |
Black-winged damselfly |
Odonata |
Stream |
Beneficial |
 |
Green darner |
Odonata |
Stream |
Beneficial |
 |
Stoneflies |
Plecoptera |
Near water |
Inconsequential |
 |
Banded-winged grasshoppers |
Orthoptera |
Pasture |
Pest |
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Differential grasshopper |
Orthoptera |
Pasture |
Pest |
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Long-horned grasshoppers |
Orthoptera |
Shrubs/grass |
Pest |
 |
Field cricket |
Orthoptera |
Buildings |
Pest |
 |
Mole crickets |
Orthoptera |
Sandy soil |
Pest |
 |
True katydid |
Orthoptera |
Trees |
Pest |
 |
American cockroach |
Blattodea |
House |
Pest |
 |
German cockroach |
Blattodea |
House |
Pest |
 |
Oriental cockroach |
Blattodea |
House |
Pest |
 |
Praying mantids |
Mantodea |
Shrubs, vegetation |
Beneficial |
 |
Walkingsticks |
Phasmatodea |
Shrubs, vegetation |
Pest |
 |
Earwigs |
Dermaptera |
Ground trash |
Pest |
 |
Termites |
Isoptera |
Wood, stumps |
Pest |
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Barklice |
Psocoptera |
Tree trunk |
Pest |
 |
Chicken head louse |
Phthiraptera (Mallophaga) |
Poultry |
Pest |
 |
Head louse |
Phthiraptera (Anoplura) |
Humans |
Pest |
 |
Hog louse |
Phthiraptera (Anoplura) |
Swine |
Pest |
 |
Short-nosed cattle louse |
Phthiraptera (Anoplura) |
Cattle |
Pest |
 |
Ambush bug |
Hemiptera (Heteroptera) |
Flowers |
Beneficial |
 |
Assassin bug |
Hemiptera (Heteroptera) |
Field crops |
Beneficial |
 |
Backswimmer |
Hemiptera (Heteroptera) |
Pond |
Beneficial |
 |
Bed bug |
Hemiptera (Heteroptera) |
Humans |
Pest |
 |
Big-eyed bugs |
Hemiptera (Heteroptera) |
Field crops |
Beneficial |
 |
Boxelder bug |
Hemiptera (Heteroptera) |
Boxelder trees |
Pest |
 |
Burrower bug |
Hemiptera (Heteroptera) |
Grasses, peanuts |
Pest |
 |
Chinch bug |
Hemiptera (Heteroptera) |
Grass |
Pest |
 |
Cotton fleahopper |
Hemiptera (Heteroptera) |
Cotton |
Pest |
 |
False chinch bug |
Hemiptera (Heteroptera) |
Sorghum |
Pest |
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Giant water bug |
Hemiptera (Heteroptera) |
Water, ponds |
Pest |
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Green stink bug |
Hemiptera (Heteroptera) |
Weeds |
Pest |
 |
Harlequin bug |
Hemiptera (Heteroptera) |
Cole crops |
Pest |
 |
Large milkweed bug |
Hemiptera (Heteroptera) |
Milkweed |
Beneficial |
 |
Leaffooted bug |
Hemiptera (Heteroptera) |
Plants, weeds |
Pest |
 |
Minute pirate bugs |
Hemiptera (Heteroptera) |
Insects |
Beneficial |
 |
Squash bug |
Hemiptera (Heteroptera) |
Squash |
Pest |
 |
Tarnished plant bug |
Hemiptera (Heteroptera) |
Plants, weeds |
Pest |
 |
Toad bug |
Hemiptera (Heteroptera) |
Shoreline |
Beneficial |
 |
Water boatman |
Hemiptera (Heteroptera) |
Pond |
Beneficial |
 |
Water scorpions |
Hemiptera (Heteroptera) |
Stream |
Beneficial |
 |
Water striders |
Hemiptera (Heteroptera) |
Pond |
Beneficial |
 |
Wheel bug |
Hemiptera (Heteroptera) |
Vegetation |
Beneficial |
 |
Cicadas |
Hemiptera (Auchenorrhyncha) |
Trees |
Pest |
 |
Leafhoppers |
Hemiptera (Auchenorrhyncha) |
Grasses |
Pest |
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Planthoppers |
Hemiptera (Auchenorrhyncha) |
Various plants |
Pest |
 |
Spittlebugs |
Hemiptera (Auchenorrhyncha) |
Alfalfa |
Pest |
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Treehoppers |
Hemiptera (Auchenorrhyncha) |
Trees |
Pest |
 |
Aphids |
Hemiptera (Sternorrhyncha) |
Corn, sorghum |
Pest |
 |
Greenbug |
Hemiptera (Sternorrhyncha) |
Small grains |
Pest |
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Pecan phylloxera |
Hemiptera (Sternorrhyncha) |
Pecans |
Pest |
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Psyllids |
Hemiptera (Sternorrhyncha) |
Potato |
Pest |
 |
Scales, armored |
Hemiptera (Sternorrhyncha) |
Trees, shrubs |
Pest |
 |
Scales, soft |
Hemiptera (Sternorrhyncha) |
Ornamental trees |
Pest |
 |
Whiteflies |
Hemiptera (Sternorrhyncha) |
Vegetables, cotton |
Pest |
 |
Thrips |
Thysanoptera |
Flowers |
Variable |
 |
Dobsonflies |
Megaloptera |
Stream |
Beneficial |
 |
Antlions |
Neuroptera |
Plants |
Beneficial |
 |
Brown lacewings |
Neuroptera |
Insects |
Beneficial |
 |
Green lacewings |
Neuroptera |
Insects |
Beneficial |
 |
Mantispids (Mantidflies) |
Neuroptera |
Woodlots |
Beneficial |
 |
Owlflies |
Neuroptera |
At lights |
Beneficial |
 |
Alfalfa weevil |
Coleoptera |
Alfalfa |
Pest |
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Blister beetles |
Coleoptera |
Plants, alfalfa, weeds |
Pest |
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Boll weevil |
Coleoptera |
Cotton |
Pest |
 |
Carpet beetles |
Coleoptera |
Wool carpets |
Pest |
 |
Carrion beetles |
Coleoptera |
Dead animals |
Beneficial |
 |
Caterpillar hunter |
Coleoptera |
Woodland |
Beneficial |
 |
Click beetles |
Coleoptera |
Corn, field crops |
Pest |
 |
Colorado potato beetle |
Coleoptera |
Potatoes |
Pest |
 |
Confused flour beetle |
Coleoptera |
Stored grain |
Pest |
 |
Cottonwood borer |
Coleoptera |
Cottonwood trees |
Pest |
 |
Elm leaf beetle |
Coleoptera |
Elm trees |
Pest |
 |
Fireflies (lightningbugs)
|
Coleoptera |
Weeds |
Inconsequential |
 |
Flat-headed borer (Metallic wood borer) |
Coleoptera |
Trees |
Pest |
 |
Flea beetles |
Coleoptera |
Weeds |
Pest |
 |
Japanese beetle |
Coleoptera |
Crops |
Pest |
 |
Lady beetles |
Coleoptera |
Weeds |
Beneficial |
 |
Lesser grain borer |
Coleoptera |
Stored grain |
Pest |
 |
Locust borer |
Coleoptera |
Black locust |
Pest |
 |
Maize weevil (rice weevil) |
Coleoptera |
Stored grain |
Pest |
 |
May beetles (June beetles or Junebugs) |
Coleoptera |
Shrubs |
Pest |
 |
Mealworm |
Coleoptera |
Stored grain |
Pest |
 |
Plum curculio |
Coleoptera |
Peaches |
Pest |
 |
Predaceous diving beetles |
Coleoptera |
Ponds |
Beneficial |
 |
Rove beetles |
Coleoptera |
At lights |
Inconsequential |
 |
Sawtoothed grain beetle |
Coleoptera |
Stored grain |
Pest |
 |
Soldier beetles |
Coleoptera |
Flowers |
Inconsequential |
 |
Spotted cucumber beetle |
Coleoptera |
Weeds |
Pest |
 |
Sweet potato weevil |
Coleoptera |
Sweet potatoes |
Pest |
 |
Tiger beetles |
Coleoptera |
Shady trails |
Beneficial |
 |
Tumbling flower beetles |
Coleoptera |
On flowers |
Inconsequential |
 |
Water scavenger beetles |
Coleoptera |
Stream |
Inconsequential |
 |
Whirlygig beetles |
Coleoptera |
Stream |
Inconsequential |
 |
Scorpionflies |
Mecoptera |
Plants |
Inconsequential |
 |
Fleas |
Siphonaptera |
Cat, dog |
Pest |
 |
Bee flies |
Diptera |
Flowers |
Beneficial |
 |
Black flies |
Diptera |
Stream |
Pest |
 |
Blow flies |
Diptera |
Carrion |
Variable |
 |
Common cattle grub |
Diptera |
Cattle |
Pest |
 |
Crane flies |
Diptera |
Meadow |
Inconsequential |
 |
Deer fly |
Diptera |
Woodlands |
Pest |
 |
Flesh flies |
Diptera |
Carrion |
Pest |
 |
Horn fly |
Diptera |
Cattle |
Pest |
 |
Horse fly |
Diptera |
Woodlands |
Pest |
 |
House fly |
Diptera |
Barn |
Pest |
 |
Mosquitoes |
Diptera |
Yard and meadow |
Pest |
 |
Robber flies |
Diptera |
Woodlands |
Beneficial |
 |
Sheep keds |
Diptera |
Sheep |
Pest |
 |
Sorghum midge |
Diptera |
Sorghum |
Pest |
 |
Stable fly |
Diptera |
Cattle |
Pest |
 |
Syrphid fly (flower fly) |
Diptera |
Flowers |
Beneficial |
 |
Caddisflies |
Trichoptera |
Near stream |
Inconsequential |
 |
Alfalfa caterpillar (clouded sulfur) |
Lepidoptera |
Alfalfa |
Pest |
 |
Armyworm |
Lepidoptera |
Grasses |
Pest |
 |
Bagworm |
Lepidoptera |
Juniper |
Pest |
 |
Black swallowtail |
Lepidoptera |
Carrots, weeds |
Pest |
 |
Bollworm or corn earworm |
Lepidoptera |
Cotton, corn, others |
Pest |
 |
Buckeye |
Lepidoptera |
Plantain |
Inconsequential |
 |
Cabbage butterflies |
Lepidoptera |
Cole crops |
Pest |
 |
Cabbage looper |
Lepidoptera |
General feeder |
Pest |
 |
Cecropia |
Lepidoptera |
Oak |
Pest |
 |
Cutworms |
Lepidoptera |
General feeder |
Pest |
 |
Fall armyworm |
Lepidoptera |
Grasses |
Pest |
 |
Fall webworm |
Lepidoptera |
Pecans |
Pest |
 |
Forest tent caterpillar |
Lepidoptera |
Broad-leaved trees |
Pest |
 |
Giant swallowtail |
Lepidoptera |
Citrus |
Pest |
 |
Gray hairstreak (Cotton square borer) |
Lepidoptera |
Cotton |
Pest |
 |
Great leopard moth |
Lepidoptera |
Weeds |
Inconsequential |
 |
Greater wax moth |
Lepidoptera |
Beehive |
Pest |
 |
Indianmeal moth |
Lepidoptera |
Stored grain |
Pest |
 |
Io moth |
Lepidoptera |
Trees, corn |
Pest |
 |
Luna moth |
Lepidoptera |
Oak |
Pest |
 |
Monarch |
Lepidoptera |
Milkweed |
Pest |
 |
Mourningcloak butterfly |
Lepidoptera |
Willow |
Inconsequential |
 |
Peach tree borer |
Lepidoptera |
Peach trees |
Pest |
 |
Pecan nut casebearer |
Lepidoptera |
Pecans |
Pest |
 |
Pink bollworm |
Lepidoptera |
Cotton |
Pest |
 |
Polyphemus |
Lepidoptera |
Oaks |
Pest |
 |
Question mark |
Lepidoptera |
Elms |
Pest |
 |
Red admiral |
Lepidoptera |
Nettles |
Inconsequential |
 |
Saltmarsh caterpillar |
Lepidoptera |
Grasses, weeds |
Pest |
 |
Silver‑spotted skipper |
Lepidoptera |
Black locust |
Inconsequential |
 |
Sorghum webworm |
Lepidoptera |
Sorghum |
Pest |
 |
Southwestern corn borer |
Lepidoptera |
Grain crops |
Pest |
 |
Tiger swallowtail |
Lepidoptera |
Cherry |
Pest |
 |
Tomato hornworm |
Lepidoptera |
Tomatoes |
Pest |
 |
Underwing moths |
Lepidoptera |
Trees |
Inconsequential |
 |
Viceroy |
Lepidoptera |
Poplar |
Inconsequential |
 |
Wood nymph |
Lepidoptera |
Thick woods |
Inconsequential |
 |
Baldfaced hornet |
Hymenoptera |
Woodlands |
Pest |
 |
Bumblebees |
Hymenoptera |
Meadow |
Beneficial |
 |
Carpenter bees |
Hymenoptera |
Fence posts |
Pest |
 |
Cicada killer |
Hymenoptera |
Soil |
Beneficial |
 |
Honeybee |
Hymenoptera |
Flowers |
Beneficial |
 |
Horntails |
Hymenoptera |
Logs |
Pest |
 |
Ichneumon wasps |
Hymenoptera |
Flowers |
Beneficial |
 |
Leafcutting bees |
Hymenoptera |
Flowers |
Pest |
 |
Mud daubers |
Hymenoptera |
Buildings |
Beneficial |
 |
Red harvester ant |
Hymenoptera |
Pastures |
Pest |
 |
Red imported fire ant |
Hymenoptera |
Pastures, lawns |
Pest |
 |
Sawflies |
Hymenoptera |
|
Pest |
 |
Tarantula hawk |
Hymenoptera |
Woodlands |
Beneficial |
 |
Texas leafcutting ant |
Hymenoptera |
Woodlands |
Pest |
 |
Velvet ants |
Hymenoptera |
Soil |
Pest |
 |
Yellowjackets |
Hymenoptera |
House eaves |
Pest |
 |
Brown dog tick |
Acarina |
Dog |
Pest |
 |
Fowl tick (blue bug) |
Acarina |
Poultry |
Pest |
 |
Lone star tick |
Acarina |
Cattle |
Pest |
 |
Spider mites |
Acarina |
Plants |
Pest |
 |
Crab spiders |
Araneae |
Flowers |
Beneficial |
 |
Jumping spiders |
Araneae |
Garden |
Beneficial |
 |
Recluse spiders |
Araneae |
Board piles |
Pest |
 |
Tarantulas |
Araneae |
Soil |
Beneficial |
 |
Widow spiders |
Araneae |
Woodlots |
Pest |
 |
Wolf spiders |
Araneae |
Under rocks |
Beneficial |
 |
Yellow garden spider |
Araneae |
Garden |
Beneficial |
 |
Scorpions |
Scorpiones |
Log piles |
Pest |
 |
Sun spiders (Wind scorpions) |
Solifugae |
Arid regions |
Inconsequential |
 |
Vinegaroons |
Thelyphonida |
Arid regions |
Pest |
 |
Centipedes |
Class Chilopoda |
|
Pest |
 |
Millipedes |
Class Diplopoda |
Leaf litter |
Pest |
 |
Springtails |
Collembola |
Surface of puddles |
Variable |
 |
Sowbugs and pillbugs |
Isopoda |
Compost |
Pest |