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Red Streaked Leafhopper

Red Streaked Leafhoppers (Balclutha rubrostriata) are generally small (3-4mm), slender bodied insects that are pale or yellow-green in color. They can be identified by a red or brown pigmentation along the forewing accompanied with straw colored wing venation.

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<p><strong>Red-Rim Melania</strong></p> <p> The red-rim melania (Melanoides tuberculatus) has a conical shell, with up to 10 whirls, and measures 40-80mm in length. An operculum is present, with a light brown to white shell, and sand to dark brown markings. This snail is nocturnal and buries itself beneath stones or decaying plant matter during the day. Click here for more information!

<p><strong>Emerald Ash Borer</strong></p> <p>The Emerald Ash Borer <em>(Agrilus planipennis)</em> are uniformly bright metallic emerald green, with the elytra usually appearing somewhat duller and slightly darker green. The overall greenish coloration may also have variable amounts of brassy, coppery or reddish reflections.</p><p><a href='/database/emerald-ash-borer.html'>Click here for more information!</a></p>

<p><strong>Rasberry Crazy Ant;/strong></p> <p>The adult Tawny Crazy Ant (Rasberry Crazy Ant)<em>(Nylanderia fulva)</em> is called crazy for how they rapidly and randomly move about. They are medium-small sized ants, measuring about 2.6-3mm long and are golden-brown to reddish-brown with a smooth and glossy body surface, covered with dense hairs.</p><p><a href='/database/rasberry-crazy-ant.html'>Click here for more information!</a></p>

<p><strong>Red Streaked Leafhopper</strong></p> <p>The Adult Red-Streaked Leafhopper <em>(Balclutha rubrostriata)</em> are generally small (3-4mm), slender bodied insects that are pale or yellow-green in color. They can be identified by a red or brown pigmentation along the forewing accompanied with straw colored forewing veins.</p> <p><a href="/database/invasive-red-streaked-leafhopper.html">Click here for more information!</a></p>

<p><strong>Red Banded Stink Bug</strong></p> <p>The adult Red Banded Stink Bug (Piezodorus guildinii) feeds on several species of wild and cultivated plants, mostly legumes, in the native land of Brazil. This insect can be identified by its bright green color and the horizontal band of red at the posterior margin of the pronotum. The Red Banded Stink Bug has become a pest of soybeans and other crops in the United States.</p><p><a href='/database/Red_Banded_Stink_Bug.html'>Click here for more information!</a></p>

<p><strong>Cactus moth</strong></p> <p>Adult cactus moths are non-descript, gray-brown moths with faint dark spots and wavy transverse lines marking the wings. However, the larval caterpillars are very conspicuous and can easily be found feeding on cactus.</p><p><a href='/database/cactus-moth.html'>Click here for more information!</a></p>

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3rd International Entomophagous Insects Conference

June 2-6, 2013
Orford, Quebec, Canada

This conference represents to merging of two workshops: the International Entomophagous Workshop from North America and the European Parasitoid Workshop. IEIC focuses on controlling of entomophagous pests and potential parasitoids that can be used on those pests and is a wonderful forum for knowledge exchange. Other topic include:

Genomic information of entomophagous insects
Community Structure
Bio-Control Application

More information: http://www.seq.qc.ca/IEIC3/index.asp

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