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Invasive terrestrial plants in Texas; Picture Scientific name Common name Family Ailanthus altissima: tree of heaven Simaroubaceae (quassia-wood family) Albizia julibrissin: mimosa Fabaceae (pea family) Alhagi maurorum: camelthorn Fabaceae (pea family) Alliaria petiolata: garlic mustard Brassicaceae (mustard family) Allium vineale: wild garlic
The western conifer seed bug ( Leptoglossus occidentalis ), sometimes abbreviated as WCSB, is a species of true bug (Hemiptera) in the family Coreidae. It is native to North America west of the Rocky Mountains ( California to British Columbia, east to Idaho Minnesota and Nevada) but has in recent times expanded its range to eastern North ...
H. halys. Binomial name. Halyomorpha halys. Stål, 1855 [ 1] The brown marmorated stink bug ( Halyomorpha halys) is an insect in the family Pentatomidae, native to China, Japan, Korea, and other Asian regions. [ 2] In September 1998, it was collected in Allentown, Pennsylvania, where it is believed to have been accidentally introduced. [ 3]
The common walkingstick or northern walkingstick ( Diapheromera femorata) is a species of phasmid or stick insect found across North America. The average length of this species is 75mm (3 in) for males and 95mm (3.7 in) for females. The insect is found in deciduous forest throughout North America, where it eats many types of plant foliage.
Plecia nearctica. Hardy, 1940 [ 1] The lovebug ( Plecia nearctica) is a species of march fly found in parts of Central America and the southeastern United States, especially along the Gulf Coast. [ 2] It is also known as the honeymoon fly or double-headed bug. During and after mating, matured pairs remain together, even in flight, for up to ...
The Phasmatodea (also known as Phasmida or Phasmatoptera) are an order of insects whose members are variously known as stick insects, stick-bugs, walkingsticks, stick animals, or bug sticks. They are also occasionally referred to as Devil's darning needles, although this name is shared by both dragonflies and crane flies. [ 1]
Trombiculidae ( / trɒmbɪˈkjuːlɪdiː / ), commonly referred to in North America as chiggers and in Britain as harvest mites, but also known as berry bugs, bush-mites, red bugs or scrub-itch mites, are a family of mites. [ 3] Chiggers are often confused with jiggers – a type of flea. Several species of Trombiculidae in their larva stage ...
Mealybug. Mealybugs are insects in the family Pseudococcidae, unarmored scale insects found in moist, warm habitats. Of the more than 2000 described species, many are considered pests as they feed on plant juices of greenhouse plants, house plants and subtropical trees and also act as a vector for several plant diseases.