Insect Pests
A few bugs can ruin your yard. Learn how to identify and control insect pests.
For information about pesticide applicator training, licensing, and CEUs, see Training & CEUs.
For information about alternatives to traditional pest control, see Biological Controls & IPM and Organic Gardening.
UF/IFAS Sites
- Bothersome, Biting, and Stinging Organisms
- Featured Creatures
- Forest and Shade Tree Insects of Florida
- Insects & Mites of Woody Ornamentals
- IPM Videos: Insects
- Landscape and Ornamental Insect Pests in South Florida
- Mole Crickets
- Singing Insects of North America
- Turfgrass Insect Management
- Whitefly Knowledgebase
UF/IFAS Publications
- Ants
- Armyworms
- Beetles
- Biological Control for Insect Management
- Broad Mites
- Chinch Bugs
- Crapemyrtle Aphid
- Cyclamen Mite
- The Facts about Termites and Mulch
- Flower Pest Insects
- Fruit and Nut Pest Insects
- Fruit Pests (Citrus)
- Fruit Pests (Non-citrus)
- Gall Wasps
- Garden Pest Insects
- Grass Pest Insects
- Houseplant Arthropod Pest Management
- Insect Management in Blueberries in the Eastern United States
- Insect Management in the Home Garden
- Insects in Your Florida Lawn
- Landscape Pests
- Manage Yard Pests Responsibly
- Mites on Ornamental Plants
- Mealybugs
- Mosquito Control Devices and Services for Florida Homeowners
- Natural Products for Insect Pest Management
- Palm Pest Insects
- Scale Insects and Mealybugs on Ornamental Plants
- Slugs of Florida
- Snails and Slugs
- Sod Webworms
- The Trolling Deer Fly Trap
- Turfgrass Pest Insects
- Turfgrass Pest Management
- Twospotted Spider Mite
- Vegetable and Field Crop Pests List
- Vegetable Garden Pests
- Vegetable Pest Insects
- Weevils that Eat Bromeliads
Other Sites & Publications
- Best of the Bugs (Insect-related Web sites recommended by UF/IFAS)
- Insect Pests of Ornamental Plants--University of Georgia
- Insect Pests of Turfgrass--University of Georgia
- Insects--University of Georgia
- Insects & Disease Problems--International Society of Arboriculture
- Return to Diseases & Insects
General Resources
UF/IFAS Sites
- Entomology and Nematology Department
- Environmental Horticulture Department
- FAWN: Florida Automated Weather Network
- Florida Master Gardener Program
- Florida Partnership for Water, Agriculture & Community Sustainability at Hastings
- Florida Yards & Neighborhoods Program
- Gardening in a Minute
- Home Lawn Care--Turfgrass Science
- Horticultural Sciences Department
- IPM Florida
- Landscape Plants
- Living Green
- Pesticide Information Office
- Plant Pathology Department
- ProHort
- School Gardens
- Soil and Water Science Department
- Trees and Hurricanes
UF/IFAS Publications
State & Federal Agencies
- FDACS
- Florida Department of Environmental Protection (DEP)
- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
- USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map--U.S. National Arboretum
Other University Sites
Organizations & Associations
- American Community Gardening Association
- American Horticultural Society
- Florida Native Plant Society
- International Society of Arboriculture
- International Society of Arboriculture (en español)
- International Society of Arboriculture, Florida Chapter
- National Garden Clubs
- North American Native Plant Society
Other Sites & Publications
Plant Hardiness Zones
For-Sale Products
- The Florida Lawn Handbook
- Beneficial Arthropods - Predators CD-ROM
- Good Lawn Bugs
- Helpful, Harmful, HARMLESS?
- Insect Identification Sheets
- Insect Pests of Oak Trees Poster
- Insects and Related Pests of Turfgrass in Florida
- Landscape IPM Poster
- Mole Crickets & Enemies of Mole Crickets CD-ROM
- Occasional Invaders
- Ornamental and Turf Pest Control: Exam Preparation Guide
- Ornamental & Turf Pest ID Sheets
- Ornamental Insects 1 & 2 CD-ROM
- Pest Ants & Cockroaches CD-ROM
- Pesticides in the Environment
- Pests In and Around the Florida Home
- Pests In and Around the Home CD-ROM
- Pests that Wreck Your Grass and Ruin Your Weekend!
- Troubleshooting Lawn Pests
- Turf Insect Pests Poster
- Turfgrass Insects 1 & 2 CD-ROM
- Vegetable and Field Crop Pest ID Sheets
- Vegetable Pests I CD-ROM
- Vegetable Pests II CD-ROM
- Vegetable Pests III CD-ROM
- WoodyBug CD-ROM
- Your Florida Landscape: A Complete Guide to Planting and Maintenance
