LIST OF PEANUT INSECTS
CLASSIFIED ACCORDING TO PLANT PART CONSUMED/HABITAT
A. Foliar insect pests:
Corn Earworm (Helicoverpa zea) Moth>>
Larva>>
Behavioral issues
Tobacco budworm (Heliothis virescens) Moth>>
Larva>>
Green cloverworm (Platypena scabra) Moth>>
Larva>>
Behavioral issues
Velvetbean caterpillar (Anticarsia gemmatalis) Moth>>
Larva>>
Behavioral issues
Three-cornered alfalfa hopper (Spissistilus festinus) Adult>>
Nymph>>
Behavioral issues
Tobacco thrips (Franklinealla fusca) >>
Western flower thrips (F. occidentalis) >>
Behavioral issues
Twospotted spider mite (Tetranychus urticae) Adult, nymph, eggs>>
Behavioral issues
B. Insect present at the soil-air interface:
Granulate cutworm (Agrotis subterranea) Moth>>
Larva>>
Behavioral issues
Black cutworm (Agrotis ipsilon) Moth>>
Larva>>
Behavioral issues
Fall armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda) Moth>>
Larva>>
Behavioral issues
C. Below-ground (pod-feeding) insect pests:
Burrower bugs (Pangaeus bilineatus) Adult>>
Damage>>
Behavioral issues
Lesser cornstalk borer (Elasmopalpus lignosellus) Moth>>
Larva>>
Behavioral issues
Southern corn rootworm (Diabrotica undecimpunctata howardi) Beetle>>
Larva>>
Behavioral issues
Bahiagrass borer (Derobrachus brevicollis) Beetle>>
Larva>>
Behavioral issues
White grubs (several species) Beetle>>
Larva>>
Behavioral issues
Wireworms (several species) Beetle>>
Larva>>
Behavioral issues
Whitefringed beetle (Naupactus sp.) Beetle>>
Larva>>
Behavioral issues
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