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Federal Regulated Pest List

Insects & Mites


Insects

Common Name Family Scientific Name(s)
Leek Moth Acrolepiidae Acrolepiopsis assectella (Zeller)
Orange Spiny Whitefly Aleyrodidae Aleurocanthus spiniferus (Quaintance)
Sugarcane Whitefly Aleyrodidae Neomaskellia bergii (Sign.)
Rice Bug Alydidae Leptocorisa acuta (Thunb.)
Cape Honey Bee Apidae Apis mellifera capensis Escholtz
African Honey Bee Apidae Apis mellifera scuttellata Lepeletier

Apis mellifera andansonii
Peach Fruit Moth Carposinidae ----
Asian Longhorned Beetle Cerambycidae Anoplophora glabripennis (Motchulsky)
An Exotic Bee Parasite Chrysididae Chrysis spp.
A Leaf Beetle Chrysomelidae Exosoma lusitanica Linnaeus
Green Scale Coccidae Coccus viridis (Green)
A Leaffooted Bug Coreidae Leptoglossus chilensis
A Carpenterworm Moth Cossidae Dyspessa ulula (Bkh.)
Bean Pod Borer Crambidae Maruca vitrata (Fabricius)

Maruca testulalis (Geyer)
A Weevil Curculionidae Brachycerus spp.
Small Avocado Seed Weevil Curculionidae Conotrachelus aguacatae Barber
A Weevil Curculionidae Conotrachelus spp.
Avocado Stem Weevil Curculionidae Copturus aguacatae Kiss.
Mango Weevil Curculionidae Cryptorhynchus mangiferae (Fabricius)
Chestnut Weevil Curculionidae Curculio elephas (Gyllenhal)
An Acorn Weevil Curculionidae Curculio nucum Linnaeus
Fijian Ginger Weevil Curculionidae Elytroteinus subtruncatus (Fairmaire)
West Indian Sweetpotato Weevil Curculionidae Euscepes postfasciatus Fairm.
Avocado Seed Weevil Curculionidae Heilipus lauri Boh.
A Weevil Curculionidae Listroderes subcinctus Boheman
A Weevil Curculionidae Megalometis chilensis
Cane Weevil Curculionidae Metamasius spp.
A Weevil Curculionidae Naupactus xanthographus Germain
New Guinea Sugarcane Weevil Curculionidae Rhabdoscelus obscurus (Boisd.)
Mango Weevil Curculionidae Sternochetus mangiferae (Fabricius)

Cryptorhynchus mangiferae
A Gall Wasp Cynipidae Dryocosmus kuriphilus Yasumatsu
Khapra Beetle Dermestidae Trogoderma granarium Everts
An Armored Scale Insect Diaspididae Furcaspis oceanica Ldgr.
Avocado Seed Moth Elachistidae Stenoma catenifer (Wals.)
A Wireworm Elateridae Conoderus rufangulus Gyllenhal
Imported Fire Ant Formicidae Solenopsis invicta Buren
Black Imported Fire Ant Formicidae Solenopsis richteri Forel
Imported Fire Ant Hybrid Formicidae Solenopsis richteri X Solenopsis invicta
Pink Bollworm Gelechiidae Pectinophora gossypiella (Saunders)
Pinkspotted Bollworm Gelechiidae Pectinophora scutigera
A Leaf Blotch Miner Gracillariidae Conopomorpha cramerella (Snellen)

Acrocercops cramella
A Sugarcane or Tuber Borer Tineidae Opogona sacchari (Bojer)
Bean Butterfly Lycaenidae Lampides boeticus (Linnaeus)
Gypsy Moth Lymantriidae Lymantria dispar Linnaeus
Pear Leaf Blister Moth Lyonetiidae Leucoptera malifoliella (O.G. Costa)
Fluted Scale Margarodidae Icerya aegyptiaca (Dougl.)
A Leafcutter Bee Megachilidae Coelioxys spp.
A Noctuid Moth Noctuidae Earias fabia (Stoll)
A Thrips Phlaeothripidae Haplothrips chinensis Priesner
A Fruit or Berry Worm Plutellidae Prays endocarpa Meyr.
Cassava Mealybug Pseudococcidae Phenococcus manihoti Matile-Ferrero
Asiatic Rice Borer Pyralidae Chilo suppressalis (Walker)
Yellow Peach Moth Pyralidae Conogethes punctiferalis Guenee
Sweetpotato Vine Borer Pyralidae Omphisa anastomosalis Guenee
Chinese Rose Beetle Scarabaeidae Adoretus sinicus Burmeister
A Scarab Beetle Scarabaeidae Adoretus spp.
A Scarab Beetle Scarabaeidae Anomala sulcatula Burmeister
A Scarab Beetle Scarabaeidae Holotrichia mindanaona Brenske
May/June Beetles Scarabaeidae Phyllophaga spp.

Phytalus spp.
Japanese Beetle Scarabaeidae Popillia japonica Newm.
Coffee Berry Borer Scolytidae Hypothenemus hampei (Ferrari)

Stephanoderes hampei,

Stephanoderes coffeae
Pine Shoot Borer Scolytidae Tomicus piniperda (Linnaeus)
Bark Beetles Scolytidae Xyleborus spp.
Lucerne Flea (Springtail) Sminthuridae Sminthurus viridus (Linnaeus)
A Fruit Fly Tephritidae Anastrepha fraterculus (Wiedemann)
South American Cucurbit Fly Tephritidae Anastrepha grandis (Macquart)
Mexican Fruit Fly Tephritidae Anastrepha ludens (Loew)
West Indian Fruit Fly Tephritidae Anastrepha obliqua (Macquart)

Anastrepha mombinpraeoptans
A Fruit Fly Tephritidae Anastrepha serpentina (Wiedemann)
A Fruit Fly Tephritidae Anastrepha striata Schiner
Caribbean Fruit Fly Tephritidae Anastrepha suspensa (Loew)
A Melon Fly Tephritidae Bactrocera cucurbitae (Coquillett)

Dacus cucurbitae Coq.
Oriental Fruit Fly Tephritidae Bactrocera dorsalis Hendel

Dacus dorsalis
Queensland Fruit Fly Tephritidae Bactrocera tryoni (Frogg)

Dacus tryoni
Mediterranean Fruit Fly Tephritidae Ceratitis capitata (Wiedemann)
Fruit Flies Tephritidae Ceratitis spp.
Fruit Flies Tephritidae Pterandrus spp.
Papaya Fruit Fly Tephritidae Toxotrypana curvicauda Gerstaecker
Summer Fruit Tortrix Moth Tortricidae Adoxophyes orana (Fischer von Rosslertamm)
A Leafroller Moth Tortricidae Argyrotaenia pulchellana (Haworth)
A Leafroller Moth Tortricidae Capua tortrix
False Codling Moth Tortricidae Cryptophlebia leucotreta Meyrick
Plum Fruit Moth Tortricidae Cydia funebrana (Treitschke)
A Nut Fruit Tortrix Moth Tortricidae Cydia splendana (Hubner)

Laspeyresia splendana
Light Brown Apple Moth Tortricidae Epiphyas postvittana (Walker)
A Nut Fruit Tortrix Moth Tortricidae Hemimene juliana (Curtis)
A Tortricid Moth Tortricidae Laspeyresia spp.
Grape Vine Moth Tortricidae Lobesia botrana Dennis & Schiffermuller
A Tortricid Moth Tortricidae Pammene fasciana (Linaeus)
A Tortricid Moth Tortricidae Proeulia spp.


Mites

Common Name Family Scientific Name(s)
Cotton Blister Mite Eriophyidae Eriophyes gossypii Banks
Litchi Mite Eriophytidae Eriophyes litchii (Keifer)
A Mite Laelapidae Tropilaelaps clareae Delfinado & Baker
Honey Bee Tracheal Mite Tarsonemidae Acarapis woodi (Rennie)
Chile False Red Mite Tenuipalpidae Brevipalpus chilensis Baker
Fruittree Spider Mite Tetranychidae Amphitetranychus viennensis Zacher

Tetranychus viennensis Zacher
Cassava Mite Tetranychidae Mononychellus tanajoa (Bondar)
Brood Mite Varroidae Euvarroa sinhai Delfinado & Baker
Varroa Mite Varroidae Varroa jacobsoni Oudemans