Click on the tabs below for a summary of diagnoses from the Plant Pest Diagnostic Lab of the Extension Soil, Plant and Pest Center from January 2022 to March 2022.…
Sample Summary – January to March 2022 Diagnoses in the Plant Pest Diagnostic Laboratory
Carpet Beetles
Class Insecta: Order Coleoptera: Family Dermestidae Carpet beetle species are frequently encountered in Tennessee homes. Sometimes the larval stage is noticed, and sometimes adults are seen. Larvae can cause damage…
Earwigs – occasional home invaders
Earwig insects (order Dermaptera) will occasionally be found in homes, and often found in leaf litter and compost piles in the home garden. If you are seeing earwigs in your…