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On this page you will find the list of technical guides for the main agricultural pests, presented in alphabetical order by their common name to ensure quick and direct consultation. For each pest, Biosani provides technical information that supports growers and professionals in correct identification, understanding of damage, risk assessment and selection of the most appropriate monitoring, prevention and control strategies.

The list includes pests belonging to the most relevant groups in plant protection — such as aphids, scale insects, mites, caterpillars, beetles, weevils, flies, leafminers, true bugs and other species of significant economic impact. Each guide contains descriptions, symptoms, affected crops and practical recommendations that contribute to more efficient, sustainable management aligned with the demands of modern agriculture.

The goal is to provide a technically rigorous, easy‑to‑navigate tool that supports decision‑making in the field and helps select the most suitable Biosani solutions for each pest situation.

African citrus psyllid

African citrus psyllid Trioza erytreae

African sweet potato weevil

African sweet potato weevil Cylas puncticollis

African sweet potato weevil (other)

African sweet potato weevil (other) Cylas formicarius elegantulus

Agave weevil

Agave weevil Scyphophorus acupunctatus

Almond bark beetle

Almond bark beetle Scolytus amygdali

Almond lace bug

Almond lace bug Monosteira unicostata

Almond moth

Almond moth Cadra cautella

American armyworm

American armyworm Mythimna unipuncta

Aphid A. scariolae

Aphid A. scariolae Acyrthosiphon scariolae

Aphids

Apple brown tortrix

Apple brown tortrix Pandemis heparana

Apple fruit moth

Apple fruit moth Argyresthia conjugella

Apple leaf midge

Apple leaf midge Dasineura mali

Apple leafminer

Apple leafminer Phyllonorycter corylifoliella

Apple maggot fly

Apple maggot fly Rhagoletis pomonella

Apple pygmy moth

Apple pygmy moth Stigmella malella

Apple woolly aphid

Apple woolly aphid Eriosoma lanigerum

Apple-grass aphid

Apple-grass aphid Rhopalosiphum oxyacanthae

Artichoke moth

Artichoke moth Gortyna xanthenes

Asian citrus psyllid

Asian citrus psyllid Diaphorina citri

Asparagus beetles

Asparagus beetles Crioceris asparagi e C. duodecimpunctata

Australian tortoise beetle

Australian tortoise beetle Trachymela sloanei

Banana moth

Banana moth Opogona sacchari

Banana weevil

Banana weevil Cosmopolites sordidus

Bark beetles

Bean flower thrips

Bean flower thrips Megalurothrips sjostedti

Beech moth

Beech moth Cydia fagiglandana

Beet armyworm

Beet armyworm Spodoptera exigua

Beet moth

Beet moth Scrobipalpa ocellatella

Black bean aphid

Black bean aphid Aphis fabae

Black cutworm

Black cutworm Agrotis ipsilon

Black flies

Black flies Simulium spp.

Black peach aphid

Black peach aphid Brachycaudus persicae

Black-barred plum aphid

Black-barred plum aphid Brachycaudus prunicola

Blister beetle

Blister beetle Lytta vesicatoria

Bordered straw moth

Bordered straw moth Heliothis peltigera

Box tree moth

Box tree moth Cydalima perspectalis

Bright-line brown-eye moth

Bright-line brown-eye moth Lacanobia oleracea

Bronze bug

Bronze bug Thaumastocoris peregrinus

Brown marmorated stink bug

Brown marmorated stink bug Halyomorpha halys

Brown-tail moth

Brown-tail moth Euproctis chrysorrhoea

Buckthorn aphid

Buckthorn aphid Aphis nasturtii

Cabbage aphid

Cabbage aphid Brevicoryne brassicae

Cabbage moth

Cabbage moth Mamestra brassicae

Cabbage root fly

Cabbage root fly Delia radicum

Cabbage stem weevil

Cabbage stem weevil Ceutorhynchus quadridens

Cabbage webworm

Cabbage webworm Hellula undalis

California red scale

California red scale Aonidiella aurantii

Capricorn beetles

Capricorn beetles Cerambyx cerdo e C. welensii

Carnation tortrix

Carnation tortrix Cacoecimorpha pronubana

Carob moth

Carob moth Apomyelois (=Ectomyelois) ceratoniae

Carrot fly

Carrot fly Psila rosae

Cassava shoot fly

Cassava shoot fly Neosilba pendula

Cherry blossom moth

Cherry blossom moth Argyresthia pruniella

Cherry fruit fly

Cherry fruit fly Rhagoletis cerasi

Cherry fruit worm

Cherry fruit worm Grapholita packardi

Chestnut fruit moth

Chestnut fruit moth Cydia splendana

Chestnut gall wasp

Chestnut gall wasp Dryocosmus kuriphilus

Chestnut leaf roller

Chestnut leaf roller Pammene fasciana

Citrus flower moth

Citrus flower moth Prays citri

Citrus leafminer

Citrus leafminer Phyllocnistis citrella

Citrus longhorn beetle

Citrus longhorn beetle Anoplophora chinensis

Citrus mealybug

Citrus mealybug Planococcus citri

Citrus thrips

Citrus thrips Scirtothrips aurantii

Clothes moth

Clothes moth Tineola bisselliella

Cockchafers

Cockchafers Melolontha melolontha e M. hippocastani

Codling moth

Codling moth Cydia pomonella

Coffee / cocoa bean weevil

Coffee / cocoa bean weevil Araecerus fasciculatus

Colorado beetle

Colorado beetle Leptinotarsa decemlineata

Common currant tortrix

Common currant tortrix Pandemis cerasana (=ribeana)

Comstock mealybug

Comstock mealybug Pseudococcus comstocki

Corn borer

Corn borer Sesamia nonagrioides

Corn earworm moth

Corn earworm moth Helicoverpa zea

Corn thrips

Corn thrips Limothrips cerealium

Cotton aphid

Cotton aphid Aphis gossypii

Cotton leafworm

Cotton leafworm Spodoptera littoralis

Currant clearwing moth

Currant clearwing moth Synanthedon tipuliformis

Diamondback moth

Diamondback moth Plutella xylostella

Eight-toothed spruce bark beetle

Eight-toothed spruce bark beetle Ips typographus

Elm leaf beetle

Elm leaf beetle Pyrrhalta (=Xanthogaleruca) luteola

Eucalyptus snout beetle

Eucalyptus snout beetle Gonipterus platensis

European apple sawfly

European apple sawfly Hoplocampa testudinea

European corn borer

European corn borer Ostrinia nubilalis

European grape berry moth

European grape berry moth Eupoecilia ambiguella

European grass thrips

European grass thrips Chirothrips manicatus

European oak leafroller

European oak leafroller Tortrix viridana

European pepper moth

European pepper moth Duponchelia fovealis

European pine moth

European pine moth Dendrolimus pini

European seed bug

European seed bug Metopoplax ditomoides

European shothole borer

European shothole borer Xyleborus dispar

False codling moth

False codling moth Thaumatotibia leucotreta

Fire bug

Fire bug Pyrrhocoris apterus

Flathead oak borer

Flathead oak borer Coroebus undatus

Foxglove aphid

Foxglove aphid Aulacorthum solani

Frosted orange moth

Frosted orange moth Gortyna flavago

Fruit tree leafroller

Fruit tree leafroller Archips argyrospila

Fungus gnat

Fungus gnat Bradysia spp. e Lycoriella spp.

Furness Dowd

Furness Dowd Blastobasis spp.

Geometrid moth

Geometrid moth Geometridae spp.

Geranium bronze moth

Geranium bronze moth Cacyreus marshalli

Goat moth

Goat moth Cossus cossus

Golden twin-spot moth

Golden twin-spot moth Chrysodeixis chalcites

Grape berry moth

Grape berry moth Lobesia botrana

Grape mealybug

Grape mealybug Planococcus ficus

Grape tortrix

Grape tortrix Argyrotaenia ljungiana (=pulchellana)

Grapevine leafroller

Grapevine leafroller Sparganothis pilleriana

Grass thrips

Grass thrips Anaphothrips obscurus

Green apple aphid

Green apple aphid Aphis pomi

Green bean thrips

Green bean thrips Hydatothrips adolfifriderici

Green citrus aphid

Green citrus aphid Aphis spiraecola

Green leaf weevil

Green leaf weevil Polydrusus chrysomela

Green peach aphid

Green peach aphid Myzus persicae

Greenhouse whitefly

Greenhouse whitefly Trialeurodes vaporariorum

Guatemalan potato tuber moth

Guatemalan potato tuber moth Tecia solanivora

Gypsy moth

Gypsy moth Lymantria dispar

Hawthorn berry moth

Hawthorn berry moth Grapholita janthinana

Hessian fly

Hessian fly Mayetiola destructor

Honeydew moth

Honeydew moth Cryptoblabes gnidiella

Indian meal moth

Indian meal moth Plodia interpunctella

Japanese beetle

Japanese beetle Popillia japonica

Japanese hemlock moth

Japanese hemlock moth Dendrolimus superans

Jasmine moth

Jasmine moth Palpita (=Margaronia) unionalis

Lackey moth

Lackey moth Malacosoma neustria

Lance flies

Lance flies Lonchaea spp.

Large aspen tortrix

Large aspen tortrix Choristoneura spp.

Large beetles

Large fruit-tree tortrix

Large fruit-tree tortrix Archips podana

Large larch bark beetle

Large larch bark beetle Ips cembrae

Large white butterfly

Large white butterfly Pieris brassicae

Large yellow underwing moth

Large yellow underwing moth Noctua pronuba

Leafhoppers

Leafhoppers Jacobiasca lybica, Scaphoideus titanus e Empoasca spp.

Leafminer

Leafminer Liriomyza spp.

Leek moth

Leek moth Acrolepiopsis assectella

Leopard moth

Leopard moth Zeuzera pyrina

Lesser European elm bark beetle

Lesser European elm bark beetle Scolytus multistriatus

Lesser yellow underwing moth

Lesser yellow underwing moth Noctua comes

Lettuce aphid

Lettuce aphid Nasonovia ribisnigri

Lettuce inflorescence aphid

Lettuce inflorescence aphid Acyrthosiphon lactucae

Light brown apple moth

Light brown apple moth Epiphyas postvittana

Light magpie

Light magpie Abraxas pantaria

Locust / grasshopper

Locust / grasshopper Locusta migratoria

Long-tailed mealybug

Long-tailed mealybug Pseudococcus longispinus

Loquat thrips

Loquat thrips Thrips coloratus

Lunar yellow underwing moth

Lunar yellow underwing moth Noctua orbona

Maize stalk borer

Maize stalk borer Busseola fusca

Manchurian fruit moth

Manchurian fruit moth Grapholita inopinata

Mango fruit fly

Mango fruit fly Ceratitis cosyra

Meadow spittlebug

Meadow spittlebug Philaenus spumarius

Mealy plum aphid

Mealy plum aphid Hyalopterus pruni

Mediterranean flour moth

Mediterranean flour moth Ephestia kuehniella

Mediterranean fruit fly

Mediterranean fruit fly Ceratitis capitata

Melon fly

Melon fly Bactrocera cucurbitae

Melon thrips

Melon thrips Thrips palmi

Metallic wood-boring beetles

Metallic wood-boring beetles Agrilus spp.

Mexican fruit fly

Mexican fruit fly Anastrepha ludens

Mosquitoes

Mosquitoes Aedes spp., Anopheles spp., Culex spp. e Ochlerotatus spp.

Mulberry scale

Mulberry scale Pseudaulacaspis pentagona

Natal fruit fly

Natal fruit fly Ceratitis rosa

New Zealand flower thrips

New Zealand flower thrips Thrips obscuratus

Nun moth

Nun moth Lymantria monacha

Oak flea beetle

Oak flea beetle Altica quercetorum

Oak pinhole borer

Oak pinhole borer Platypus cylindrus

Oak processionary

Oak processionary Thaumetopoea processionea

Obscure mealybug

Obscure mealybug Pseudococcus viburni

Oilseed rape weevil

Oilseed rape weevil Ceutorhynchus napi

Olive fruit fly

Olive fruit fly Bactrocera oleae

Olive moth

Olive moth Prays oleae

Onion fly

Onion fly Delia antiqua

Orange tortrix

Orange tortrix Argyrotaenia citrana

Orchard ermine moth

Orchard ermine moth Yponomeuta (=Hyponomeuta) padella

Oriental beetle

Oriental beetle Exomala (=Anomala) orientalis

Oriental fruit fly

Oriental fruit fly Bactrocera dorsalis (=invadens)

Oriental fruit moth

Oriental fruit moth Grapholita (=Cydia) molesta

Passion fruit flower bud fly

Passion fruit flower bud fly Dasiops spp.

Passion fruit flower fly

Passion fruit flower fly Protearomyia spp.

Pea leaf weevil

Pea leaf weevil Sitona lineatus

Peach / apple leafminer

Peach / apple leafminer Lyonetia clerkella

Peach fruit fly

Peach fruit fly Bactrocera zonata

Peach fruit moth

Peach fruit moth Carposina sasakii (=niponensis)

Peach twig borer

Peach twig borer Anarsia lineatella

Pear leafminer

Pear leafminer Leucoptera malifoliella (=scitella)

Pear sawfly

Pear sawfly Hoplocampa brevis

Pear-bedstraw aphid

Pear-bedstraw aphid Dysaphis pyri

Pear-grass aphid

Pear-grass aphid Melanaphis pyraria

Phoracantha or eucalyptus borer

Phoracantha or eucalyptus borer Phoracantha semipunctata e P. recurva

Pine cone caterpillar

Pine cone caterpillar Dioryctria mendacella

Pine processionary

Pine processionary Thaumetopoea pityocampa

Pine sawyer beetle

Pine sawyer beetle Monochamus galloprovincialis

Pink‑emerald weevil

Pink‑emerald weevil Cneorhinus serranoi

Plague thrips

Plague thrips Thrips imaginis

Plum curculio

Plum curculio Conotrachelus nenuphar

Plum fruit moth

Plum fruit moth Grapholita (=Cydia) funebrana

Plum fruit moth

Plum fruit moth Grapholita prunivora

Plum leaf-curling aphid

Plum leaf-curling aphid Brachycaudus helichrysi

Plum sawfly

Plum sawfly Hoplocampa minuta e H. flava

Potato aphid

Potato aphid Macrosiphum euphorbiae

Potato tuber moth

Potato tuber moth Phthorimaea operculella

Raspberry beetle

Raspberry beetle Byturus spp.

Raspberry cane midge

Raspberry cane midge Resseliella theobaldi

Raspberry thrips

Raspberry thrips Thrips major

Red palm weevil

Red palm weevil Rhynchophorus ferrugineus

Red spider mite

Red spider mite Tetranychus urticae

Red-Belted Clearwing

Red-Belted Clearwing Synanthedon myopaeformis

Red-necked longhorn beetle

Red-necked longhorn beetle Aromia bungii

Rose stem aphid

Rose stem aphid Maculolachnus submacula

Rose thrips

Rose thrips Thrips fuscipennis

Rose tortrix moth

Rose tortrix moth Archips rosana

Rosy apple aphid

Rosy apple aphid Dysaphis plantaginea

Rusty tussock moth

Rusty tussock moth Orgyia antiqua

San José scale

San José scale Quadraspidiotus (= Diaspidiotus) perniciosus

Sawfly

Sawfly Hoplocampa spp.

Scale insects

Serpentine leafminer

Serpentine leafminer Liriomyza huidobrensis

Sharp-toothed bark beetle

Sharp-toothed bark beetle Ips acuminatus

Short-tailed almond aphid

Short-tailed almond aphid Brachycaudus amygdalinus

Silver y Moth

Silver y Moth Autographa gamma

Six-toothed bark beetle

Six-toothed bark beetle Ips sexdentatus

Slender burnished-brass moth

Slender burnished-brass moth Thysanoplusia orichalcea

Small beetles

Small emperor moth

Small emperor moth Saturnia pavonia

Small tomato borer

Small tomato borer Neoleucinodes elegantalis

Small white butterfly

Small white butterfly Pieris rapae

South African carnation moth

South African carnation moth Epichoristodes acerbella

Southern armyworm moth

Southern armyworm moth Spodoptera eridania

Southern chinch bug

Southern chinch bug Blissus insularis

Southern grass worm

Southern grass worm Spodoptera frugiperda

Southern green stink bug

Southern green stink bug Nezara viridula

Spanish moon moth

Spanish moon moth Actias (=Graellsia) isabellae

Spotted tentiform leafminer

Spotted tentiform leafminer Phyllonorycter blancardella

Spotted wing drosophila

Spotted wing drosophila Drosophila suzukii

Strawberry moth

Strawberry moth Acleris comariana

Striped rice stem borer

Striped rice stem borer Chilo suppressalis

Sugarcane stalk borer

Sugarcane stalk borer Diatraea saccharalis

Summer fruit tortrix

Summer fruit tortrix Adoxophyes orana

Sweet potato hawk moth

Sweet potato hawk moth Agrius convolvuli

Tabby knot-horn moth

Tabby knot-horn moth Euzophera pinguis

Tea shot-hole borer

Tea shot-hole borer Euwallacea fornicatus, E. fornicatior, E. perbrevis e E. kuroshio

Thrips

Thrips Thysanoptera e outros géneros

Thrips H. setiger

Thrips H. setiger Haplothrips setiger

Tobacco moth

Tobacco moth Ephestia elutella

Tobacco thrips

Tobacco thrips Thrips tabaci

Tobacco whitefly

Tobacco whitefly Bemisia tabaci

Tomato / potato psyllid

Tomato / potato psyllid Bactericera cockerelli

Tomato bug

Tomato bug Nesidiocoris tenuis

Tomato fruitworm

Tomato fruitworm Helicoverpa armigera

Tomato leafminer

Tomato leafminer Tuta absoluta

Tomato pinworm moth

Tomato pinworm moth Keiferia lycopersicella

Tomato thrips

Tomato thrips Frankliniella schultzei

Tropical armyworm

Tropical armyworm Spodoptera litura

Turnip moth

Turnip moth Agrotis segetum

Variegated cutworm

Variegated cutworm Agrotis saucia

Variegated golden tortrix

Variegated golden tortrix Archips xylosteana

Vegetable leafminer

Vegetable leafminer Liriomyza sativae

Vine weevil

Vine weevil Otiorhynchus sulcatus

Walnut husk fly

Walnut husk fly Rhagoletis completa

Walnut twig beetle

Walnut twig beetle Pityophthorus juglandis

Western conifer seed bug

Western conifer seed bug Leptoglossus occidentalis

Western flower thrips

Western flower thrips Frankliniella occidentalis

Whiteflies

Whiteflies Trialeurodes vaporariorum e Bemisia tabaci

Winter moth

Winter moth Operophtera brumata

Wireworms

Wireworms Agriotes spp.

Yellow-legged clearwing

Yellow-legged clearwing Synanthedon vespiformis