Insects
Find research-based information on both helpful and harmful insects, spiders and other insect relatives. Learn how to identify insect damage on plants and in the landscape as well as how to prevent and control common household insect infestations.
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Crop insects
Corn insects
Insects, diseases and nematodes affecting corn
Soybean insects
Insects and diseases affecting soybean
Household insects
Ants
Identify different species, control methods, includes carpenter ants
Biting insects and insect relatives
Mosquitoes, ticks, fleas, bed bugs, wasps and other insects that bite to feed or in self-defense
Flying insects
Flies, wasps, hornets and other flying insects that live in or near homes
Insect relatives and invertebrates
Giant moths, caterpillars and other unique insects and insect relatives along with arachnids and annelids
Nuisance insects
Boxelder bugs, pantry pests and other insects that may be hard to tolerate and can infest in large numbers
Pollinators
Honey bees, bumble bees and native bees
Visit the Bee lab for information on helping pollinators
How pollinator friendly is your yard and garden?
Take this quiz and learn how your backyard could better benefit bees and other beneficial insects
Plants for Minnesota bees
List of plants bees will visit
What insect is this?
Identify insects with this diagnostic tool
Identify and learn about insects in and around your home and yard
General curiosity insects
Giant moths, caterpillars and other unique insects and insect relatives along with arachnids and annelids
Yard and garden insects
Flower insects
Insect friends and foes of blooming plants
Fruit and vegetable insects
Insects and other bugs that particularly help, harm or feed on fruits and vegetables in the home garden
Lawn insects
Beneficial and harmful insects, other bugs and earthworms that affect the health of lawns and landscapes
Tree and shrub insects
Insects and other bugs that particularly live on, feed on, harm or help trees and shrubs
Biting insects and insect relatives
Mosquitoes, ticks, fleas, bed bugs, wasps and other insects that bite to feed or in self-defense