Garden Insects and Pests

A bug is an insect and all insects have a purpose in life.  A bug becomes a pest when it impacts you or garden in a negative way.  If you've come to this page then perhaps an insect is giving you grief.  Here are a list of resources that can help you figure out what to do about that.

IDENTIFYING INSECTS:

• TAMU Insect Image Gallery
• A Field Guild to Common Texas Insects
• Wood-boring Insects of Trees and Shrubs
• Identifying Beneficial Insects
• Bugguide.net
• What's That Bug?
• Honey Bees & Bee Identification
• Fire Ants
• Insect Answers

CONTROLLING PESTS

• Common Spring Pests in the Garden
• Chili Thrips
• Emerald Ash Borer Alert
  Download an Information Flyer: English | Spanish
• Fire Ant Info
• Insects in the City
• Integrated Pest Management
• Green June Beetles a Menace to North Texas Vineyards
• Managing Insect and Mite Pests in Vegetable Gardens
• Nematodes Show Potential for Control of Soil Insect Pests
• Grasshopper-Resistant Plants
• White Grub Control in Texas Turfgrass (.pdf)

ADDITIONAL LINKS

• TAMU Insect Answers
• TAMU Entomology Publications
• Collin County Hobby Beekeepers Association
• Attracting Butterflies
• First Aid for Insect Stings and Bites