Invertebrates Referred to in Text:

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Common Name Class or Order Family Genus and Species
Amphipods Crustacea    
Ants Hymenoptera Formicidae  
Aphids Homoptera Aphididae  
Assassin bugs Hemiptera Reduviidae  
Bark beetles Coleoptera Scolytidae  
Bees Hymenoptera Apidae  
Beetles Coleoptera    
Black crickets Orthoptera Gryllidae  
Blue mussel (phylum) Mollusca    
Boll weevil Coleoptera Curculionidae Anthonomus grandis Boheman
Bugs Hemiptera    
Butterflies Lepidoptera    
Caddis flies Trichoptera    
Carpenter ants Hymenoptera Formicidae Camponotus sp.
Caterpillars Lepidoptera    
Centipedes Chilopoda    
Chironomids Diptera Chironomidae  
Cicadas Homoptera Cicadidae  
Clover weevils Coleoptera Curculionidae  
Cockroach Orthoptera Blattidae  
Codling moth Lepidoptera Olethreutidae Carpocapsa pomonella L.
Cone worms Lepidoptera    
Corn earworm Lepidoptera Noctuidae Heliothis zea (Boddie)
Cotton boll weevils Coleoptera Curculionidae  
Crabs Crustacea    
Crane flies Diptera Tipulidae  
Crayfish Crustacea    
Crickets Orthoptera Gryllidae  
Culicine mosquitoes Diptera Culicidae  
Cutworm moths Lepidoptera Noctuidae Agrotis sp.
Daddy long legs Phalangida    
Damselflies Odonata    
Dragonflies Odonata    
Dung beetles Coleoptera Scarabaeidae  
Earthworms Oligochaeta    
Elm bark beetle Coleoptera Scolytidae Scolytus multistriatus (Marsham)
Flat bugs Hemiptera Aradidae  
Flies Diptera    
Flying ants Hymenoptera Formicidae  
Gnats Diptera    
Grasshoppers Orthoptera Acrididae  
Grubs Coleoptera    
Gypsy moth Lepidoptera Lymantriidae Porthetria dispar (L.)
Hairy crickets Orthoptera    
Harvestmen Phalangida    
Hawk moths Lepidoptera Sphingidae  
Hemipterans Hemiptera    
Hornets Hymenoptera Vespidae  
House fly Diptera Muscidae Musca domestica L.
Hymenopterans Hymenoptera    
Ichneumon flies Hymenoptera Ichneumonidae  
Isopods Crustacea    
Jassids Homoptera Cicadellidae  
Jerusalem crickets Orthoptera Gryllacrididae  
Jumping plant lice Homoptera Psyllidae  
Katydids Orthoptera Tettigoniidae  
Ladybird beetles Coleoptera Coccinellidae  
Leaf bugs Herniptera Miridae  
Leafhoppers Homoptera Cicadellidae  
Leaf skeleton . Lepidoptera Lyonetiidae Bucculatrix sp
Lepidopterans Lepidoptera    
Locusts Orthoptera Acrididae  
Locust seed weevils Coleoptera Mylabridae Bruchus sp.
Lodgepole needle miners Lepidoptera Gelechiidae  
Long-horned beetles Coleoptera Cerambycidae  
Long-horned grass hoppers Orthoptera Tettigoniidae  
Long-legged tipulids Diptera Tipulidae  
Lyonetiid moths Lepidoptera Lyonetiidae Bucculatrix sp.
May beetles Coleoptera Scarabaeidae  
Mayflies Ephemeroptera    
Metallic wood boring beetles Coleoptera Buprestidae  
Midges Diptera Chironomidae  
Millipedes Diplopoda    
Molluscs (phylum) Mollusca    
Mosquitoes Diptera Culicidae  
Moths Lepidoptera    
Negro bugs Hemiptera Corimelaenidae  
Nut weevils Coleoptera Curculionidae Curculio spp.
Praying mantids Orthoptera Mantidae  
Pseudoscorpions Pseudoscorpionida    
Psyllids Homoptera Psyllidae  
Ribbed pine borer Coleoptera Cerambycidae Stenocorus inquisitor (Oliv.)
Roaches Orthoptera Blattidae  
Round-headed wood borers Coleoptera Cerambycidae  
Sawflies Hymenoptera Tenthredinidae  
Scolytid beetles Coleoptera Scolytidae Scolytus sp.
Scorpions Scorpionida    
Seed beetles Coleoptera Bruchidae Bruchus sp.
Seed bugs Hemiptera Lygaeidae  
Spiders Areneida    
Spittle bugs Homoptera Cercopidae  
Spittle insects Homoptera Cercopidae  
Spruce aphid Homoptera Chermidae Chermes cooleyi Gill.
Spruce beetles Coleoptera Scolytidae Dendroctonus sp.
Spruce budworm Lepidoptera Tortricidae Choristoneura fumiferana (Clemens)
Stinkbugs Hemiptera Pentatomidae  
Tent caterpillars Lepidoptera Lasiocampidae Malacosoma sp.
Termites Isoptera    
Tree hoppers Homoptera Membracidae  
True bugs Hemiptera    
Wasps Hymenoptera Vespidae  
Water boatmen Hemiptera Corixidae  
Weevils Coleoptera Curculionidae  
Wood ants Hymenoptera Formicidae  
Wood boring beetles Coleoptera    
Wood boring larvae Coleoptera    
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