Insects

The cabbage white butterfly (Pieris rapae) is an insect belonging to the white butterfly family (Pieridae) within the order Lepidoptera, featuring a medium-sized wingspan of 45 to 60 mm. Female wings are a bright milky white tinged with yellow. The fore-margins of the wings are dark gray, typically

The Indian wax scale (Ceroplastes ceriferus) is a highly polyphagous pest that feeds on a wide range of hosts, damaging over 60 species of fruit trees and landscaping plants. Its targets include citrus fruits (Citrus spp.), Japanese camellia (Camellia japonica), tea plant (Camellia sinensis), persim

The squash bug (Acanthocoris sordidus) is an insect of the leaf-footed bug family (Coreidae) in the order Hemiptera (true bugs). It mainly occurs on nightshade-family (Solanaceae) crops—chili pepper, Chinese lantern (kkwari), tomato, paprika, bell pepper, goji berry, and potato—and on morning-glory-

The swan moth (Euproctis subflava) is an insect belonging to the family Erebidae (tussock moths), characterized by its small body covered entirely in vibrant yellow hairs. Adults emerge from their pupae between June and August. Because they are highly attracted to artificial lights, they frequently

The mustard sawfly (Athalia proxima) is a small sawfly species measuring about 5 to 7.5 mm in body length. Its head, antennae, tibiae, and tarsi are black; its thorax, notum, and femora are orange; and its abdomen is yellow. The forewings are an opaque gray, appearing black when folded over each oth

Variable Plant Bug▶Order/Family: Hemiptera (True Bugs) / Miridae (Plant Bugs)▶Scientific Name: Adelphocoris suturalis (Jakovlev)▶Size: Body length 7.5–9 mm▶Host Plants: Various crops and weeds, including mugwort, barley, edible amaranth, and soybeans.▶Distribution: Korea, Japan, China, Russia, and o

Order: LepidopteraFamily: Tortricidae▶ Scientific Name: Hoshinoa longicellana (Walsingham)▶ English Name: Common apple leafroller moth▶ Size: Wingspan of 19–24 mm for males; 23–34 mm for females▶ Host Plants: Fruit trees such as apple and pear▶ Distribution: Korea, Japan, China, Ussuri, Amur, etc.As

Oak-Leaf AphidOrder: HemipteraFamily: Greenideidae▶Scientific Name: Greenidea nipponica Suenaga▶Size: Body length of winged adults approx. 4mm; wingless adults 3–3.5mm▶Host Plants: Chestnut trees, sawleaf oak, oriental white oak, daimyo oak, etc.▶Distribution: Korea, Japan, etc.The winged adults (al

Peach Fruit MothOrder: Lepidoptera, Family: Carposinidae▶Scientific Name: Carposina sasakii Matsumura▶Size: Adult body length 7–8 mm, Larva 12–15 mm▶Hosts: Apple, peach, plum, Chinese quince, jujube, etc.▶Distribution: Korea, Japan, China, etc.The adult body length is 7–8 mm, and the forewings are g

Rose Bristle AphidOrder: Hemiptera Family: Aphididae▶ Scientific name: Sitobion ibarae (Matsumura)▶ Body length: alate adult about 3.1 mm, apterous adult about 3.4 mm▶ Host plants: roses, wild roses, and other plants in the rose family (Rosaceae)▶ Distribution: Korea, Japan, China, Taiwan, Southeast

Chestnut AphidOrder: Hemiptera Family: Drepanosiphidae▶Scientific name: Myzocallis kuricola (Matsumura)▶English name: chestnut aphid▶Body length: 2–2.4 mm▶Host plants: chestnut (Castanea crenata), Chinese chestnut (C. mollissima), sawtooth oak (Quercus acutissima), and related species▶Distribution:

Wolfberry Leaf-miner MothOrder: LepidopteraFamily: Gelechiidae▶Scientific name: Ilseopsis parki Povolny▶Body length: adult 7-9 mm▶Host plant: wolfberry (Lycium chinense)▶Distribution: Korea, ChinaThe adult moth is yellowish brown with two dark transverse bands across the middle of the forewings. The