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		<title>Whiteflies</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Jun 2007 10:19:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Whiteflies can be devestating in gardens and greenhouses. They are tiny flies that look like tiny white moths if you used a magnifying glass to view them.
  
Whiteflies-Pest Diagnostic Clinic (left), Whiteflies-Clemson University (right)
Description:
There are several different species including greenhouse whiteflies, silverleaf whiteflies and sweetpotato whiteflies. They occur worldwide and move onto other crops [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Silverfish</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 29 Jan 2006 19:23:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Silverfish are household pests, silvery to grey in colour and approximately 1 1/2 - 2 cm long. They are wingless and look a little &#8216;fishlike&#8217; having scales like fish and a tapered body at both ends.
 
Adult Silverfish (L)-Do-it-yourself Pest Control, Adult Silverfish (R)-Integrated Pest Management of Alaska

Description
They are very quick when surprised, such as [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Squash Vine Borers</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Aug 2005 23:00:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cahri</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Squash vine borer larvae are white with brown heads and about 2.5 cm long. 
 
Squash vine borer larva (left)-Alabama Farmers Cooperative Inc, Larvae (right)-Kansas State University

Description
The adult is clear-winged moth resembling a wasp. They are orange and black and have black stripes on their bodies.
 
Moth (left)-Kansas State University, Moth (right)-Ohio State University
Habitat &#38; Lifecycle
These [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Leaf Rollers</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Aug 2005 23:45:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cahri</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Leaf rollers are green worms that roll themselves in the tips of leaves on trees and vegetables. There are so many different species to mention however they all roll the leaves up and spin a very fine web around this cocoon. 
 
Red-banded leaf roller (left)-Iowa State University, Fruit tree leaf roller (right)-University of Californis

Description 
Tree leaf rollers are [...]]]></description>
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		<title>European Marsh Crane Fly</title>
		<link>http://organicgardensite.com/bugs-harmful/european-marsh-crane-fly/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Aug 2005 22:31:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cahri</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Crane flies are large (2.5cm), brown flying critters resembling very large mosquitoes. They are also called leatherjackets. 
 
Crane fly adults-Natural Resources of Canada

Description 
You&#8217;ve seen them fly around at night in swarms in the spring. The larvae are light brown or grey caterpillars that cause major damage. Adults do not feed. Eggs are very tiny and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Flour Moths</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Aug 2005 18:28:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cahri</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Indian meal moths (also called pantry moths or flour moths) larvae hatch in stored dry goods&#8230; flour, grains, seeds, cereal, chocolate, cake mixes, rice, nuts, dried fruit, dog food, birdseed, even tea, herbs and spices.
 Adult flour moth &#38; Pupa (left)-Alameda County Community Developement Agency, Adult Moth (right)-USDA Grain Marketing &#38; Production Research Center
Description
Adult flour [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Crickets</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 30 Jul 2005 01:49:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cahri</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Crickets can be awfully noisy and sometimes destrutive. There are several types of crickets, three of the most popular are the house cricket, camel cricket and the field cricket.
 


Camel cricket (top left)-NCSU, Field cricket (top right)-University of California, House cricket (bottom)-University of Florida
Description 
House crickets live primarily in your house but they are born outside [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Leaf Miners</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 29 Jul 2005 00:44:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cahri</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Leafminers are small 1.5cm whitish grubs with a black head that feed in between leaves making strange almost transparent patterns in leaves of hosts. 
 
Leaf Miner Grub (left)-Bradley Hydroponics, Leaf Miner Larvae (right)-Virginia Cooperative Extension

Description
The adult is a small fly (most having a yellow spot on their back) that lays it&#8217;s eggs on the leaves [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Pillbugs and Sowbugs</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 17 Jul 2005 23:25:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cahri</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Pillbugs and sowbugs are really crustaceans that have come from the water but live totally on land. Pillbugs roll up when disturbed and sowbugs have two taillike appendages and cannot roll up. 
 
Pillbug (left), Pillbugs on leaf (right)-University of Missouri-Columbia

Description 
They are grey, about 2cm long and have an armoured shell.
 
Sowbug (left), Sowbug (right)-J. kalisch
Lifecycle
There are [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Onion Thrips</title>
		<link>http://organicgardensite.com/bugs-harmful/onion-thrips/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 17 Jul 2005 22:54:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cahri</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Thrips can be found in the US and Canada in your veggie patches. The larvae is so small that you hardly know they are present until you see signs of damage on young plants. 

Thrip larvae magnified

Description 
They are the sucking variety insect. The moth is only 2mm long and is light yellow to brown coloured. They [...]]]></description>
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