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2002 Insect List 2002 Host-Insect Index, Month by Month January Insect Name Family Where Found County Crop carrot rust fly Psilidae carrots (trial plots) Clark Curiosity/Non-pest hackleband weaver Amaurobiidae woodpile Kitsap click beetles Elateridae home Pierce pseudoscorpions Pseudoscorpion Kitsap white grub larva Scarabaeidae composted grass clippings Thurston Food & Fabric Indian meal moth Pyralidae house Pierce Nuisance immature tick Acari interior of home/clothing Pierce cockroach Blattellidae house Pacific cockroach nymph Blattellidae kitchen Pacific parasitic wasps Chalcidae windows Pierce sowbugs Crustacea entire house (new carpentry) Pierce seed bugs Lygaeidae firewood pile & house Pierce seed bugs Lygaeidae new garage addition Pierce springtails Podvridae carport Pierce Ornamental silver-spotted tiger moth Arctiidae pine & Douglas firs Clallam Structural false powderpost beetles Bostrichidae bed Clark termite (pellets) Kalotermitidae dresser Pierce February Insect Name Family Where Found County Beneficial parasitic wasps Braonidae Pierce Crop silver spotted tiger moth Arctiidae hemlock King aphids Aphididae apple 'King' Clallam mites Tetranychidae apple 'King' Clallam Curiosity/Non-pest folding trapdoor spider Antrodiaetidae home Pierce ground spider Gnaphosidae home (bed) Pierce Pimoa spider Pimoidae home Clark Food & Fabric larder beetles Dermestidae house (bathroom walls) Pierce Nuisance drugstore beetle Anobiidae home interior Jefferson springtails Collembola tulip bulbs Pierce fungus beetle Cryptophagidae walls King carpet beetle Dermestidae home (interior) Pacific looper Geometridae eucalyptus wreath Cowlitz seed bugs Lygaidae home Pierce meal moth Pyralidae eucalyptus wreath Cowlitz Ornamental elm bark beetles Scolytidae American elm King spruce spider mites Tetranychidae arborvitae Pierce spruce spider mites Tetranychidae spruce Thurston Structural carpenter ant Formicidae living room Jefferson carpenter ants Formicidae house Pierce carpenter ants Formicidae house Jefferson carpenter ants Formicidae home (bathroom) Pierce carpenter ants Formicidae house (bedroom) King drywood termites Kalotermitidae furniture King powderpost beetles Lyctidae flooring King powderpost beetles Lyctidae hardwood floors Pierce March Insect Name Family Where Found County Beneficial earthworms Annelida: Lumbricidae porch/ side of house Kitsap horsehair worms Nematomorpha pan of water outside of home Lewis Crop thrips Thysanoptera verbena & rose Thurston Curiosity/Non-pest hackle band weaver Amaurobiidae pantry Cowlitz click beetles Elateridae home interior Pierce camel cricket Gryllacridae kitchen Clallam Food & Fabric drugstore beetle Anobiidae interior of home Pierce Nuisance hackle band weaver Amaurobiidae Clark odorous house ant Formicidae house (interior wall) Pacific pavement ants Formicidae office Benton seed bugs Lygaeidae hallway Pierce Ornamental insect Anobiididae madrone Pierce long-horned wood boring beetle Cerambycidae fir trees Kitsap root weevils Curculionidae rhododendron Skamania eriophyid mites Eriophyidae lilac Pierce Structural carpenter ants Formicidae home Jefferson carpenter ants Formicidae exterior of house (shingles) Grays Harbor carpenter ants Formicidae home (kitchen) Pierce carpenter ants Formicidae home King carpenter ants Formicidae Pierce powderpost beetle Lyctidae wood in house (decor) Pierce subterranean termites Rhinotermitidae playground wood chips Cowlitz April Insect Name Family Where Found County Beneficial predatory ground beetle Carabidae wood yard edging Kitsap Curiosity/Non-pest giant house spider Agelenidae home Jefferson/Clallam solitary nesting bee Andrenidae hole in ground Pierce solitary nesting bee Andrenidae hole in ground King tiger moth Arctiidae yard King March flies Biblionidae raspberry field Pierce March flies Biblionidae hydrangea King dobsonfly Corydalidae fire hall Pierce dobsonfly Corydalidae yard Pierce firebrat Lepismatidae fire hall Pierce stone fly Plectoptera raspberry field Pierce snipe fly Rhagionidae raspberry field Pierce cranefly Tipulidae basement Lewis Medical/Vet tick Ixodidae Crescent Lake, Olympic N.P. Jefferson Nuisance March flies Biblionidae living room Pierce springtails Collembola apartment bathroom King minute brown scavenger beetle Cryptophagidae house walls Cowlitz grass weevil Curculionidae home exterior Lewis carpet beetle Dermestidae apartment bathroom King thatching ants Formicidae outside of house Jefferson seed bugs Lygaeidae fiberglass insulation Jefferson seed bugs Lygaeidae home & woodpile Pierce cranefly maggots Tipulidae driveway Pierce Ornamental balsam woolly adelgid Adelgidae noble fir Cowlitz Cooley spruce gall adelgid Adelgidae Douglas fir Clallam Cooley spruce gall adelgid Adelgidae Douglas fir Clallam Cooley spruce gall adelgid Adelgidae Douglas fir Clallam scale Coccidae rose Pierce scale insects Coccidae schefflera & bay laurel Pierce white pine weevil Curculionidae spruce Lewis fungus gnat larvae Mycetophilidae greenhouse media Thurston two-spotted spider mites Tetranchidae mini rose Pierce Structural carpenter ants Formicidae carpet Clark carpenter ant Formicidae kitchen/dining room Kitsap carpenter ant Formicidae kitchen/dining room Clallam carpenter ant Formicidae around home Pierce carpenter ant Formicidae garage Pierce May Insect Name Family Where Found County Beneficial cinnabar moth Arctiidae Pierce ground beetles Carabidae strawberries Pierce Crop raspberry fruitworm Byturidae raspberry Pierce pearleaf blister mite Eriophyidae pear Pierce eriophyid mites Eriophyidae noble fir Clark sap beetle Nitidulidae Asian pear Cowlitz white grubs Scarabaeidae golf turf Snohomish white grubs Scarabaeidae garden Lewis shothole borer Scolydidae Asian pear Cowlitz thrips Thripidae basil Pierce Curiosity/Non-pest giant house spider Agelenidae home Pierce hackleband weaver spider Amaurobiidae house Thurston folding door spider Antrodiaetidae family room Pierce cerambycid beetle Cerambycidae lilac Pierce long-horned wood boring beetle Cerambycidae maple poles Kitsap sowbug Crustaceae home interior Snohomish millipedes Diplopoda cabbage plants in greenhouse Lewis horsehair worms Nematamorpha ground near dahlias Pierce marsh beetle Scirtidae outside of mobile home Pierce comb-footed spider Theridiidae trailer Pierce comb-footed spider Theridiidae Pierce cranefly larvae Tipulidae plum Kitsap leafroller Tortricidae lilac Spokane Food & Fabric drugstore beetle Anobiidae food Pierce drugstore beetle Anobiidae lab area Pierce sawtooth grain beetle adult Cucujidae kitchen Douglas carpet beetle larva Dermestidae kitchen Douglas Nuisance giant house spider Agelenidae basement Kitsap March fly Biblionidae lawn & shrubs Whatcom false powderpost beetles Bostrichidae home San Juan cerambycid beetles Cerambycidae home Kitsap grass weevil Curculionidae bedding Pierce dermestid beetles Dermestidae home San Juan vinegar flies Drosopholidae house Pierce wireworm larvae Elateridae flower garden Mason Mediterranean meal moth Pyralidae home Pierce black flies Simuliidae outside Mason Ornamental balsam woolly adelgid Adelgidae alpine fir Pierce Cooley spruce gall adelgid Adelgidae Douglas fir Pierce Cooley spruce gall adelgids Adelgidae photinia & Douglas fir Thurston aphids Aphididae snowball Pierce silver spotted tiger moth Arctiidae photinia & Douglas fir Thurston solitary nesting bee Curculionidae rhododendron & heather King eriophyid mites Eriophyidae grand fir Douglas eriophyid mites Eriophyidae viburnum Skamania shothole borer Scolytidae Rainier cherry Lewis leafroller Tortricidae garden Pierce Structural carpenter ant Formicidae home Pierce carpenter ants Formicidae Pierce carpenter ants Formicidae home Clark carpenter ants Formicidae carport Pierce subterranean termites Rhinotermitidae Chelan June Insect Name Family Where Found County Beneficial lady beetle Coccinellidae Pierce lady beetle Coccinellidae apple Clallam miniature lady beetles Coccinellidae apple King miniature lady beetles Coccinellidae yard King rove beetle Staphylinidae vegetable garden (soil) Lewis Crop cabbage maggot Anthomyiidae field/greenhouse Pierce cabbage maggot Anthomyiidae radish seed crop Grant aphids Aphididae noble fir bough trees Pierce black cherry aphid Aphididae cherry Pierce fir aphid Aphididae grand fir Pierce weevil damage Curculionidae strawberry Clark wireworm Elateridae field/greenhouse Pierce cutworm Noctuidae raspberries Pierce sciarid larva Sciaridae field/greenhouse Pierce cranefly Tipulidae spinach seed crops Skagit Curiosity/Non-pest giant house spider Agelenidae garage Snohomish giant house spider Agelenidae bathroom Lewis woolly bear Arctiidae porch Pierce bumblebee Bombidae carport Pierce longhorn beetle Cerambycidae porch Mason longhorned beetle Cerambycidae garbage can Pierce cicada Cicadidae plant Lewis fireflies Lampyridae apple Kitsap stag beetle Lucanidae cedar -snow sprite King horsehair worm Nematamorpha grass & vegetable garden Pacific Food & Fabric drugstore beetle Anobiidae house Pierce carpet beetles Dermesticidae under bathtub Pierce carpet beetle Dermestidae house floor Pierce navel orangeworm Pyralidae aviary (inside house) Pierce Nuisance little house fly Anthomyiidae bathroom King honeybees Apidae roof of home Jefferson grass weevil Curculionidae kitchen Kitsap springtails Entomobryidae house foundation Lewis moisture ants Formicidae home San Juan moisture ants Formicidae Pierce pharaoh ant Formicidae storage off kitchen Pierce thatching ants Formicidae interior house Jefferson thatching ants Formicidae house Cowlitz tick Ixodidae horse Pierce Indian
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