Publications

This set of two photo identification guides covers the major insect pests of Nebraska alfalfa. Alfalfa Insects I (EC1576) covers alfalfa weevil; clover leaf weevil; blister beetles; army, variegated and dingy cutworms; alfalfa caterpillar, and the green cloverworm. Alfalfa Insects II (EC1577) covers pea, spotted alfalfa, cowpea, and blue alfalfa aphids; potato leafhopper; and plant bug. Learn More

This set of two photo identification guides covers the major beneficial insects of Nebraska crops. Beneficial Insects I (EC1578) covers minute pirate bug, damsel bug, green lacewing, spined soldier bug, brown lacewing, big-eyed bug, and assassin bug. Beneficial Insects II (EC1579) covers lady beetles, ground beetles, flower fly, ichneumonid wasp, braconid wasp, phytoseid mite, and the tachinid fly. Learn More

This four-page NebGuide includes an identification guide and general discussion of the cereal aphid species most commonly found in Nebraska small grains, corn, sorghum, and millet. It includes an illustration of aphid anatomy and identification keys and photos for western wheat aphid, Russian wheat aphid, bird cherry-oat aphid, greenbug, corn leaf aphid, and English grain aphid. Learn More

Bumble bees are fascinating, beneficial insects that impact our lives each day. But these little pollinators need our help. Through this publication, learn why bumble bees are important and ways that you can create a artificial habitat and pollinator garden.

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This set of two photo identification guides covers the insect pests of Nebraska corn. For each pest, the guide includes a photo and information on its life cycle and size and appearance at various stages. Corn Insects I (EC1572) covers European corn borer, western bean cutworm, corn earworm, black cutworm, armyworm, fall armyworm, and common stalk borer. Corn Insects II (EC1573) covers western and northern corn rootworms, seed corn maggot, wireworm, southern corn leaf beetle, corn leaf aphid, twospotted spider mite, banks grass mite, corn flea beetle; white grub, chinch bugs and seed corn beetle.

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This set of three pocket-sized, brochures include:

• Grasshopper Identification Guide for Rangeland Grasshoppers - Fall/Spring Feeding Species, EC1567. Photos and descriptive details to aid in the identification of the major summer feeding grasshopper species in Nebraska range and pastures. Also includes biology and management as well as illustrations to identify the growth stage of nymphs.
• Grasshopper Identification Guide for Rangeland Grasshoppers - Fall/Spring Feeding Species, EC1568. Photos and descriptive details to aid in the identification of the major fall/spring feeding grasshopper species in Nebraska range and pastures. Also includes biology and management as well as illustrations to identify the growth stage of nymphs.
• Grasshopper Identification Guide for Cropland Grasshoppers - Summer Feeding Species, EC1569. Photos and descriptions to identify the major summer feeding grasshopper species in Nebraska cropland. Also includes biology and management as well as illustrations to identify the growth stage of nymphs.

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If you’ve got grasshoppers in your field or garden and would like to identify the species, this comprehensive guide provides information on the 108 species of short-horned grasshoppers found in Nebraska. This 144-page, coil-bound handbook includes a short discussion of the state’s grasshopper populations, a key to grasshopper anatomy, and for each species it includes photos to aid in identification, a map of distribution in the state, and descriptions of species characteristics, including appearance, size, habitat, seasonality, Nebraska distribution, diet, and economic importance.

Authors are Mathew L. Brust, assistant professor of biology at Chadron State College; W. Wyatt Hoback, professor of biology at the University of Nebraska–Kearney; and Robert J. Wright, University of Nebraska–Lincoln Extension Entomology Specialist. Published by the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension, this guide includes photographic contributions from state and federal offices and was funded by the Plant Protection and Quarantine (PPQ) section of USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS). The cost covers shipping and handling costs.

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Lady beetles are among some of the most noticeable and popular insects found in the garden and on the farm and often are often beneficial. This six-page guide covers the biology, biological control, and identification of major species found in Nebraska and includes an illustration of beetle anatomy and photos of lady beetles in various life stages. Lady beetle species covered include convergent, seven-spotted, multi-colored Asian, thirteen-spotted, polished or red, parenthesis, and spotted as well as brief notes on other lady beetle species found in Nebraska. Learn More