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Dear Pestnet friends, 

I urgently need help on this Acronita beast eating up almost everything from banana to coffee on the island of Idjwi, DR Congo. Is there anything that can instantly be done?  What type of insecticide can be safely used …

Kia orana,

Over the last year we hve found three new ladybirds on Rarotonga.

They are small (1.4 - 2.3mmBL) and all might be in the genus Scymnus, with one rather similar to S. loewii.

For ease of communication we could refer to the three as: 1. ?loewii …

Kia orana ant enthusiasts,

We recently found a large number of winged male ants. We have concluded there were in Ponerinae but are not any of our known species: Anochetus graeffei, Hypoponera punctatissimus, Hypoponera eduardi or Ponera tenuis. We …

Dear colleagues, 

I would much appreciate if someone can help identify the insect in the attached  picture. It was found on common beans in the Centrale region of Togo.   Many thanks.

Can anyone tell me what tree this is?  Two of them were planted recently in front of a local store, and I would like to know what they are.  They are about 3 meters tall and have these bright yellow flowers and large palmate leaves.  I …

Hi Everyone Grateful if you would have a look at the image of this caterpillar. I am presuming it is a Papilio species. It's commonly found on citrus but does not seem to do a lot of harm, although it can be a nuisance on seedlings. I could not find …

Honourable Researchers, 

I am in a bit confusion identifying this insect. Please help me providing its identity.

Location: Bangladesh