May 28, 2020
Vespa mandarinia, the Asian giant hornet (AGH), also known as the Japanese hornet or giant sparrow bee, is native to a region that extends from northern India to East Asia. This highly social wasp was first [...]
May 22, 2020
ITP is pleased to announce the release of TingID, a tool supporting the identification of 50 genera in the family Tingidae, known as lace bugs. The genera covered in this tool were chosen specifically because they [...]
March 25, 2020
ITP is pleased to announce that new content has been released for Exotic Bee ID. Bees play a critical role in both agricultural and natural ecosystems, but some bee populations are in decline due to habitat loss, [...]
February 19, 2020
ITP is pleased to announce the latest addition to our tool website collection: Sawfly GenUS. Developed in cooperation with the Washington State Department of Agriculture, Sawfly GenUS is an interactive [...]
January 17, 2020
USDA recently issued a Federal Order imposing restrictions on tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) and pepper (Capsicum sp.) plants, fruits, and seeds imported from regions where ToBRFV is present. Because of the rapid [...]
January 13, 2020
ITP is pleased to announce the latest addition to our mobile app collection: Aquarium & Pond Plant ID. Developed in cooperation with the tool’s author, Shaun Winterton (California Department of Food & Agriculture) and [...]
November 12, 2019
ITP is pleased to announce the release of Southeast Asian Ambrosia Beetle ID, a new tool that supports identification of 34 genera and 316 species of xyleborine beetles. Xyleborini is the largest tribe within the Scolytinae [...]
November 5, 2019
Two ITP cooperators conducted an insect identification workshop in Palmer, Alaska in early October for 16 regulatory and survey biologists from across the state. The workshop focused on identifying moths [...]
October 10, 2019
The Asian citrus psyllid (Diaphorina citri), also called the Asiatic citrus psyllid or ACP, is a notorious pest that prefers citrus and closely related plants for hosts, particularly species within the genera Citrus, Citropsis, and [...]
