Pest Identification Library
Browse 124 pests and insects found in Middle Tennessee. Our identification guide helps you recognize the bugs in your lawn, landscape, and home.
🪲 Turf Pests
Grubs, armyworms, sod webworms, and other insects that damage lawns in Middle Tennessee. Early identification prevents costly turf damage. 16 entries.

Japanese Beetle
Popillia japonica
Japanese beetles (Popillia japonica) are more of an ornamental plant pest than a turfgrass pest in their adult form — the iridescent green-and-copper ...

White Grubs
Scarabaeidae larvae
White grubs are the larval stage of various scarab beetles — including Japanese beetles, June bugs, masked chafers, and others — and they feed on gras...

Masked Chafer
N/A
Masked Chafer is a turf pest found in Middle Tennessee. This pest can damage ornamental plants and turfgrass in our region. Early identification and t...

European Chafer
N/A
European Chafer is a turf pest found in Middle Tennessee. This pest can damage ornamental plants and turfgrass in our region. Early identification and...

Asiatic Garden Beetle
N/A
Asiatic Garden Beetle is a turf pest found in Middle Tennessee. This pest can damage ornamental plants and turfgrass in our region. Early identificati...

Black Turfgrass Ataenius
N/A
Black Turfgrass Ataenius is a turf pest found in Middle Tennessee. This pest can damage ornamental plants and turfgrass in our region. Early identific...

Fall Armyworm
Spodoptera frugiperda
Fall armyworms (Spodoptera frugiperda) do not overwinter in Tennessee. Every year, moths migrate north from Florida, and in some years — roughly every...

Japanese beetle larvae
Popillia japonica
Japanese beetle larvae (Popillia japonica) is a turf pest found in Middle Tennessee. This pest can damage ornamental plants and turfgrass in our regio...

June bug larvae
Phanaeus vindex
June bug larvae (Phanaeus vindex) is a turf pest found in Middle Tennessee. This pest can damage ornamental plants and turfgrass in our region. Early ...

Sod Webworm
Crambus spp.
Sod webworms are the larval stage of small lawn moths — the ones you see fluttering up from the grass when you walk across your lawn at dusk. The larv...

Hairy chinch bug
Blissus leucopterus
Hairy chinch bug (Blissus leucopterus) is a turf pest found in Middle Tennessee. This pest can damage ornamental plants and turfgrass in our region. E...

Billbug
Sphenophorus parvulus
Billbug (Sphenophorus parvulus) is a turf pest found in Middle Tennessee. This pest can damage ornamental plants and turfgrass in our region. Early id...

Southern mole cricket
Scapteriscus borellii
Southern mole cricket (Scapteriscus borellii) is a turf pest found in Middle Tennessee. This pest can damage ornamental plants and turfgrass in our re...

Black cutworm
Agrotis ipsilon
Black cutworm (Agrotis ipsilon) is a turf pest found in Middle Tennessee. This pest can damage ornamental plants and turfgrass in our region. Early id...

Crane fly larvae
Tipula spp.
Crane fly larvae (Tipula spp.) is a turf pest found in Middle Tennessee. This pest can damage ornamental plants and turfgrass in our region. Early ide...

Bermudagrass mite
Eriophyes cynodoniensis
Bermudagrass mite (Eriophyes cynodoniensis) is a turf pest found in Middle Tennessee. This pest can damage ornamental plants and turfgrass in our regi...
🐛 Landscape Pests
Aphids, scale insects, borers, and other pests that attack trees, shrubs, and ornamental plants in Tennessee landscapes. 63 entries.

Crape Myrtle Aphid
N/A
Crape Myrtle Aphid is a landscape pest found in Middle Tennessee. This pest can damage ornamental plants and turfgrass in our region. Early identifica...
Painted Maple Aphid
Drepanaphis acerifoliae
Painted Maple Aphid is a landscape pest found in Middle Tennessee. This pest can damage ornamental plants and turfgrass in our region. Early identific...

Woolly Beech Aphid
N/A
Woolly Beech Aphid is a landscape pest found in Middle Tennessee. This pest can damage ornamental plants and turfgrass in our region. Early identifica...

Balsam Twig Aphid
Mindarus abietinus
Balsam Twig Aphid is a landscape pest found in Middle Tennessee. This pest can damage ornamental plants and turfgrass in our region. Early identificat...

Rose Aphid
N/A
Rose Aphid is a landscape pest found in Middle Tennessee. This pest can damage ornamental plants and turfgrass in our region. Early identification and...

Glasshouse Whitefly
N/A
Glasshouse Whitefly is a landscape pest found in Middle Tennessee. This pest can damage ornamental plants and turfgrass in our region. Early identific...

Silverleaf Whitefly
N/A
Silverleaf Whitefly is a landscape pest found in Middle Tennessee. This pest can damage ornamental plants and turfgrass in our region. Early identific...
Azalea Whitefly
Pealius azaleae
Azalea Whitefly is a landscape pest found in Middle Tennessee. This pest can damage ornamental plants and turfgrass in our region. Early identificatio...

Obscure Mealybug
Pseudococcus viburni
Obscure Mealybug is a landscape pest found in Middle Tennessee. This pest can damage ornamental plants and turfgrass in our region. Early identificati...

Gill's Mealybug
N/A
Gill's Mealybug is a landscape pest found in Middle Tennessee. This pest can damage ornamental plants and turfgrass in our region. Early identificatio...

Hemlock Woolly Adelgid
N/A
Hemlock Woolly Adelgid is a landscape pest found in Middle Tennessee. This pest can damage ornamental plants and turfgrass in our region. Early identi...

Balsam Woolly Adelgid
N/A
Balsam Woolly Adelgid is a landscape pest found in Middle Tennessee. This pest can damage ornamental plants and turfgrass in our region. Early identif...

White Peach Scale
Pseudaulacaspis pentagona
White Peach Scale (Pseudaulacaspis pentagona) is a landscape pest found in Middle Tennessee. This pest can damage ornamental plants and turfgrass in o...

Oleander Scale
N/A
Oleander Scale is a landscape pest found in Middle Tennessee. This pest can damage ornamental plants and turfgrass in our region. Early identification...

Euonymus Scale
N/A
Euonymus Scale is a landscape pest found in Middle Tennessee. This pest can damage ornamental plants and turfgrass in our region. Early identification...

Oystershell Scale
Lepidosaphes ulmi
Oystershell Scale is a landscape pest found in Middle Tennessee. This pest can damage ornamental plants and turfgrass in our region. Early identificat...
Japanese Maple Scale
Lopholeucaspis japonica
Japanese Maple Scale (Lopholeucaspis japonica) is a landscape pest found in Middle Tennessee. This pest can damage ornamental plants and turfgrass in ...

Cottony Maple Scale
Pulvinaria innumerabilis
Cottony Maple Scale is a landscape pest found in Middle Tennessee. This pest can damage ornamental plants and turfgrass in our region. Early identific...

Tuliptree Scale
N/A
Tuliptree Scale is a landscape pest found in Middle Tennessee. This pest can damage ornamental plants and turfgrass in our region. Early identificatio...

Calico Scale
N/A
Calico Scale is a landscape pest found in Middle Tennessee. This pest can damage ornamental plants and turfgrass in our region. Early identification a...

Black Scale
N/A
Black Scale is a landscape pest found in Middle Tennessee. This pest can damage ornamental plants and turfgrass in our region. Early identification an...
Fletcher Scale
Parthenolecanium fletcheri
Fletcher Scale is a landscape pest found in Middle Tennessee. This pest can damage ornamental plants and turfgrass in our region. Early identification...

Magnolia Scale
Neolecanium cornuparvum
Magnolia Scale (Neolecanium cornuparvum) is a landscape pest found in Middle Tennessee. This pest can damage ornamental plants and turfgrass in our re...

Azalea Lace Bug
Stephanitis pyrioides
Azalea Lace Bug (Stephanitis pyrioides) is a landscape pest found in Middle Tennessee. This pest can damage ornamental plants and turfgrass in our reg...

Rhododendron Lace Bug
N/A
Rhododendron Lace Bug is a landscape pest found in Middle Tennessee. This pest can damage ornamental plants and turfgrass in our region. Early identif...

Potato Leafhopper
N/A
Potato Leafhopper is a landscape pest found in Middle Tennessee. This pest can damage ornamental plants and turfgrass in our region. Early identificat...

Rose Leafhopper
N/A
Rose Leafhopper is a landscape pest found in Middle Tennessee. This pest can damage ornamental plants and turfgrass in our region. Early identificatio...

Brown Marmorated Stink Bug
Halyomorpha halys
Brown Marmorated Stink Bug (Halyomorpha halys) is a landscape pest found in Middle Tennessee. This pest can damage ornamental plants and turfgrass in ...

Spongy Moth
N/A
Spongy Moth is a landscape pest found in Middle Tennessee. This pest can damage ornamental plants and turfgrass in our region. Early identification an...

Flighted Spongy Moth Complex
N/A
Flighted Spongy Moth Complex is a landscape pest found in Middle Tennessee. This pest can damage ornamental plants and turfgrass in our region. Early ...

Box Tree Moth
Cydalima perspectalis
Box Tree Moth (Cydalima perspectalis) is a landscape pest found in Middle Tennessee. This pest can damage ornamental plants and turfgrass in our regio...

Dogwood Sawfly
N/A
Dogwood Sawfly is a landscape pest found in Middle Tennessee. This pest can damage ornamental plants and turfgrass in our region. Early identification...

Azalea Sawfly
N/A
Azalea Sawfly is a landscape pest found in Middle Tennessee. This pest can damage ornamental plants and turfgrass in our region. Early identification ...

Elm Zigzag Sawfly
N/A
Elm Zigzag Sawfly is a landscape pest found in Middle Tennessee. This pest can damage ornamental plants and turfgrass in our region. Early identificat...

Emerald Ash Borer
Agrilus planipennis
Emerald Ash Borer (Agrilus planipennis) is a landscape pest found in Middle Tennessee. This pest can damage ornamental plants and turfgrass in our reg...

Asian Longhorned Beetle
Anoplophora glabripennis
Asian Longhorned Beetle (Anoplophora glabripennis) is a landscape pest found in Middle Tennessee. This pest can damage ornamental plants and turfgrass...

Southern Pine Beetle
N/A
Southern Pine Beetle is a landscape pest found in Middle Tennessee. This pest can damage ornamental plants and turfgrass in our region. Early identifi...

IPS Bark Beetle
N/A
IPS Bark Beetle is a landscape pest found in Middle Tennessee. This pest can damage ornamental plants and turfgrass in our region. Early identificatio...

Black Turpentine Beetle
N/A
Black Turpentine Beetle is a landscape pest found in Middle Tennessee. This pest can damage ornamental plants and turfgrass in our region. Early ident...

Redbay Ambrosia Beetle
Xyleborus glabratus
Redbay Ambrosia Beetle (Xyleborus glabratus) is a landscape pest found in Middle Tennessee. This pest can damage ornamental plants and turfgrass in ou...
Walnut Twig Beetle
Pityophthorus juglandis
Walnut Twig Beetle is a landscape pest found in Middle Tennessee. This pest can damage ornamental plants and turfgrass in our region. Early identifica...

Sirex Woodwasp
N/A
Sirex Woodwasp is a landscape pest found in Middle Tennessee. This pest can damage ornamental plants and turfgrass in our region. Early identification...

Spotted Lanternfly
Lycorma delicatula
Spotted Lanternfly (Lycorma delicatula) is a landscape pest found in Middle Tennessee. This pest can damage ornamental plants and turfgrass in our reg...

Twospotted Spider Mite
Tetranychus urticae
Twospotted Spider Mite (Tetranychus urticae) is a landscape pest found in Middle Tennessee. This pest can damage ornamental plants and turfgrass in ou...

Southern Red Mite
N/A
Southern Red Mite is a landscape pest found in Middle Tennessee. This pest can damage ornamental plants and turfgrass in our region. Early identificat...

Spruce Spider Mite
N/A
Spruce Spider Mite is a landscape pest found in Middle Tennessee. This pest can damage ornamental plants and turfgrass in our region. Early identifica...

Maple Bladdergall Mite
N/A
Maple Bladdergall Mite is a landscape pest found in Middle Tennessee. This pest can damage ornamental plants and turfgrass in our region. Early identi...

Broad Mites
N/A
Broad Mites is a landscape pest found in Middle Tennessee. This pest can damage ornamental plants and turfgrass in our region. Early identification an...

Root-Knot Nematodes
Meloidogyne spp.
Nematodes are microscopic roundworms that feed on plant roots, and root-knot nematodes (Meloidogyne spp.) are the most damaging group in turfgrass. Th...

Slugs
N/A
Slugs is a landscape pest found in Middle Tennessee. This pest can damage ornamental plants and turfgrass in our region. Early identification and targ...

Snails
N/A
Snails is a landscape pest found in Middle Tennessee. This pest can damage ornamental plants and turfgrass in our region. Early identification and tar...

Green Peach Aphid
Myzus persicae
Green Peach Aphid (Myzus persicae) is a landscape pest found in Middle Tennessee. This pest can damage ornamental plants and turfgrass in our region. ...

Melon Aphid
Aphis gossypii
Melon Aphid (Aphis gossypii) is a landscape pest found in Middle Tennessee. This pest can damage ornamental plants and turfgrass in our region. Early ...

Brown Soft Scale
Coccus hesperidum
Brown Soft Scale (Coccus hesperidum) is a landscape pest found in Middle Tennessee. This pest can damage ornamental plants and turfgrass in our region...

Cottony Cushion Scale
Icerya purchasi
Cottony Cushion Scale (Icerya purchasi) is a landscape pest found in Middle Tennessee. This pest can damage ornamental plants and turfgrass in our reg...

Bagworm
Thyridopteryx ephemeraeformis
Bagworm (Thyridopteryx ephemeraeformis) is a landscape pest found in Middle Tennessee. This pest can damage ornamental plants and turfgrass in our reg...

Sycamore Lace Bug
Corythucha ciliata
Sycamore Lace Bug (Corythucha ciliata) is a landscape pest found in Middle Tennessee. This pest can damage ornamental plants and turfgrass in our regi...

Greenhouse Whitefly
Trialeurodes vaporariorum
Greenhouse Whitefly (Trialeurodes vaporariorum) is a landscape pest found in Middle Tennessee. This pest can damage ornamental plants and turfgrass in...

Western Flower Thrips
Frankliniella occidentalis
Western Flower Thrips (Frankliniella occidentalis) is a landscape pest found in Middle Tennessee. This pest can damage ornamental plants and turfgrass...

Serpentine Leaf Miner
Liriomyza trifolii
Serpentine Leaf Miner (Liriomyza trifolii) is a landscape pest found in Middle Tennessee. This pest can damage ornamental plants and turfgrass in our ...

Eastern Tent Caterpillar
Malacosoma americanum
Eastern Tent Caterpillar (Malacosoma americanum) is a landscape pest found in Middle Tennessee. This pest can damage ornamental plants and turfgrass i...

Rose Sawfly
Arge ochracea
Rose Sawfly (Arge ochracea) is a landscape pest found in Middle Tennessee. This pest can damage ornamental plants and turfgrass in our region. Early i...
Euonymus Leafminer Sawfly
Profenusa canadensis
Euonymus Leafminer Sawfly (Profenusa canadensis) is a landscape pest found in Middle Tennessee. This pest can damage ornamental plants and turfgrass i...
🕷️ Household Pests
Ants, spiders, roaches, and other pests that invade homes in Middle Tennessee. Understanding their outdoor harborage helps prevent indoor infestations. 21 entries.

White-tailed Deer
Odocoileus virginianus
White-tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus) is a common outdoor pest encountered in Middle Tennessee yards. Understanding this pest's habits and lifecy...

Eastern Cottontail
Sylvilagus floridanus
Eastern Cottontail (Sylvilagus floridanus) is a common outdoor pest encountered in Middle Tennessee yards. Understanding this pest's habits and lifecy...

Voles
Microtus spp.
Voles (Microtus spp.) is a common outdoor pest encountered in Middle Tennessee yards. Understanding this pest's habits and lifecycle helps with effect...

Eastern Gray Mole
Scalopus aquaticus
Moles are suspiciously small for the amount of damage they cause — and the softest animals you will ever touch. In Middle Tennessee, homeowners typica...

Armadillos
N/A
Armadillos is a common outdoor pest encountered in Middle Tennessee yards. Understanding this pest's habits and lifecycle helps with effective managem...

Eastern Gray Squirrel
N/A
Eastern Gray Squirrel is a common outdoor pest encountered in Middle Tennessee yards. Understanding this pest's habits and lifecycle helps with effect...

Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
N/A
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker is a common outdoor pest encountered in Middle Tennessee yards. Understanding this pest's habits and lifecycle helps with eff...

House Finches
N/A
House Finches is a common outdoor pest encountered in Middle Tennessee yards. Understanding this pest's habits and lifecycle helps with effective mana...

Bullfinches
N/A
Bullfinches is a common outdoor pest encountered in Middle Tennessee yards. Understanding this pest's habits and lifecycle helps with effective manage...

Sparrows
N/A
Sparrows is a common outdoor pest encountered in Middle Tennessee yards. Understanding this pest's habits and lifecycle helps with effective managemen...

Goldfinches
N/A
Goldfinches is a common outdoor pest encountered in Middle Tennessee yards. Understanding this pest's habits and lifecycle helps with effective manage...

Blue Jays
N/A
Blue Jays is a common outdoor pest encountered in Middle Tennessee yards. Understanding this pest's habits and lifecycle helps with effective manageme...

Crows
N/A
Crows is a common outdoor pest encountered in Middle Tennessee yards. Understanding this pest's habits and lifecycle helps with effective management. ...

Starlings
N/A
Starlings is a common outdoor pest encountered in Middle Tennessee yards. Understanding this pest's habits and lifecycle helps with effective manageme...

Catbirds
N/A
Catbirds is a common outdoor pest encountered in Middle Tennessee yards. Understanding this pest's habits and lifecycle helps with effective managemen...

Flea
Ctenocephalides felis
Flea (Ctenocephalides felis) is a common outdoor pest encountered in Middle Tennessee yards. Understanding this pest's habits and lifecycle helps with...

Lone Star Tick
Amblyomma americanum
Lone Star Tick (Amblyomma americanum) is a common outdoor pest encountered in Middle Tennessee yards. Understanding this pest's habits and lifecycle h...

American Dog Tick
Dermacentor variabilis
American Dog Tick (Dermacentor variabilis) is a common outdoor pest encountered in Middle Tennessee yards. Understanding this pest's habits and lifecy...

Black-legged Tick
Ixodes scapularis
Black-legged Tick (Ixodes scapularis) is a common outdoor pest encountered in Middle Tennessee yards. Understanding this pest's habits and lifecycle h...

Chigger
Eutrombicula alfreddugesi
Chigger (Eutrombicula alfreddugesi) is a common outdoor pest encountered in Middle Tennessee yards. Understanding this pest's habits and lifecycle hel...

Eastern Mole
Scalopus aquaticus
Eastern Mole (Scalopus aquaticus) is a common outdoor pest encountered in Middle Tennessee yards. Understanding this pest's habits and lifecycle helps...
🐞 Beneficial Insects
Ladybugs, lacewings, parasitic wasps, and other helpful insects that protect your landscape. Not every bug is a pest — know what to keep. 14 entries.

Leafcutting Bees
N/A
Leafcutting Bees is a beneficial insect found in Middle Tennessee landscapes. These natural predators help control pest populations without chemical i...

Lady Beetles
Coccinellidae
Lady Beetles is a beneficial insect found in Middle Tennessee landscapes. These natural predators help control pest populations without chemical inter...

Lacewings
N/A
Lacewings is a beneficial insect found in Middle Tennessee landscapes. These natural predators help control pest populations without chemical interven...

Predatory Mites
N/A
Predatory Mites is a beneficial insect found in Middle Tennessee landscapes. These natural predators help control pest populations without chemical in...

Assassin Bug
Arilus cristatus
Assassin Bug (Arilus cristatus) is a beneficial insect found in Middle Tennessee landscapes. These natural predators help control pest populations wit...

Lady Beetle
Harmonia axyridis
Lady Beetle (Harmonia axyridis) is a beneficial insect found in Middle Tennessee landscapes. These natural predators help control pest populations wit...

Green Lacewing
Chrysoperla carnea
Green Lacewing (Chrysoperla carnea) is a beneficial insect found in Middle Tennessee landscapes. These natural predators help control pest populations...

Ground Beetle
Scarites quadriceps
Ground Beetle (Scarites quadriceps) is a beneficial insect found in Middle Tennessee landscapes. These natural predators help control pest populations...

Parasitic Wasp
Hymenoptera: Braconidae
Parasitic Wasp (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) is a beneficial insect found in Middle Tennessee landscapes. These natural predators help control pest popula...

Praying Mantis
Stagmomantis carolina
Praying Mantis (Stagmomantis carolina) is a beneficial insect found in Middle Tennessee landscapes. These natural predators help control pest populati...

Damsel Bug
Nabis americoferus
Damsel Bug (Nabis americoferus) is a beneficial insect found in Middle Tennessee landscapes. These natural predators help control pest populations wit...

Minute Pirate Bug
Orius insidiosus
Minute Pirate Bug (Orius insidiosus) is a beneficial insect found in Middle Tennessee landscapes. These natural predators help control pest population...

Hoverfly
Toxomerus spp.
Hoverfly (Toxomerus spp.) is a beneficial insect found in Middle Tennessee landscapes. These natural predators help control pest populations without c...

Predatory Mite
Phytoseiulus persimilis
Predatory Mite (Phytoseiulus persimilis) is a beneficial insect found in Middle Tennessee landscapes. These natural predators help control pest popula...
Why Identify Pests in Your Lawn & Landscape?
Pest identification is the first step toward effective treatment. Many insects look similar but require very different control strategies. Some insects that appear harmful are actually beneficial predators that help keep pest populations in check.
In Middle Tennessee, our warm, humid summers create ideal conditions for a wide range of lawn and landscape pests. From grubs and armyworms that destroy turf to aphids and scale insects that attack ornamental plants, knowing what you're dealing with helps us apply the right treatment at the right time.
As lawn care and treatment specialists serving Columbia, Thompson's Station, Spring Hill, and surrounding areas, we encounter these pests daily. Our pest library helps you understand what's in your yard so we can work together to protect your investment.
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