Harmful Insects Riker Mount, Riker Mount

Riker mount of harmful insects for display.

This exhibit features 16 insects that are pests of home and garden. Included are insects that harm cultivated plants, damage wooden structures, sting, and spread disease among plants and animals. Typically featured are specimens of the may beetle, Colorado potato beetle, spotted cucumber beetle, grasshopper, Japanese beetle, yellow jacket, carpenter ant, green June beetle, garden chafer beetle, blowfly, tarnished plant but, harlequin bug, termite, lace bug, aphid, and squash bug. Each species is labeled with common name and a brief description of their potential harm.