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Insects and insect-like pests

Insects and insect-like pests (mites, slugs, snails, earthworms, etc.) are classified into a number of groups. Select the pest below or the category to explore further and locate the pest.

  Adelgids
  Ants
  Aphids
  Bees
  Beetles
  Caddisflies
  Caterpillars
  Centipedes and millipedes
  Cicadas
  Crickets
  Earwigs
  Earthworms
  Flies
  Grasshoppers
  Hoppers and leafhoppers
  Katydids
  Lace bugs
  Mealybugs
  Mites
  Phylloxeras
  Plant bugs
  Psyllids
  Sawflies
  Scales
  Slugs and snails
  Sowbugs and pillbugs
  Spittlebugs
  Termites
  Thrips
  Wasps
  Whiteflies

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Missouri Botanical Garden

4344 Shaw Blvd., St. Louis, MO 63110
(314) 577-5100 hours and admission

Butterfly House

Faust Park, 15193 Olive Blvd.
Chesterfield, MO 63017
(636) 530-0076 hours and admission

Shaw Nature Reserve

Hwy. 100 & I-44 Gray Summit, MO 63039
(636) 451-3512 hours and admission
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