Department of Entomology |

Japanese beetles
are an invasive
species that feed on
the leaves, flowers
or fruit of more than
300 species of plants.

There are
13 known species of ticks
in Minnesota. The two
most common ticks
found on humans are
the American dog tick
and black-legged tick.

Yellowjackets,
which include
baldfaced hornets,
and paper wasps are
two types of social wasps
in the Upper Midwest

Visit Let's Beat the Bug
for information on
preventing, controlling,
and treating bed bugs.

To value
arthropods in nature
and protect
food, health,
and environment

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