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A low-temperature scanning electron micrograph of a larva of the chigger Quadraseta brasiliensis that bites humans and other animals.
One of the groups we study:
Beetles (Coleoptera)
A waterfern beetle (Pseudolampsis guttata) and its host, mosquito fern.
One of the groups we study:
Moths (Lepidoptera)
An aquatic moth caterpillar (Elophila obliteralis) that uses a bubble of air to breathe and feeds on floating vegetation.
One of the groups we study:
Wasps (Hymenoptera)
A microparasitic wasp (Leptopilina japonica) that attacks the invasive spotted wing Drosophila.
One of the groups we study:
True Bugs (Hemiptera: Heteroptera)
A plant bug (Tenthocoris tillandsiae) [family Miridae] that feeds on Spanish moss. Other species of this genus are pests of orchids and other bromeliads.
One of the groups we study:
Flies (Diptera)
Two species of fruit fly (Anastrepha serpentina and Anastrepha striata) [family Tephritidae] that feed on multiple commercial and wild fruits.
The Systematic Entomology Laboratory is located in Washington, DC and is part of the NORTHEAST AREA.
The Research Leader is Michael Gates.
Email: michael.gates@usda.gov
Phone: 202-633-4554
Fax: 301-504-6482
c/o Smithsonian Institution, Nat'l.Mus.Nat.History
10th and Constitution NW, MRC-168, Rm. CE521
Washington, DC 20013-7012