Author

Jose Ortiz

Jose Ortiz is an agricultural entomologist with a university cooperative extension service, where he has worked for 20 years. He examines and identifies insect pests found on regional crops, commercial orchards, and landscape plantings, providing farm growers, nursery workers, and residential gardeners with practical management recommendations. Over the course of his career, he has conducted systematic insect population surveillance across several rural counties, tracked seasonal pest cycles, and published extension pest control bulletins for local producers. Ortiz received a BS in Biology from the University of California, Santa Cruz and took an MS in Entomology.

Where Do Chinch Bugs Come From and How Do They Spread?
What Are the Worms That Hang From Trees?
What Do Spider Mite Bites Look Like?
Do Spotted Lanternflies Kill Trees?
What Actually Kills Boll Weevils?
What Are the Worms Hanging From Trees?
What Do Mealybugs Eat and How Do They Feed?
What Does Mole Cricket Damage Look Like?
How Does the Emerald Ash Borer Spread?
What Do Thrips Eat? From Plants to Other Insects
What Bugs Eat Cotton Plants and Fabric?
What Are Rice Bugs? Identification, Life Cycle, and Damage
What Do Flea Beetles Eat? From Leaves to Roots
How Are Lantern Flies Harmful to Plants?
What Do Tree Mites Look Like? Visual Identification
What Is a Chinch Bug? Identification, Life Cycle, and Damage
What Insects Eat Grass and How to Identify the Damage
Do Leafhoppers Bite? Their Impact on Humans and Plants
Which Insect Makes a Tree Create Pitch Tubes?
What Is the Black Locust Bug and How to Manage It?
Seed Beetles: Identification and Control Strategies
Qu’est-ce qu’un nématode et pourquoi est-il important?
Aleyrodidae: Whitefly Biology and Their Impact on Plants
Soybean Aphid: Identification, Damage, and Management
Spodoptera frugiperda: Identification, Damage, and Control
Western Corn Rootworm: Damage, Control, and Resistance
Insects That Attack Crops: Types and Damage
Aphid With Wings: Why Some Aphids Develop Wings