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Boll weevil
Boll weevil (Anthonomus grandis), a Mexican snout beetle that entered Texas in 1892 and became the costliest U.S. cotton pest, over $22 billion in losses; eradicated from over 99 percent of U.S. cotton acreage by the APHIS program begun in 1978.
Desert locust
Desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria), FAO's most destructive migratory pest; swarming grasshopper of Africa, Near East, and South-West Asia; swarms of 40-80 million per km2 eat their own weight daily and plagues can cover 29 million km2.
Locust
Locust: grasshoppers (Acrididae) that transform via density-triggered phase change into swarming gregarious bands; Desert Locust (Schistocerca gregaria) is the most destructive migratory pest, monitored and controlled by FAO's DLIS.
Spotted lanternfly
Spotted lanternfly (Lycorma delicatula), an invasive planthopper from China, first detected in Berks County, Pennsylvania in 2014; phloem-feeding pest of grapevines now in 19 US states and DC, managed by quarantines, insecticides, and kill-on-sight reporting.