Insect and Mite Pests of Trees

Links:

• Bugguide.Net
  This site features user contributed images and identification of insects and spiders in North America, organized by taxonomic categories using common names.
• Ornamental and Turf Insect Information Notes: Trees - North Carolina State
  Approximately 40 short fact sheets on various insect pests of trees and shrubs.  These guides generally have decent photographs and also include lists of pesticides for each insect.

Sub-Categories:

• Borers
  • Clearwing Moth Borers (order Lepidoptera, family Sesiidae)
    • Banded Ash Clearwing Borer (Podosesia aureocincta Purrington & Nielson) [1]
  • Longhornded Wood Boring Beetles (order Coleoptera, family Cerambycidae)
    • Asian Longhorned Beetle (Anoplophora glabripennis) [3]
    • Banded Ash Borer (Neoclytus caprea Say) [1]
  • Metalic Wood Boring Beetles (order Coleoptera, family Buprestidae)
    • Emerald Ash Borer (Agrilus planipennis Fairmaire) [5]
• Insect Defoliators
  • Moth Defoliators (order Lepidoptera)
    • Azalea Caterpillar (Datana major) [1]
    • Bagworm (Thyridopteryx ephemeraeformis Haworth) [2]
    • Gypsy Moth (Lymantria dispar) [2]
    • Juniper Webworm (Dichomeris marginella Fabricius) [1]
• Insects that Cause Leaf Discoloration, Distortion and Dieback
  • Adelgids (order Homoptera, family Adelgidae)
    • Cooley spruce gall adelgid (Adelges cooleyi Gillettte) [2]
    • Eastern Spruce Gall Adelgid (Aldelges abietis Linnaeus) [1]
    • Hemlock Wooly Adelgid (Adelges tsugae) [2]
    • Pine Bark Adelgid (Pineus strobi Hartig) [1]
  • Aphids (order Homoptera, family Aphididae) [1]
  • True Bugs (order Hemiptera)
    • Boxelder Bug (Boisea trivittata Say) [1]
• Leafminers
  • Fly Leafminers (order Diptera)
    • Boxwood Leafminer (Monarthropalpusi flavus Schank) [1]
  • Moth Leafminers (order Lepidoptera)
    • Arborvitae Leafminer (Argyresthia thuiella Packard) [1]
• Spider Mites (order Acari, family Tetranychidae) [2]

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