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Blackberry and Raspberry-Redberry mite Acalitus essigi Pest description and crop damage Evergreen blackberries are infested most often, but other caneberries are also susceptible. This four-legged mite is only about 0.25 mm long and feeds at the base of b ...

Blackberry and Raspberry-Root weevil Includes Black vine weevil (Otiorhynchus sulcatus) Rough strawberry root weevil (O. rugosostriatus) Strawberry root weevil (O. ovatus) Pest description and crop damage Black vine weevil (BVW) is probably the most commo ...

Blackberry and Raspberry-Rose leafhopper Edwardsiana rosae Pest description and crop damage Most commercial caneberry species, and native Rubus species like thimbleberry, are attacked. Adult leafhoppers are slender, yellowish-white, and about 3 mm long wi ...

Blackberry and Raspberry-Rose stem girdler Agrilus cuprescens Pest description and crop damage: Rose stem girdler (RSG) is a small copper-green-colored Buprestidae family beetle pest of caneberry crops and ornamental brambles (Rubus and Rosa species). Thi ...

Blackberry and Raspberry-Sawfly Leaf-rolling sawfly (Onycholyda sitkensis) Raspberry sawfly (Monophadnoides rubi) Pest description and crop damage Two types of sawfly are pestiferous in caneberries and cause two distinct types of damage. Onycholyda sitken ...

Blackberry and Raspberry-Slug Arion spp., Deroceras spp., Limax spp. Pest description and crop damage Slow-moving, slimy animals without legs. They may climb canes and move onto berries, and become a contaminant at harvest time. They are most likely to be ...

Blackberry and Raspberry-Snowy tree cricket Oecanthus fultoni Pest description and crop damage These insects are frail, light green to whitish crickets 12-20 mm long. The snowy tree cricket is a generalist and feeds on foliage of many different plant spec ...

Blackberry and Raspberry-Spider mite Twospotted spider mite (Tetranychus urticae) Yellow spider mite (Eotetranychus carpini borealis) Pest description and crop damage Several species may occur on raspberries. Mite infestations are less common on blackberr ...

Blackberry and Raspberry-Spotted-wing drosophila Drosophila suzukii For pest description, crop damage, biology, life history, sampling and cultural management See: Spotted-Wing Drosophila: An Emerging Berry and Stone Fruit Pest Management-chemical control ...

Blackberry and Raspberry-Stink bug Includes consperse stink bug (Euschistus conspersus) Pest description and crop damage Large, bright-green bugs, shield-shaped and flattened. They have a foul odor and may contaminate berries at harvest. The machine harve ...