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Cherry-Redhumped caterpillar Schizura concinna Pest description and crop damage The redhumped caterpillar is one of the most widely distributed and commonly encountered large caterpillars in North America. Although the adult moth is an inconspicuous gray ...

Cherry-Scale European fruit lecanium (Parthenolecanium corni) San Jose scale (Quadraspidiotus perniciosus) Pest description and crop damage Adult lecanium scales are up to 0.2 inch across, reddish brown, and rounded. They resemble small helmets or bumps o ...

Cherry-Shothole borer Ambrosia beetle (subfamily Scolytinae) Shothole borer (Scolytus rugulosus) Pest description and crop damage Shothole borers are pests of forest trees, ornamental shade trees, and shrubs as well as fruit trees. Apple, pear, cherry, an ...

Cherry-Spider mite Includes European red mite (Panonychus ulmi) McDaniel spider mite (Tetranychus mcdanieli) Twospotted spider mite (Tetranychus urticae) For mite identification, see: Field Characteristics of Fruit-Tree-Attacking Spider Mites in the Pacif ...

Cherry-Spotted-wing drosophila Drosophila suzukii For pest description, crop damage, biology, life history, sampling and cultural management See: EMERGING PEST: Spotted Wing Drosophila-A Berry and Stone Fruit Pest Management-chemical control: HOME USE kao ...

Cherry-Stink bug Includes Brown marmorated stink bug (Halyomorpha halys) Consperse stink bug (Euschistus conspersus) Green stink bug (Chinavia hilaris) Pest description and crop damage Adult stink bugs are all shield-shaped, with a triangle-shaped section ...

Cherry-Syneta beetle Syneta albida Pest description and crop damage Adults are up to about 0.4 inch long, creamy or yellowish. The larvae are grub-like, white with a brown head. Syneta beetles emerge in early spring. They may emerge and require control be ...

Cherry-Tent caterpillar Includes Forest caterpillar (Malacosoma disstria) Western tent caterpillar (Malacosoma californica) Pest description and crop damage The western tent caterpillar and the forest caterpillar are the main tent caterpillar pests in the ...

Cherry-Thrips Pear thrips (Taeniothrips inconsequens) Western flower thrips (Frankliniella occidentalis) Pest description and crop damage Adult western flower thrips (WFT) are very small (about 0.04 inch long at maturity), slender insects with fringed win ...

Cherry-Western cherry fruit fly Rhagoletis indifferens Pest description and crop damage Adults are somewhat smaller than a house fly and are about 0.2 inch long. They have brownish to black wings with dark bands. White maggots infest cherries. The mature ...