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Juniper (Juniperus)-Juniper tip midge Oligotropus betheli Pest description and crop damage The adult is a tiny, yellow, mosquito-like fly. The larva is a maggot which lacks legs or a definite head. Juniper tip midge larvae feed in the tips of shoots, caus ...

Juniper (Juniperus)-Juniper webworm Dichomeris marginella Pest description and crop damage The adult juniper webworm is a copper-brown moth with white bands on the edges of the front wings. The moth is about 0.5 inch across. The larva is a yellowish to br ...

Juniper (Juniperus)-Spider mite Oligonychus ununguis See: Common Pests of Nursery Crops Management-chemical control See: Chemical Control of Nursery Pests Often difficult to control unless the sprayer can drive the spray into dense foliage. Juniper (Junip ...

Laurel, Portuguese (Prunus)-Carnation tortrix Cacaecimorpha pronubana Pest description and crop damage Portuguese laurel (Prunus lusitanica) sometimes is infested with the larvae of the carnation tortrix, a small, bell-shape brown moth with reddish underw ...

Laurel, Portuguese (Prunus)-Peachtree borer Synanthedon exitiosa See: Apricot, flowering (Prunus)-Peachtree borer Laurel, Portuguese (Prunus) Peachtree borer ...

Lilac (Syringa)-Lilac leafminer Caloptilia syringella See: Common Pests of Nursery Crops Pest description and crop damage Adult is a small, brownish moth. Greenish larvae mine and roll leaves down at tips. Leaf mining results in large, brown blotches. Lig ...

Lilac (Syringa)-Oystershell scale Lepidosaphes ulmi See: Common Pests of Nursery Crops Lilac (Syringa) Oystershell scale ...

Linden (Tilia)-Aphid Eucallipterus tiliae Pest description and crop damage The linden aphid is green with black lateral stripes. The aphid feed in colonies on the undersides of leaves. Feeding damage to the plant is usually minor, although some leaf and s ...

Linden (Tilia)-Linden gall mite Linden gall mite (Phytoptus tillae) Pest description and crop damage A very tiny mite that causes red to greenish galls on leaves. Damage is seldom serious. Management-chemical control No controls are registered. For more i ...

Linden (Tilia)-Spider mite Tetranychus spp. See: Apricot, flowering (Prunus)-Spider mite Linden (Tilia) Spider mite ...