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Rose (Rosa)-Rose leafhopper Edwardsiana rosae Pest description and crop damage Adult insect is greenish white; immature stages are the same color, flat, and elongate. Leaves look stippled. Heavy infestations result in defoliation. Management-chemical cont ...

Rose (Rosa)-Rose midge Dasineura rhodophaga Pest description and crop damage The adult midge lays its eggs inside the sepals of new flower and leaf buds. The tiny maggot that hatches feeds in these areas causing blackened tissue, tip abortion, and distort ...

Rose (Rosa)-Rose sawfly Endelomyia aethiops Pest description and crop damage Larvae are slug-like and light green. They skeletonize leaves or make holes in leaves. Management-chemical control See: Chemical Control of Nursery Pests For more information Joh ...

Rose (Rosa)-Rose stem miner Marmara spp. Pest description and crop damage Adult is a small moth. Larvae make winding mines beneath the epidermis. Seldom a serious problem. Management-cultural control If mines detract from the plant's appearance, prun ...

Rose (Rosa)-Rose thrips Frankliniella spp. Pest description and crop damage Slender, tiny, straw-color insects in buds and blooms cause distortion of leaves and flowers. Management-chemical control See: Chemical Control of Nursery Pests For more informati ...

Rose (Rosa)-Small carpenter bee Ceratina spp. Pest description and crop damage Small bees, 0.37 inch long and metallic blue or blue-green, burrow into the pith of cut stems and make cells for young. Cells are provisioned with pollen and nectar. Damage is ...

Rose (Rosa)-Spider mite Tetranychus spp. and Panonychus ulmi See: Apricot, flowering (Prunus)-Spider mite Rose (Rosa) Spider mite ...

Rose (Rosa)-Western spotted cucumber beetle Diabrotica undecimpunctata Pest description and crop damage Yellowish green beetles with black spots. Feed on blossoms. Management-chemical control See: Chemical Control of Nursery Pests For more information PNW ...

Sequoia/redwood (Sequoia)-Juniper scale Carulaspis juniperi See: Common Pests of Nursery Crops Pest description and crop damage Scale covering is circular, white, and about 0.06 inch in diameter. Causes foliage to turn brown and twigs to die back. Managem ...

Skimmia (Skimmia)-Spider mite Tetranychus spp., Bryobia rubrioculus, and Panonychus citri See: Common Pests of Nursery Crops Skimmia (Skimmia) Spider mite ...