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Azalea (Rhododendron)-Spider mite Tetranychus spp. Pest description and damage Several species of spider mites can cause damage in deciduous or particularly evergreen azaleas. Appearance of these mites varies with the species, although all are 0.02 inches ...

Bamboo (Bambusa and others)-Aphid Takecallis arundinariae Pest description and damage The bamboo aphid is yellow with black markings. Aphids tend to be small (.0625 to 0.125 inch in length), oval to pear-shaped, soft-bodied insects with piercing-sucking m ...

Bamboo (Bambusa and others)-Bamboo spider mite Stigmaeopsis (Schizotetranychus) longus Pest description and damage Bamboo mites have a flattened body that is a straw- to greenish-yellow color with small blackish green spots. First impression is that leave ...

Barberry (Berberis)-Lecanium scale Includes Parthenolecanium corni Pest description and damage Scale insects are small (less than 0.125 inch in length) soft insects that live beneath waxy scales. These insects are often identified by the shape and size of ...

Beech (Fagus)-Aphid Beech blight aphid (Grylloprociphilus imbricator) Woolly beech aphid (Phyllaphis fagi) Pest description and damage Several species of aphids can become problems on beech. Both species are woolly aphids. Beech blight aphids form masses ...

Beech (Fagus)-Oystershell scale Lepidosaphes ulmi Pest description and damage Scale insects are small (less than 0.125 inch in length) soft insects that live beneath waxy scales. These insects are often identified by the shape and size of their scales, th ...

Birch (Betula)-Aphid Includes Common birch aphid (Calaphis betulaecolens) European birch aphid (Euceraphis punctipennis) Pest description and damage The common birch aphid is a large (0.12 to 0.14 inch in length) lemon-green aphid, and the European birch ...

Birch (Betula)-Apple-and-thorn skeletonizer Choreutis pariana Pest description and damage Adult moths are reddish brown, with a wingspread less than 0.5 inch, and irregular light and dark bands on the wings. Mature larvae are 0.5 inch in length, yellowish ...

Birch (Betula)-Birch leafminer Fenusa pumila Pest description and damage The adults are a small (0.125 to 0.375 inch in length) black sawfly. Mature larvae are flattened and up to 0.5 inch long. The larvae feed between the leaf surfaces, leaving blotch-sh ...

Birch (Betula)-Bronze birch borer Agrilus anxius Pest description and damage Adult is an olive-brown beetle with a blunt head and a tapering body about 0.5 inch in length. Larvae of flatheaded borers grow to about 1 inch long and are creamy to white in co ...