Search Insect Handbook

Boxwood (Buxus)-Holly scale Dynaspidiotus britannicus 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 ...

Camellia (Camellia)-Black citrus aphid Aphis (Toxoptera) aurantii Pest description and damage This aphid is 0.1 inch in length, usually shiny black, but also may be dull black to mahogany. It is found on new growth or on winter buds. Infestations may be s ...

Camellia (Camellia)-Brown soft scale Coccus hesperidum 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 scale ...

Camellia (Camellia)-Cottony camellia scale Pulvinaria floccifera 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 t ...

Camellia (Camellia)-Root weevil Numerous species Pest description and damage Identification is important: species differ in susceptibility to pesticides. Adult weevils are small dark nocturnal beetles with a snout (rostrum) and elbowed antennae. Look for ...

Cherry, flowering (Prunus)-Aphid Black cherry aphid (Myzus cerasi) Rusty plum aphid (Hysteroneura setariae) Pest description and damage The black cherry aphid is a shiny black aphid species whose size ranges from 0.07 to 0.12 inches in length. This specie ...

Cherry, flowering (Prunus)-Apple-and-thorn skeletonizer Choreutis pariana Pest description and damage Adult moth is reddish brown, with a wingspread less than 0.5 inch, and irregular light and dark bands on the wings. Larvae are 0.5 inch in length, yellow ...

Cherry, flowering (Prunus)-Cherry bark tortrix Enarmonia formosana Pest description and damage Cherry bark tortrix (CBT) occurs in Eurasia, Africa, and North America. CBT was first discovered in North America in British Columbia in 1989. By 1998, CBT was ...

Cherry, flowering (Prunus)-Fall webworm Hyphantria cunea Pest description and damage These gregarious caterpillars spin web-like tents in branch tips of deciduous trees including apple, cherry, peach, pecan, English walnut, black walnut, ash, boxelder, bi ...

Cherry, flowering (Prunus)-Peachtree borer Synanthedon exitiosa Pest description and damage Peachtree borer is native to North America and common in the Pacific Northwest. The adult is a metallic blue-black, clearwing moth. The male moth with a 1-inch win ...