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Holly (Ilex)-Holly bud moth Rhopobota naevana Pest description and damage The adult holly bud moth is a mottled brown and silver insect with a wingspan of approximately 0.5 inch. The larvae are greenish brown with dark heads and about 0.5 inch in length. ...

Holly (Ilex)-Holly leafminer European holly leafminer (Phytomyza ilicis) Native holly leafminer (Phytomyza ilicicola) Pest description and damage These species of holly leafminer feed only on English holly (Ilex aquifolium) and American holly (Ilex opaca) ...

Holly (Ilex)-Leafroller (Orange tortrix) Orange tortrix (Argyrotaenia franciscana) Pest description and damage The orange tortrix is a pest of many woody plants, including holly. Adults are buff-colored moths with wingspans of 0.5 to 0.75 inch. The larvae ...

Holly (Ilex)-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 their ...

Hollyhock (Alcea rosea)-Hollyhock weevil Hollyhock weevil (Rhopalapion longirostre) Pest description and damage The hollyhock weevil is native to southern-southeastern Europe and Asia Minor. It was found in Georgia in 1914 and is now well distributed thro ...

Hollyhock (Alcea rosea)-Leafhopper Several species Pest description and damage Leafhoppers are slender, delicate sucking insects about 0.125 inch or less in length. They are distinguished by the ability of adults and nymphs to run forwards, backwards and ...

Hollyhock (Alcea rosea)-Spider mite Twospotted spider mite (Tetranychus urticae) and others Pest description and damage Several species of spider mites can cause damage in deciduous, evergreen, and coniferous ornamentals. Appearance of these mites varies ...

Honeylocust (Gleditsia triacanthos)-Honeylocust plant bug Blepharidopterus chlorionis Description and crop damage These small (about 0.15 inch in length) green plant bugs overwinter in the egg stage. As honeylocust buds expand, eggs hatch and nymphs feed ...

Honeylocust (Gleditsia triacanthos)-Honeylocust pod gall midge Dasineura gleditchiae Pest description and damage The honeylocust pod gall midge is a tiny (0.1 inch) orange gnat. The small bright pink maggots feed within the galls that are deformed, thicke ...

Iris (Iris)-Bulb mite Rhizoglyphus echinopus Pest description and damage Mature bulb mites vary from about 0.02 to 0.03 inch in length and have four pairs of legs. Their bodies are shiny, white, somewhat transparent, and smooth with reddish brown appendag ...