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Pine (Pinus)-Pine needle sheathminer Zelleria haimbachi Pest description and damage Adult pine needle sheathminers are silvery moths about 0.5 inch across. Young larvae are bright orange with a black head. Older larvae are tan-color and 0.5 inch long. You ...

Pine (Pinus)-Pine sawfly Includes Neodiprion nanulus Pest description and damage Larvae are yellow green with black heads and about 0.63 inch in length when fully grown. Female adults are about 0.38 inch in length and are yellow brown. Males are slightly ...

Pine (Pinus)-Powdery pine needle aphid Eulachnus rileyi Pest description and damage A powdery gray aphid, from 0.07 to 0.1 inch in length, which occurs all season and can cause early needle drop. For biology, life history, monitoring and management See &q ...

Pine (Pinus)-Sequoia pitch moth Synanthedon sequoiae Pest description and damage The adult is a clearwing moth about 1.0 to 1.25 inches in length with yellow and black markings resembling yellowjacket wasps. The larvae are about 1 inch long, yellowish, wi ...

Pine (Pinus)-Spider mite Oligonychus spp. Tetranychus spp. Pest description and damage Several species of spider mites can cause damage in coniferous ornamentals. Appearance of these mites varies with the species, although all are 0.02 inch or smaller. Ad ...

Pine (Pinus)-White pine weevil Pissodes strobi Pest description and damage White pine weevils are brown beetles with snouts and elbowed antennae that range from 0.2 to 0.3 inch in length. These weevils have rusty-colored wing covers with black and white p ...

Pine (Pinus)-Woolly pine needle aphid Schizolachnus piniradiatae Description, biology and damage Mature woolly pine needle aphids are close to 0.1 inch in length, long-legged, dark green or brown and covered with a white, woolly material. The aphid can be ...

Plum, flowering (Prunus)-Cherry bark tortrix Enarmonia formosana Pest description and damage CBT is a pest of most woody ornamental trees and shrubs in the family Rosaceae. The larvae are 0.33 to 0.4 inch in length, pale gray to flesh-color with small, pa ...

Plum, flowering (Prunus)-Aphid Hop aphid (Phorodon humuli) Leafcurl plum aphid (Brachycaudus helichrysi) Description, biology and damage The aphids tend to be small (.0625 to 0.125 inch in length), oval- to pear-shaped, soft-bodied insects with piercing-s ...

Plum, flowering (Prunus)-Peachtree borer Synanthedon exitiosa Pest description and damage The adult is a metallic blue-black, clearwing moth. The male moth with a 1-inch wingspan may have bands of light-yellow scale on the abdomen, which makes it resemble ...