Insects and Mites Destructive to Woody Ornamentals

A guide to host plants and common insects as an aid for diagnosis.

Alder
Fall webworm
Gypsy moth
Leafminer
Woolly alder aphid

Arborvitae
Arborvitae leafminer
Bagworm
Fletcher scale
Nuculaspis pseudomeyeri (armored scale insect)
Spruce spider mite
Tip dwarf mite

Ash
Aphids
Ash borer
Ash flower gall mite
Banded ash clearwing
Cankerworm
European fruit lecanium
Fall webworm
Flatheaded appletree borer
Oystershell scale
Plant bug

Azalea
Azalea bark scale
Azalea lace bug
Azalea leafminer
Azalea sawflies
Azalea stem borer
Black vine weevil
Cottony azalea scale
Mealybugs
Rhododendron borer
Southern red mite
Twobanded Japanese weevil
Whitefly

Barberry
Twobanded Japanese weevil

Basswood (Linden)
Aphids
Basswood lace bug
Cankerworm
Gypsy moth
Hickory tussock moth
Japanese beetle
Leaf beetle
Oystershell scale
Whitemarked tussock moth

Beech
Beech scale
Cankerworm
Elm spanworm
Woolly beech aphids
Yellownecked caterpillar

Birch
Aphids
Bagworm
Birch leafminer
Bronze birch borer
Fall webworm
Gypsy moth
Hickory tussock moth
Japanese beetle
Leafhoppers
Oystershell scale
Whitemarked tussock moth
Yellownecked caterpillar

Boxelder
Boxelder bug

Boxwood
Boxwood leafminer
Boxwood psyllid
Boxwood spider mite
Indian wax scale

Catalpa
Catalpa sphinx
White peach scale

Chamaecyparis
Juniper scale
Nuculaspis pseudomeyeri (armored scale insect)

Cherry (flowering-ornamental)
Fall webworm
Flatheaded appletree borer
Japanese beetle
Lesser peachtree borer
Peachtree borer
White peach scale
White prunicola scale

Cotoneaster
Hawthorn lace bug
Mites
Pear sawfly
San Jose scale

Crabapple (ornamental nonedible flowering)
Aphids
Cankerworm
Eastern tent caterpillar
Fall webworm
Flatheaded appletree borer
Gypsy moth
Japanese beetle
Leafroller
Mites
Pear sawfly
Roundheaded appletree borer
Yellownecked caterpillar

Dogwood
Calico scale
Dogwood borer
Dogwood sawfl y
Leafhoppers
Oystershell scale

Douglas-Fir
Bagworm
Cooley spruce gall adelgid
Pine needle scale
Spruce spider mite
White pine weevil

Elm
Bark beetles
Calico scale
Cankerworm
Elm leaf aphids
Elm leaf beetle
Elm spanworm
European elm scale
Fall webworm
Japanese beetle
Leafhoppers
Spiny elm caterpillar
Whitemarked tussock moth
Yellownecked caterpillar

Euonymus
Aphids
Euonymus alatus scale
Euonymus caterpillar
Euonymus scale
Indian wax scale
Twobanded Japanese weevil
Twospotted spider mite

Fir
Aphids
Bagworm
Cryptomeria scale
Elongate hemlock scale
Pine needle scale
Spruce spider mite

Forsythia
Fourlined plant bug

Hawthorn
Aphids
Eastern tent caterpillar
Fall webworm
Flatheaded appletree borer
Hawthorn lace bug
Hawthorn leafmining sawfly
Leafhopper
Mites
Oystershell scale
Pear sawfly
Roundheaded appletree borer

Hemlock
Bagworm
Black vine weevil
Cryptomeria scale
Elongate hemlock scale
Hemlock looper
Hemlock rust mite
Hemlock scale
Hemlock woolly adelgid
Nuculaspis pseudomeyeri (armored scale insect)
Spruce spider mite

Hickory
Aphids
Cankerworm
Elm spanworm
European fruit lecanium
Fall webworm
Flatheaded appletree borer
Gypsy moth
Hickory leafstem gall
Phylloxera
Hickory tussock moth
Mites
Twig girdler
Twig pruner
Yellownecked caterpillar

Holly
Cottony taxus scale
Indian wax scale
Inkberry leafminer
Native holly leafminer
Southern red mite
Townsend scale

Honeylocust
Bagworm
Calico scale
Honeylocust plant bug
Honeylocust pod gall midge
Mimosa webworm
Painted hickory borer
Spider mites

Honeysuckle
Aphids

Ivy
Aphids
Cottony taxus scale
Japanese beetle
Mites

Japanese Pieris
Azalea bark scale
Lace bug
Southern red mite
Townsend scale

Juniper
Bagworm
Eriophyid mite
Juniper midge
Juniper scale
Juniper tip midge
Juniper webworm
Nuculaspis pseudomeyeri (armored scale insect)
Spruce spider mite

Larch
Bagworm
Larch casebearer
Larch sawfly
Woolly larch adelgid

Lilac
Fall webworm
Lilac borer
Lilac leafminer
Lilac rust mite
Oystershell scale
White prunicola scale

Locust, Black
Locust borer
Locust leafminer

Magnolia
Magnolia scale
Tuliptree scale

Maple
Aphids
Calico scale
Cankerworm
Cottony maple scale
Elm spanworm
European fruit lecanium
Fall webworm
Forest tent caterpillar
Gloomy scale
Greenstriped mapleworm
Japanese beetle
Leafhopper
Maple callus borer
Maple gall mites (eriophyid)
Maple leafcutter
Maple petiole borer
Oystershell scale
Pear thrips
Whitemarked tussock moth
Yellownecked caterpillar

Mimosa
Mimosa webworm

Mountain-Ash
Aphids
European red mite
Japanese beetle
Mountain-ash sawfly
Pear sawfly
Roundheaded appletree borer

Mountain Laurel
Azalea bark scale
Mulberry whitefly
Redbanded leafhopper
Rhododendron borer
Rhododendron lace bug
Rhododendron stem borer
Southern red mite
Twobanded Japanese weevil

Oak
Aphids
Borers
Cankerworm
Elm spanworm
Fall webworm
Forest tent caterpillar
Gall midges
Gall wasps
Golden oak scale
Gypsy moth
Leafhopper
May/June beetle
Oak kermes scale
Oak lace bug
Oak skeletonizer
Obscure scale
Orangestriped oakworm
Spider mites
Twig pruner
Twolined chestnut borer
Yellownecked caterpillar

Pachysandra
Euonymus scale
Oystershell scale
Twospotted spider mite

Pear (flowering-ornamental)
Aphids
Calico scale
Cottony maple scale
European fruit lecanium
Forest tent caterpillar
Oystershell scale
Pearleaf blister mite

Pine
Aphids
Bagworm
Engraver beetle
Eriophyid mite
European pine shoot moth
Gypsy moth
Nantucket pine tip moth
Northern pine weevil
Pales weevil
Pine bark adelgid
Pine bark beetle
Pine needle midge
Pine needleminer
Pine needle scale
Pine oystershell scale
Pine root collar weevil
Pine tortoise scale
Pine tube moth
Pine webworm
Sawflies
Spittlebugs
Spruce spider mite
Striped pine scale
White pine weevil
Zimmerman pine moth

Privet
Privet rust mite
Privet thrips
Twobanded Japanese weevil
White peach scale
White prunicola scale

Purpleleaf Plum
Globose scale
Pear sawfly

Pyracantha
Aphids
Globose scale
Hawthorn lace bug
Indian wax scale
San Jose scale
Spider mites

Redbud
European fruit lecanium
Spider mites
Twig girdler
Twig pruner
Whitemarked tussock moth

Rhododendron
Azalea bark scale
Black vine weevil
Cottony azalea scale
Leafhoppers
Mealybugs
Rhododendron borer
Rhododendron gall midge
Rhododendron lace bug
Rhododendron stem borer
Southern red mite
Townsend scale
Twobanded Japanese weevil
Whitefly

Rose
Aphids
Black vine weevil
Bristly roseslug
Curled roseslug
European red mite
Fall webworm
Fourlined plant bug
Japanese beetle
Leafhoppers
Mossyrose gall wasp
Obliquebanded leafroller
Raspberry cane borer
Rose chafer
Rose midge
Rose scale
Roseslug
Thrips
Twospotted spider mite

Serviceberry
Aphids
Hawthorn lace bug
Pear sawfly

Spirea
Aphids
Twobanded Japanese weevil

Spruce
Aphids
Bagworm
Cooley spruce gall adelgid
Eastern spruce gall adelgid
Elongate hemlock scale
Gypsy moth
Pine needle scale
Sawflies
Spruce bud scale
Spruce needleminer
Spruce spider mite
White pine weevil

Sweetgum
Bagworm
Calico scale
Fall webworm
Gypsy moth
Sweetgum scale

Sycamore
Aphids
Bagworm
Fall webworm
Japanese beetle
Sycamore lace bug
Sycamore plant bug
Terrapin scale
Tussock moth

Tuliptree
Aphids
Tuliptree scale
Yellow poplar weevil

Viburnum
Aphids
Fourlined plant bug
Indian wax scale
Southern red mite
Twobanded Japanese weevil
Viburnum leaf beetle

Weigela
Fourlined plant bug
Japanese beetle
Twobanded Japanese weevil

Willow
Aphids
Eastern tent caterpillar
Gypsy moth
Japanese beetle
Imported willow leaf beetle
Oystershell scale
Spider mites
Spiny elm caterpillar

Wisteria
Calico scale
Japanese beetle

Yew
Black vine weevil
Cottony taxus scale
Fletcher scale
Taxus bud mite
Taxus mealybug