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Insects and Mites Fact Sheets

The fact sheets within this section are arranged by the habit of attack that each pest has for specific host plants; such categories include: wood borers, leaf miners, gall formers, defoliators, others. Upon visiting each category, you will find navigational list of pests included in that section.

Piercing and Sucking Insects

  • Adelgids
  • Andromeda Lacebug
  • Aphids
  • Balsam Twig Aphid
  • Beech Blight Aphid
  • Boxwood Psyllid
  • Hemlock Woolly Adelgid
  • Hemlock Woolly Adelgid Frequently Asked Questions
  • Honeylocust Plantbug

    • Leafminers

  • Arborvitae Leafminer
  • Birch Leafminer
  • Boxwood Leafminer

    • Wood Attackers

  • Asian Longhorned Beetle
  • Bronze Birch Borer
  • Dogwood Borer
  • Rhododendron Borer

    • Defoliators

  • Asiatic Garden Beetle
  • Bagworm
  • Cankerworms
  • Eastern Tent Caterpillar
  • Fall Webworm
  • Forest Tent Caterpillar
  • Gypsy Moth
  • Japanese Beetle
  • Larch Casebearer
  • Lily Leaf Beetle
  • Mimosa Webworm
  • Viburnum Leaf Beetle
  • Winter Moth Identification & Management
  • Winter Moth Overview

    • Management Tools

  • Bacillus thuringiensis (B.t.)
  • Beneficial Nematodes
  • Bio-Rational Pesticides
  • Fundamentals of An Insect and Mite IPM Program
  • Horticultural Oils

    • Root and Shoot Feeders

  • Black Vine Weevil
  • Periodical Cicada

    • Nuisance Pests

  • Boxelder Bug
  • Formosan Termite
  • Giant European Hornet
  • House Invaders
  • Yellow Jackets

    • Bark Beetles

  • Conifer Bark Beetle
  • Elm Bark Beetle

    • Galls

  • Cooley Spruce Gall Adelgid
  • Eastern Spruce Gall Adelgid

    • Scale Insects

  • Pine Needle Scale

    • Mites

  • Spider Mites in the Landscape and Nursery

    • General

  • Unexpected Late-Season Pests in the Landscape and Garden

    • Civil Rights and Non-Discrimination Information

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