Tag Archives: April

Insect Hotline Issue 5

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Damage (blisters) and pupae of boxwood leafminer. Photo by: John A. Weidhass, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Bugwood.org.

Pictures of boxwood leafminer adults. Photo found at: http://www.ces.ncsu.edu/depts/ent/notes/O&T;/shrubs/ort016e/ort016e.htm.

Close-up of boxwood leafminer larvae. Photo by: Nancy Gregory, Plant Diagnostician, University of Delaware.

Insect Hotline Issue 4

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White pine weevil adult. Photo by: Natasha Wright, Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Bugwood.org.

White pine weevil damage. Photo by: Daniel Herms, The Ohio State University, Bugwood.org.

White pine weevil larvae. Photo by: William M. Ciesla, Forest Health Management International, Bugwood.org.

Disease Hotline Issue 3

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Rhabdocline needle cast on Douglas fir. Notice red spots and traverse banding on infected needles. Photo by: John W. Schwandt, USDA Forest Service, Bugwood.org.

Rhabdocline needlecast on Douglas fir. Photo by: Bob Mulrooney, Plant Pathology Specialist, University of Delaware.

Symptoms of Rhizosphaera needle cast. Photo by: Joseph O’Brien, USDA Forest Service, Bugwood.org.

Healthy needle (bottom) and needle infected (top) with Rhizosphaera needle cast. Photo by: Michael Kangas, NDSU – North Dakota Forest Service, Bugwood.org.

Fruiting bodies of Rhizospaera needle cast. Photo by: Edward L. Barnard, Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Bugwood.org.

Insect Hotline Issue 3

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Distant view of Eastern tent caterpillar nest. Photo by: Brian Kunkel, Ornamentals IPM Specialist, University of Delaware.



Close-up of Eastern tent caterpillar nest. Photo by: Brian Kunkel, Ornamentals IPM Specialist, University of Delaware.



Eastern tent caterpillar larva. Photo by: Lacy L. Hyche, Auburn University, www. insectimages.orgSlide 88 .O {font-size:149%;}

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Adult Eastern tent caterpillars. Photo by: Lacy L. Hyche, Auburn University, www. insectimages.orgSlide 88 .O {font-size:149%;}

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Eastern tent caterpillar egg mass. Photo by: Brian Kunkel, Ornamentals IPM Specialist, University of Delaware.