Silverleaf Whitefly
Except for slightly smaller size, slightly more yellowish color, and slightly more slender appearance, silverleaf whiteflies resemble other whiteflies. The eggs are tiny, cylindrical, white to brownish, and inserted ... [... more]
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Insect Note 38
Many species of aphids in North Carolina overwinter in the egg stage; however, during the growing season all aphids give birth to living young. The young aphids mature in about 10 days. Most aphids species have ... [... more]
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Twospotted Spider Mite
In the Southeast, twospotted spider mites overwinter as adults in the soil or on weed hosts such as violets and hollyhocks. In mild winter weather, twospotted spider mites continue to feed and lay eggs, although ... [... more]
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False Spider Mites
False spider mites are found throughout North America, parts of Europe, South Africa, and Australia. The family is considered to be cosmopolitan. Various species of false spider mites feed on a variety of ornamental, ... [... more]
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Slugs
Slugs are found throughout the United States and Europe. Slugs feed on the leaves and flowers of many ornamental, vegetable and field crops. They are most damaging to tender, young crops in spring. Slug damage on ... [... more]
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Beetles
A single, heavy attack by a beetle will seldom kill a healthy tree or shrub. Repeated defoliation's may kill plants or make them susceptible to other insects, diseases, severe cold weather, drought or other stress. ... [... more]
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Leafminer Flies
For the leafminer flies of evergreen hollies, timing of pesticide application is important for optimum suppression. If the leafminers appear to be getting out of hand, one strategy is to realize that the adults ... [... more]
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Japanese Beetle
Commercial preparations of the Bacillus popilliae (milky spore disease) offer some slight effect as a soil treatment. These spores infect and kill only Japanese beetle grubs. The spores are released into the soil and ... [... more]
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Hemispherical Scale
The hemispherical scale insect is a tropical insect that has become a common greenhouse pest. In warmer temperate areas, the scale can live outside. Unlike many other scales, the hemispherical scale secretes little ... [... more]
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Back To Ornamental And Turf Insect
This page last updated November, 2002 by the webperson. (Back to Ornamental and Turf Insect Information Notes) Pest Management Calendars Pests of Specific Plants Greenhouse Production [... more]
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Mealybugs
Mealybugs are not easy to control. Because the eggs are enmeshed in the waxy fluff, it is difficult to get a pesticide through to kill them. If an infestation is discovered early enough on a few cherished house ... [... more]
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Ncsu: Sooty Molds- What And How
Sooty molds occur in all parts of North America. Capnodium citri is associated with whiteflies and scale pests on citrus. Capnodium elongatum is associated with scale pests of tuliptree, oleander, osmanthus and other ... [... more]
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