Ncsu:Ent/Ort-040 Boxelder Bug
The boxelder bug is found throughout North Carolina. Besides boxelder tree seeds, this insect has been recorded as feeding on apple, ash, buckeye, cactus, geranium, grape, honeysuckle, lilac, linden, oak, peach, plum ... [... more]
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Hornets And Yellowjackets
An individual hornet or yellow jacket queen begins building a nest alone in the spring. Once a queen has produced enough workers to take over nest-building and foraging duties, she remains inside producing more ... [... more]
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Twolined Spittlebug
On shrubs in late summer and early fall, adult two-lined spittlebugs fly to hollies (and other plants) to feed. Their feeding causes holly leaves to become splotchy and yellow and to drop prematurely. Laboratory ... [... more]
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Boxwood Leafminer
Tiny, whitish maggots hatch and feed inside the leaf. As they grow (up to 1/8 inch long), the maggots become bright yellow. Several maggots may develop in a single leaf. Their feeding induces the formation of ... [... more]
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Azalea Stem Borer
Cutting off and burning infested stems as soon as they are noticed in the growing season is recommended for control. If shrubs have been reinfested year after year, it may be helpful to protect the plants with a ... [... more]
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Cottony Cushion Scale
Each female lays a large number of eggs in a dense, fluted ovisac from which this insect gets its name. This ovisac is made of wax secreted from the lower side of the scale. Three weeks (summer) to 8 weeks (winter) ... [... more]
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Tea Scale
Each female deposits from 10 to 15 eggs under her armor. They hatch in 7 to 21 days, depending on the weather. The flat, yellow crawlers migrate to the newer growth on the plant and soon attach themselves. At first ... [... more]
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Euonymus Scale
Euonymus scale is difficult to control, but the removal of heavily infested branches will help. Then spray the plant thoroughly. It will probably be necessary to spray several times in one season for complete control ... [... more]
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Indian Wax Scale
Indian wax scales begin to lay eggs in March, each scale laying from 1,200 to 2,000 eggs. By late May, tiny crawlers hatch and move about, searching for a place to feed. Feeding occurs mostly along the twigs. ... [... more]
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Wood Boring Beetles
Since weakened trees are more susceptible to borer attack, the best way to avoid borers is to keep trees in good health. Provide plenty of water during drought periods. Have the soil analyzed and apply the correct ... [... more]
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Bagworms
They hatch in May and June. The newly hatched larvae spin down on silken threads and are blown about by the early spring breezes. Most of the larvae land on the original host plant but some small worms may be ... [... more]
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Black Vine Weevil
Black vine weevils overwinter as mature larvae. However, a few adults also survive the winter to feed and deposit eggs during a second season. This weevil is parthenogenetic. Although one female was recorded as ... [... more]
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