Insects Feeding
on these Plants:
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Kalmia spp. (Laurel) [Ericaceae]
(observations are from Miller, Majka et al.)
Coleoptera (Beetles)
Scolytidae: Xyleborus sayi [polyphagous; this insect is found in NE USA & SE Canada] MAM2007
Lepidoptera (Butterflies, Skippers, & Moths)
Tortricidae: Olethreutes melanomesum [larvae feed on terminal growth; this moth is found mostly east of Illinois] Mlr1987, Pseudexentera kalmiana [this moth is found mostly north of Illinois, including Minnesota & Wisconsin] Mlr1987