Insects Feeding on Plum Trees
(Various Prunus spp.)

Insect Species    
Scientific Name Common Name Comments
Acronicta pruni Prunus Dagger Moth  
Aculus fockeui Plum Rust Mite Feeds on leaves, causing bronze appearance
Agyrotaenia velutinana Red-Banded Leafroller Moth Larvae feed on leaves
Anarsia lineatella Peach Twig Borer Moth Spring larvae bore tunnels in twigs & buds; later generations attack twigs & fruits
Archips argyrospila Fruit-Tree Leafroller Moth Larvae feed on leaves
Brachycaudus cardui Thistle Aphid Feeds on plum leaves during the spring
Brachycaudus helichrysi Leafcurl Plum Aphid Feeds on plum leaves during the spring
Bryobia rubrioculus Brown Mite Sucks on leaves & buds
Caliroa cerasi Cherry Slug Sawfly larvae skeletonize leaves
Cerma cerintha Tufted Bird-Dropping Moth  
Chrysobothris femorata Flatheaded Appletree Borer Beetle larvae tunnel under bark of trunk & larger branches
Conotrachelus nenuphar Plum Curculio Adults feed on fruit, larvae tunnel through fruit
Eriophyes emarginatae Plum Finger Gall Mite Forms 'finger galls' on leaves
Grapholita molesta Oriental Fruit Moth Larvae tunnel through twigs, later tunnel through fruit
Grapholita prunivora Lesser Appleworm Moth larvae tunnel through twigs, later tunnel through fruits
Hyalopterus pruni Mealy Plum Aphid Feeds on plum leaves during the spring
Hysteroneura setariae Rusty Plum Aphid Feeds on plum leaves during the spring
Lygus lineolaris Tarnished Plant Bug Causes sunken pits to develop on fruits; also feeds on leaves & flowers
Macropsis trimaculata Plum Leafhopper Feeds on twigs
Malacosoma americanum Eastern Tent Caterpillar Moth larvae feed on leaves, live in silk tents at branch crotches
Nadata gibbosa White-Dotted Prominent  
Nepticula slingerlandella Cherry Leafminer Larvae tunnel mines through leaves
Neurotoma inconspicua Plum Webspinning Sawfly Larvae feed on leaves, form webs at tips of branches
Orthosia hibisci Speckled Green Fruitworm Moth larvae feed on leaves, sometimes damage fruits
Panonychus ulmi European Red Mite Feeds on leaves, causing bronze appearance
Parthenolecanium corni European Fruit Lecanium Feeds on phloem of small branches
Phorodon humuli Hop Aphid Feeds on plum leaves during the spring
Quadraspidiotus perniciosus San Jose Scale Feeds on twigs & fruit
Scolytus rugulosus Shothole Borer Beetle larvae develop under bark
Smerinthus cerisyi One-Eyed Sphinx Moth larvae feed on leaves
Smerinthus jamaicensis Twin-Spotted Sphinx Moth larvae feed on leaves
Sphinx drupiferarum Wild Cherry Sphinx Moth larvae feed on leaves
Synanthedon exitosa Peachtree Borer Moth larvae bore into trunk base
Synanthedon pictipes Lesser Peachtree Borer Moth larvae bore into trunk or larger branches
Tetranychus urticae Two-Spotted Spider Mite Feeds on leaves
Triphosa haesitata Tissue Moth  
Typhlocyba pomaria White Apple Leafhopper Sucks juices from leaves

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