Insects and mites
Insects and mites can damage the leaves, branches, roots, or stems of trees, either directly by feeding on these structures or indirectly by acting as vectors transmitting diseases. The damage can range from relatively minor issues, such as a negative affect on plant appearance, to more severe issues, including reduced tree growth and even tree death. Insects and mites, however, also play important ecological roles in forests by decomposing and recycling organic matter and nutrients, pollinating flowers, and serving as food sources for wildlife. Many insects and mites, acting as natural enemies (i.e., predators, parasitoids, or parasites) of pests, play a beneficial role in reducing pest populations. The study of insects is referred to as entomology, while the study of mites and ticks is called acarology. Insects and mites are classified according to a taxonomic system.
Index of common and scientific names of insects and mites
The insect or mite entries have sections containing nomenclature and taxonomy; general information and importance; distribution and hosts; symptoms and signs; life cycle; damage; prevention and management; selected references; and photographs of various life stages and damage.
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Balsam fir sawfly
Scientific name: Neodiprion abietis (Harris)
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Balsam gall midge
Scientific name: Paradiplosis tumifex Gagné
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Balsam shootboring sawfly
Scientific name: Pleroneura brunneicornis Rohwer
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Balsam twig aphid
Scientific name: Mindarus abietinus Koch
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Balsam woolly adelgid
Scientific name: Adelges piceae (Ratzeburg)
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Bark beetle
Scientific name: Crypturgus pusillus (Eichhoff)
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Barry’s hairstreak
Scientific name: Callophrys grynea barryi (Johnson)
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Beech scale
Scientific name: Cryptococcus fagisuga Lindinger
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Birch and alder flea weevil
Scientific name: Rhynchaenus testaceus (Mull)
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Birch budgall mite
Scientific name: Acalitus rudis (Canestrini)
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Birch casebearer
Scientific name: Coleophora serratella (Linnaeus)
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Birch leafminer
Scientific name: Fenusa pusilla (Lepeletier)
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Birch sawfly
Scientific name: Arge pectoralis (Leach)
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Birch skeletonizer
Scientific name: Bucculatrix canadensisella Chambers
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Birch-aspen leafroller
Scientific name: Epinotia solandriana (Linnaeus)
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Black stem borer
Scientific name: Xylosandrus germanus (Blandford)
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Bronze birch borer
Scientific name: Agrilus anxius Gory
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Brown cedar leafminer
Scientific name: Coleotechnites thujaella (Kft)
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Brown spruce longhorn beetle
Scientific name: Tetropium fuscum (Fabricius)
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Brownlined looper
Scientific name: Neoalcis californiaria (Packard)
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Bruce spanworm
Scientific name: Operophtera bruceata (Hulst)
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Buprestis aurulenta
Linnaeus
Common name: Golden buprestid