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.
- Gabriola dyari (Taylor)
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Galls of hardwoods
Scientific name: Eriophyes sp.
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Gelechiid moth
Scientific name: Chionodes continuella (Zeller)
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Gilpinia hercyniae
(Hartig)
Common name: European spruce sawfly
- Glena nigricaria (Barnes and McDunnough)
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Glycobius speciosus
(Say)
Common name: Sugar maple borer
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Gnathotrichus sulcatus
(LeConte)
Common name: Ambrosia beetle
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Golden buprestid
Scientific name: Buprestis aurulenta Linnaeus
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Gray spruce looper
Scientific name: Caripeta divisata Walker
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Great brocade
Scientific name: Eurois occulta (Linnaeus)
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Green larch looper
Scientific name: Semiothisa sexmaculata (Packard)
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Green spruce aphid; spruce aphid
Scientific name: Elatobium abietinum (Walker)
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Green velvet looper
Scientific name: Epirrita autumnata (Harrison)
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Greenheaded spruce sawfly
Scientific name: Pikonema dimmockii Cresson
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Greenstriped forest looper
Scientific name: Melanolophia imitata (Walker)
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Greenstriped mapleworm
Scientific name: Dryocampa rubicunda (Fabricius)
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Greenstriped webspinning sawfly
Scientific name: Acantholyda balanata (MacGillivray)