Birch
- Latin name: Betula sp.
- French name: Bouleau
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Description
Insects and mites
Insects that cause damage to this tree.
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Birch leafminer
Scientific name: Fenusa pusilla (Lepeletier)
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Late birch leaf edgeminer
Scientific name: Heterarthrus nemoratus (Fallen)
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Strawberry root weevil
Scientific name: Otiorhynchus ovatus (L.)
Flowers, fruits, or seeds
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Winter moth
Scientific name: Operophtera brumata (L.)
Foliage or buds
Bruce spanworm complex
Scientific names:
- Operophtera bruceata (Hulst)
- Operophtera danbyi (Hulst)
- Operophtera occidentalis (Hulst)
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Asian longhorned beetle
Scientific name: Anoplophora glabripennis (Motschulsky)
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Birch leafminer
Scientific name: Fenusa pusilla (Lepeletier)
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Bronze birch borer
Scientific name: Agrilus anxius Gory
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Bruce spanworm complex
Scientific names:
- Operophtera bruceata (Hulst)
- Operophtera danbyi (Hulst)
- Operophtera occidentalis (Hulst)
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Ceanothus silk moth
Scientific name: Hyalophora euryalis (Walker)
- Eupithecia subfuscata (Haworth)
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Late birch leaf edgeminer
Scientific name: Heterarthrus nemoratus (Fallen)
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Pine measuringworm moth
Scientific name: Hypagyrtis piniata (Pack.)
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Rusty tussock moth
Scientific name: Orgyia antiqua (L.)
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Speckled green fruitworm
Scientific name: Orthosia hibisci (Guenée)
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Spongy moth
Scientific name: Lymantria dispar (Linnaeus)
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Uglynest caterpillar
Scientific name: Archips cerasivorana (Fitch)
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Winter moth
Scientific name: Operophtera brumata (L.)
Roots, bark, stem or trunk, or branches
Diseases caused by pathogens
Diseases caused by pathogens that cause damage to this tree.
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Xylaria root rot
Pathogen name: Xylaria polymorpha (Pers.) Grev.
Roots, bark, stem or trunk, or branches
White spongy trunk rot
Pathogen name: Fomes fomentarius (L.) Fr. (Common name for this fungus: tinder conk)