Ornamental Plum: Hop aphid Categories: Ornamental Plum Ornamental Plum Insects Ornamental trees Ornamentals Last review date: 2026-09-29 06:57 Last edit date: Aphid colony Photo by: Unknown Biology Hop aphids are yellowish to bluish green in color. They feed on plum, prune, cherry, and other hosts in the winter, then migrate to a summer host such […]
Ornamental Plum: Leaf curl plum aphid Categories: Ornamental Plum Ornamental Plum Insects Ornamental trees Ornamentals Last review date: 2026-09-29 06:57 Last edit date: Leaf curl plum aphids Photo by: R.D. Akre Biology The leaf curl plum aphid is typically pale green to yellow in color during the summer and darker green to brown later in […]
Ornamental Plum: Peachtree borer Categories: Ornamental Plum Ornamental Plum Insects Ornamental trees Ornamentals Last review date: 2025-06-29 10:47 Last edit date: Peachtree borer and damage at base of tree Photo by: K. Grey Biology The western peach tree borer is the larvae of a clear-winged moth. Adult moths are blue-black, about 1″ across, have mostly […]
Ornamental Plum: Pear slug Categories: Ornamental Plum Insects Ornamental trees Ornamentals Last review date: 2026-09-29 06:57 Last edit date: Pear slug and damaged leaf from feeding Photo by: R.D. Akre Biology Pear slugs, or pear sawflies, are insect larvae which resemble a small greenish or black slug. They are typically 1/4″ to 1/2″ long, tadpole-shaped, […]
Ornamental Plum: Scales Categories: Ornamental Plum Ornamental Plum Insects Ornamental trees Ornamentals Last review date: 2026-09-29 06:57 Last edit date: Lecanium scales on twig Photo by: R.S. Byther Biology Various species of scales attack ornamental plum trees. Depending on species, scales may be found on the upper or lower surfaces of leaves, or on twigs […]