Cherry: Apple-and-thorn skeletonizer Categories: Cherry Cherry Insects Tree Fruits Last review date: 2026-10-26 08:48 Apple-and-thorn skeletonizer caterpillar feeding on leaf Photo by: A.L. Antonelli Biology The adult of the apple-and-thorn skeletonizer is a small dark-brown or reddish-brown moth. The skeletonizer overwinters as a pupa or an adult, with the females laying eggs in the spring. […]
Cherry: Black cherry aphid Categories: Cherry Cherry Insects Tree Fruits Last review date: 2026-09-29 06:57 Curled, distorted leaves from black cherry aphid feeding Photo by: A.L. Antonelli Biology The black cherry aphid is a shiny, black, pear-shaped insect. Sweet cherry is the preferred host. The soft-bodied aphids feed in colonies on the tips of new […]
Cherry: Brown marmorated stink bug Categories: Cherry Cherry Insects Tree Fruits Last review date: 2026-09-29 06:57 Brown marmorated stink bug adult Photo by: M. Bush Biology The brown marmorated stink bug (BMSB) is an introduced pest species from Asia that is spreading quickly across the United States. Nymphs and adults feed on a wide variety […]
Cherry: Cherry bark tortrix Categories: Cherry Cherry Insects Tree Fruits Last review date: 2026-03-22 02:12 Frass tubes from Cherry bark tortrix activity Photo by: T.A. Murray Biology The cherry bark tortrix (CBT) is a pest of most woody ornamental trees and shrubs in the family Rosaceae. CBT attacks Prunus (cherry, plum and peach), Malus (apple, […]
Cherry: Cherry fruit fly Categories: Cherry Cherry Insects Tree Fruits Last review date: 2026-08-29 06:40 Cherry fruit fly adult on cherry Photo by: E.P. Breakey Biology Cherry fruit fly adults are brown to black flies with white bands across the abdomen. The wings are clear with distinctive dark bands. The fly is about 1/5″ long. […]
Cherry: Cutworms and armyworms Categories: Cherry Cherry Insects Tree Fruits Last review date: 2026-09-29 06:57 Last edit date: 2025-10-14 Climbing cutworm, dark brown and hairless Photo by: K. Grey Biology Cutworms are the larvae of noctuid moths. These common moths are medium sized with fairly dull coloration. The gray to tan caterpillars are hairless, nocturnal, […]
Cherry: Earwigs Categories: Cherry Cherry Insects Tree Fruits Last review date: 2026-09-29 06:57 Adult European earwig Photo by: M. Bush Biology Earwigs are reddish-brown insects about 3/4 inch or less in length. Both males and females have pincers at the rear end. Earwigs are largely beneficial, feeding on many pests such as aphids, mites, and […]
Cherry: Leafrollers Categories: Cherry Cherry Insects Tree Fruits Last review date: 2026-09-29 06:57 Leafroller damage showing rolled leaf Photo by: A.L. Antonelli Biology Several species of leafrollers may be found on cherries. The larvae feed on leaves, buds, or fruit. They vary in color from pale to dark green, usually have a shiny brown or […]
Cherry: Peachtree borer Categories: Cherry Cherry Insects Tree Fruits Last review date: 2026-03-23 11:22 Peachtree borer and damage at base of tree Photo by: K. Grey Biology The peachtree borer adult is a dark, bluish, clear-winged moth which somewhat resembles a wasp or hornet. The female, which has dark forewings and a red-orange band on […]
Cherry: Pear slug (Cherry slug) Categories: Cherry Cherry Insects Tree Fruits Last review date: 2025-11-09 04:07 Pear slug and damaged leaf from feeding Photo by: R.D. Akre Biology The pear sawfly is also known as the pear slug or cherry slug because of its resemblance to a small, dark slug. These insects are the larval […]