Cherry: Apple-and-thorn skeletonizer categories: Cherry Cherry Insects Tree Fruits last review date: 2026-03-22 12:34 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: 2026-03-22 01:36 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: 2026-04-09 02:05 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: 2026-03-22 02:17 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: 2026-03-23 09:38 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, and generally spotted, striped, […]
Cherry: Earwigs categories: Cherry Cherry Insects Tree Fruits last review date: 2026-03-23 10:14 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: 2026-04-09 02:28 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 […]