Plum, Prune (Fresh): Aphids Categories: Plum, Prune (fresh) Plum, Prune (Fresh) Insects Tree Fruits Last review date: 2026-08-29 08:37 Leaf curl plum aphid Photo by: A.L. Antonelli Biology Several aphid species can be found on plums, including the hop aphid and the leaf curl plum aphid. The hop aphid is yellowish to dark green. The […]
Plum, Prune (Fresh): Apple-and-thorn skeletonizer Categories: Plum, Prune (fresh) Plum, Prune (Fresh) Insects Tree Fruits Last review date: 2026-08-29 06:40 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. It overwinters as a pupa or an adult, with the female […]
Plum, Prune (Fresh): Brown marmorated stink bug Categories: Plum, Prune (fresh) Plum, Prune (Fresh) Insects Tree Fruits Last review date: 2026-08-29 08:19 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 […]
Plum, Prune (Fresh): Earwigs Categories: Plum, Prune (fresh) Plum, Prune (Fresh) Insects Tree Fruits Last review date: 2026-08-29 08:19 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 […]
Plum, Prune (Fresh): Fruittree leafroller Categories: Plum, Prune (fresh) Plum, Prune (Fresh) Insects Tree Fruits Last review date: 2026-08-29 06:40 Greenish leafroller larva with brown head Photo by: K. Grey Biology The larvae of the fruittree leafroller feed on leaves, flower parts, and sometimes young fruit. They are pale to dark green with a shiny […]
Plum, Prune (Fresh): Leafhoppers Categories: Plum, Prune (fresh) Plum, Prune (Fresh) Insects Tree Fruits Last review date: 2025-07-08 12:29 Leafhoppers and damage on apple leaf Photo by: E.H. Beers Biology Leafhoppers are typically found on the underside of leaves. Immature leafhoppers (nymphs) are usually less than 1⁄10″ long and white to greenish or yellowish in […]
Plum, Prune (Fresh): Pacific flatheaded borer Categories: Plum, Prune (fresh) Plum, Prune (Fresh) Insects Tree Fruits Last review date: 2025-08-23 08:04 Pacific flatheaded borer adult Photo by: K. Grey Biology The Pacific flatheaded borer typically attacks weakened, injured, or stressed trees. The larvae feed between the bark and the sapwood. They can weaken and girdle […]
Plum, Prune (Fresh): Peach twig borer Categories: Plum, Prune (fresh) Plum, Prune (Fresh) Insects Tree Fruits Last review date: 2026-08-29 06:40 Peach twig borer caterpillar Photo by: K. Grey Biology The peach twig borer attacks both shoots and fruit. In the spring, overwintering larvae bore down the center of shoots, causing the tip to wilt […]
Plum, Prune (Fresh): Peachtree borer Categories: Plum, Prune (fresh) Plum, Prune (Fresh) Insects Tree Fruits Last review date: 2025-08-23 02:39 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 […]
Plum, Prune (Fresh): Pear slug Categories: Plum, Prune (fresh) Plum, Prune (Fresh) Insects Tree Fruits Last review date: 2025-08-23 05:05 Pear slug and damaged leaf from feeding Photo by: R.D. Akre Biology The pear sawfly is also known as the pear slug because of its resemblance to a small, dark slug. These insects are the […]