Weevil pest of cherries, Anthonomus consors Order: ColeopteraFamily: Curculionidae Description Anthonomus consors is a native species of weevil that can cause serious injury to cultivated tart ...

Spotted wing drosophila, Drosophila suzukii Order: DipteraFamily: Drosophilidae Description Spotted wing drosophila (SWD) is a small, light brown fly that is a member of the “small fruit fly” ...

Pear Sawfly, Caliroa cerasi Order: HymenopteraFamily: Tenthredinidae Description All wasps undergo complete metamorphosis, meaning they have four life stages: egg, larva, pupa, adult. Damage to ...

Peachtree Borer, Synanthedon exitiosa Order: LepidopteraFamily: Sesiidae Description The peachtree borer is a clearwing moth that visually mimics the pepsid wasp to ward off predators. There is ...

Peach twig borer, Anarsia lineatella Order: LepidopteraFamily: Gelechiidae Description Moths of the peach twig borer measure approximately 7.5-13 mm (0.3-0.5 inches) and have forewings that are ...

Lesser Peachtree Borer, Synanthedon pictipes Order: LepidopteraFamily: Sesiidae Description Adult males and females are similar in appearance and resemble wasps, although males are slenderer ...

Leaf blister bites, Phytoptus spp. Order: AcariFamily: Eriophyidae Description Like all eriophyid mites, adult leaf blister mites have cylindrical bodies that taper at both the head and rear. ...

Japanese Beetle, Popillia japonica Order: ColeopteraFamily: Scarabidae Description The Japanese beetle is an invasive species in North America and native to northern Japan. In the United ...

Flatheaded appletree borer, Chrysobothris femorata Order: ColeopteraFamily: Buprestidae Description Adults of the flatheaded appletree borer measure 1.3-1.9 cm (1/2-3/4 inches) long and are ...

Codling moth, Cydia pomonella Order: LepidopteraFamily: Tortricidae Description The codling moth is a major pest of apples (Malus spp.) and pears (Pyrus spp.) in North America. It is an ...

Brown marmorated stink bug, Halyomorpha halys Order: HemipteraFamily: Pentatomidae Description The brown marmorated stink bug (Halyomorpha halys) is native to Asia and an invasive species in ...

Aphids in fruit trees Order: HemipteraFamily: Aphididae Description and life history The six most common aphid species infesting fruit trees in the western United States are the green peach ...