FOLIAGE |
| Order |
Family |
Scientific Name |
Common Name |
| Coleoptera |
Scarabaeidae |
Phyllophaga torta (Leconte) |
June beetle |
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Phyllophaga arkansana (Schaeffer) |
June beetle |
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Phyllophaga hirtiventris (Horn) |
June beetle |
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Phyllophaga bipartita (Horn) |
June beetle |
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Phyllophaga micans (Knoch) |
June beetle |
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Phyllophaga karlsioeo (Linell) |
June beetle |
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Phyllophaga scitula (Horn) |
June beetle |
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Phyllophaga profunda (Blanchard) |
June beetle |
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Phyllophaga aemula (Horn) |
June beetle |
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Phyllophaga crenulata (Froelich) |
June beetle |
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Scarabaeidae |
Phyllophaga submucida (Leconte) |
June beetle |
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Phyllophaga crinita (Burmeister) |
June beetle |
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Phyllophaga tristis amplicornis Reinhard |
June beetle |
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Phyllophaga tristis apicata Reinhard |
June beetle |
| Homoptera |
Aphididae |
Melanocallis caryaefoliae (Davis) |
Black pecan aphid |
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Aphididae |
Monellia caryella (Fitch) |
Blackmargined aphid |
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Aphididae |
Monelliopsis pecanis Bissell |
Yellow pecan aphid |
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Cicadellidae |
Empoasca fabae (Harris) |
Potato leafhopper |
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Phylloxeridae |
Phylloxera notabilis Pergande |
Pecan leaf phylloxera |
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Phylloxeridae |
Phylloxera texana Stoetzel |
Pecan-oak leaf phylloxera |
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Phylloxeridae |
Phylloxera perniciosa Pergande |
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Phylloxeridae |
Phylloxera russellae Stoetzel |
Southern pecan leaf phylloxera |
| Hymenoptera |
Tenthredinidae |
Periclista marginicollis (Norton) |
Sawfly |
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Tenthredinidae |
Megaxyela major (Cresson) |
Sawfly |
| Lepidoptera |
Arctiidae |
Hyphantria cunea (Drury) |
Fall webworm |
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Arctiidae |
Lophocampa caryae |
Hickory tussock moth |
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Coccidae |
Eulecanium caryae |
Large hickory lecanium |
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Coleophoridae |
Coleophora laticornella Clemens |
Pecan cigar casebearer |
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Gracillariidae |
Cameraria caryaefoliella (Clemens) |
Blotch leafminer |
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Gracillariidae |
Phyllonorycter trinotata (Chambers) |
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Gracillariidae |
Phyllonorycter caryaealbella (Chambers) |
Leafminer |
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Heliozelidae |
Coptodisca lucifluella Clemens |
Leafminer |
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Nepticulidae |
Stigmella juglandifoliella (Clemens) |
Serpentine leafminer |
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Noctuidae |
Catocala sp. |
Catocala |
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Notodontidae |
Datana integerrima Grote & Robinson |
Walnut caterpillar |
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Pyralidae |
Acrobasis juglandis (LeBaron) |
Pecan leaf casebearer |
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Totricidae |
Gretchena bolliana (Slingerland) |
Pecan budmoth |
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Saturniidae |
Citheronia reglis |
Hickory horned devil |
| Orthoptera |
Acrididae |
Melanoplus differentialis (Thomas) |
Differential grasshopper |
TRUNKS, BRANCHES, TWIGS |
| Order |
Family |
Scientific Name |
Common Name |
| Coleoptera |
Bostrichidae |
Amphiceris bicaudatus (Say) |
Apple twig borer |
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Bostrichidae |
Xylobiops basilaris (Say) |
Red-shouldered shothole borer |
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Buprestidae |
Chrysobothris femorata (Oliver) |
Flatheaded apple tree borer |
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Buprestidae |
Agrilus arcuatus Say |
Hickory spiral borer |
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Cerambycidae |
Psyrassa unicolor (Randall) |
Branch pruner |
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Cerambycidae |
Prionus laticollis (L.) |
Broadnecked root borer |
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Cerambycidae |
Heterachthes pallidus Haldeman |
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Curculionidae |
Scolytus quadrsipinosus Say |
Hickory bark beetle |
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Cerambycidae |
Goes pulcher (Halderman) |
Hickory borer |
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Cerambycidae |
Knulliana cincta cincta (Drury) |
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Cerambycidae |
Knulliana cinctra ochraccea (Bates) |
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Cerambycidae |
Megacyllene caryae (Gahan) |
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Cerambycidae |
Elaphidionoides parallelus Newman |
Oak twig pruner |
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Cerambycidae |
Plectromerus dentipes (Oliver) |
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Cerambycidae |
Stenosphenus notatus (Oliver) |
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Cerambycidae |
Prionus imbricornis (L.) |
Tilehorned root borer |
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Cerambycidae |
Oncideres cingulata (Say) |
Twig girdler |
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Cerambycidae |
Elaphidionoides villosus (F.) |
Twig pruner |
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Cerambycidae |
Euderces pini (Oliver) |
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Curculionidae |
Conotrachelus aratus (Germar) |
Hickory shoot curculio |
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Curculionidae |
Platypus compositus (Say) |
Pin-hole borer |
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Curculionidae |
Xylebores affinis Eichoff |
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Curculionidae |
Xylebores ferrugineus (F.) |
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Curculionidae |
Xylebores saxeseni (Ratzeburg) |
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Curculionidae |
Xylosandrus crassiusculus |
Asian ambrosia beetle |
| Hemiptera |
Miridae |
Orthotylus ramus Knight |
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| Homoptera |
Aphidae |
Longistigma caryae (Harris) |
Giant bark aphid |
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Disspididae |
Melanaspis obscura (Comstock) |
Obscure scale |
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Phylloxeridae |
Phylloxera devastatrix Pergande |
Pecan phylloxera |
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Cercopidae |
Clastoptera achatina Germar |
Pecan spittlebug |
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Cercopidae |
Clastoptera obtusa Say |
Spittle bug |
| Hymenoptera |
Formicidae |
Atta texana (Buckley) |
Texas leafcutting ant |
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Formicidae |
Camponotus pennsylvanicus (De Geer) |
Black carpenter ant |
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Siricidae |
Tremex columba (L.) |
Pigeon tremex |
| Isoptera |
Rhinotermitidae |
Reticulitermes sp. |
Termite |
| Lepidoptera |
Pyralidae |
Euzophera semifuneralis (Walker) |
American plum borer |
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Synanthedon scitula (Harris) |
Dogwood borer |
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Cossidae |
Cossula magnifica (Strecker) |
Pecan carpenter worm |
| REFERENCES
1. Bilsing, S.W. The Life History and Control of the Pecan
Nut Casebearer, TX Ag.Experiment Station, Bulletin No. 328,
April 1926.
2. Solomon, J.D. and J. A. Payne, A Guide to the Insect
Borers, Pruners and Girdlers of Pecan and Hickory, USDA Forest
Service, Gen Tech. Rpt. SO-64, Oct. 1086.
3. Reid, William - Personel note
4. Dutcher, Jim - Personel note
5. Linsley, E. Gordon and John A. Chemsak. The Cerambycidae
of North America Series.
6. Reinhard, H.J. The Phyllophaga of Texas (Scarabaeidae, Coleoptera) J. Kan
Ent Soc. Vol 23, Jan. 1950 No.1 pp28-51.
For additional resources on the insects above, visit the Department
of Entomomology website |
