Insects Feeding
on these Plants:
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Celastrus orbiculatus (Oriental Bittersweet) [Celastraceae]
(Observations are from Blackman & Eastop, ScaleNet, Eiseman)
Coleoptera (Beetles)
Chrysomelidae: Sumitrosis rosea [larvae are leaf-miners] Eis2016
Homoptera (Sucking Insects)
Aphididae: Aphis gossypii (Cotton Aphid) [polyphagous] BE2013; Diaspididae: Chionaspis salicis (Willow Scurfy Scale) [found mainly on twigs & branches; this insect is polyphagous, although it prefers Salix spp. & Populus spp.; this insect is widely distributed in the USA] SN2014, Lopholeucaspis japonica (Japanese Maple Scale) [causes dieback of branches, polyphagous; this insect is found mostly in NE USA, it was introduced from E Asia] SN2014