Insects Feeding
on these Plants:
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Cydonia spp. (Quince) [Rosaceae]
(Observations are from Needham et al., ScaleNet)
Homoptera (Sucking Insects)
Diaspididae: Chionaspis furfura (Scurfy Bark Scale) [found on branches & trunks, less often on young shoots, fruit, & leaves; plant species in the Rosaceae are preferred hosts; this insect is widely distributed in the USA & S Canada] SN2014, Diaspidiotus ancylis (Putnam Scale) [found on leaves, sometimes bark, polyphagous; this insect is widely distributed in the USA] SN2014, Diaspidiotus forbesi (Forbe's Scale) [found on bark, polyphagous; this insect occurs in north-central USA & elsewhere] SN2014; Pseudococcidae: Phenacoccus dearnessi (Hawthorn Mealybug) [widely distributed; feeds on twigs & young shoots; found mostly on trees in the Rosaceae] SN2014, Pseudococcus maritimus (Grape Mealybug) [found on foliage, polyphagous; this insect is widely distributed] SN2014, Trionymus americanus (American Grass Mealybug) [found underneath leaf sheaths on grasses & on foliage for other kinds of vegetation, probably polyphagous; this insect is widely distributed] SN2014
Lepidoptera (Butterflies, Skippers, & Moths)
Gracillariidae: Phyllonorycter crataegella (Apple Blotch Leafminer) Ndm1928; Heliozelidae: Coptodisca splendoriferella (Resplendent Shieldbearer) Ndm1928