Insects Feeding
on these Plants:
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Hydrangea spp. (Hydrangea) [Hydrangeaceae]
(Observations are from Yanega, Hottes & Frison, Wagner, Covell, Pepper, ScaleNet, Nakahara)
Coleoptera (Beetles)
Cerambycidae: Stenocorus cinnamopterus [larvae bore through stems] Ya1996
Homoptera (Sucking Insects)
Aphididae: Aphis fabae (Black Bean Aphid) [polyphagous] Pp1965, Aphis rumicis (Dock Aphid) [polyphagous] HF1931, Aphis citricola [polyphagous] HF1931; Diaspididae: Lepidosaphes ulmi (Oystershell Scale) [found on stems, polyphagous; this insect is widely distributed in the USA, S Canada, & Eurasia] SN2014; Pseudococcidae: Pseudococcus comstocki (Comstock Mealybug) [found on foliage, including lower side of leaves; polyphagous, feeding on woody vegetation; this insect is widely distributed in NE & north-central USA, it is also found in Ontario] SN2014,
Lepidoptera (Butterflies, Skippers, & Moths)
Sphingidae: Darapsa versicolor (Hydrangea Sphinx) Wg2005; Tortricidae: Olethreutes ferriferana [found east of IL] Cv2005
Thysanoptera (Thrips)
Thripidae: Thrips sylvanus [oligophagous] Nk1994