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Rosa carolina (Pasture Rose) [Rosaceae] (Observations are from Needham et al., Blackman & Eastop, Gangwere, ScaleNet) Homoptera (Sucking Insects) Aphididae: Macrosiphum impatientis [found on Rosa spp. as primary hosts, migrating to Jewelweed during the summer; this aphid is distributed in NE & north-central USA] BE2013; Diaspididae: Diaspidiotus perniciosus (San Jose Scale) [usually found on stems, polyphagous, although preferring woody species in the Rosaceae; this insect is widely distributed; syn. Comstockaspis perniciosa, syn. Quadraspidiotus perniciosus] SN2014 Lepidoptera (Butterflies, Skippers, & Moths) Tischeriidae: Tischeria admirabilis [larvae are leaf-miners, syn. Coptotriche admirabilis] Ndm1928 Orthoptera (Grasshoppers) Tettigoniidae: Atlanticus testaceus (Protean Shieldback) [feeds on leaves, although not a preferred food source; lab observations] Ggw1967 |
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