Insects Feeding
on this Plant:
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Rubus idaeus (Red Raspberry) [Rosaceae]
(Observations are from Marshall, Dmitriev & Dietrich, Rider, Needham et al., Blackman & Eastop, ScaleNet; var. strigosus is included in these records)
Coleoptera (Beetles)
Byturidae: Byturus unicolor (Raspberry Fruitworm) Msh2006
Diptera (Flies)
Agromyzidae: Agromyza fragariae [larvae are leaf-miners] Ndm1928
Heteroptera (True Bugs)
Pentatomidae: Euschistus tristigma tristigma Rid2009, Euschistus variolaria Rid2009
Homoptera (Sucking Insects)
Aphididae: Amphorophora agathonica [found on young shoots & leaf undersides; Red Raspberry is the preferred host plant of this aphid] BE2013, Aphis rubicola [found on leaves & shoot tips] BE2013, Illinoia rubicola [found on young canes, this aphid is distributed in northern USA & Canada] BE2013; Cicadellidae: Eratoneura coxi DD2010; Disaspididae: Aulacaspis rosae (Rose Scale) [found near the crown of the host plant & other areas, preferring Rosa spp. & Rubus spp.; this insect is widely distributed in NE USA, north-central USA, & SE Canada] SN2014, Lepidosaphes ulmi (Oystershell Scale) [found on woody stems, polyphagous; this insect is widely distributed in the USA, S Canada, & Eurasia] SN2014; Pseudococcidae: Phenacoccus rubivorus (False Puto Mealybug) [found on roots, feeding primarily on plants in the Ericaceae; this insect is widely distributed in NE and north-central USA] SN2014