Insects Feeding
on these Plants:
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Sassafras spp. (Sassafras) [Lauraceae]
(Observations are from Needham et al., ScaleNet)
Coleoptera (Beetles)
Curculionidae: Odontopus calceatus (Yellow Poplar Weevil) [larvae are leaf-miners] Ndm1928
Homoptera (Sucking Insects)
Diaspididae: Diaspidiotus piceus [this insect is found in Missouri, Ohio, & Tennessee] SN2014; Pseudococcidae: Pseudococcus maritimus (Grape Mealybug) [found on foliage, polyphagous; this insect is widely distributed] SN2014