Virginia Pine Sawfly
The Virginia pine sawfly has been recorded from New Jersey and Maryland to North Carolina and westward to Illinois. Its main hosts are Virginia and shortleaf pines, but it also feeds on pitch and loblolly pine. Not considered an important ... [... more]
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Neodiprion sertifer
The European pine sawfly, Neodiprion sertifer - Description, biology and images (PHERODIP). The European pine sawfly Neodiprion sertifer is an important pest species on different species of Pinus. In certain areas of Europe, populations of ... [... more]
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European Pine Sawfly
Pine sawflies are pests of pines. They are often confused with moth larvae but the adult of these insects is more like a fly. The insects overwinter as eggs that hatch out during a two week period in early May. The insects feed for 4 to 6 weeks. ... [... more]
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Virginia Pine Sawfly
Heavy defoliation by the Virginia pine sawfly for two or more years can weaken trees and make them more susceptible to other insects and diseases, particularly when associated with drought. In commercial shortleaf pine stands, the growth loss ... [... more]
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White Pine Sawfly
White pine is the primary host, with pitch, shortleaf, red and Swiss mountain pines attacked occasionally Look for pale yellow larvae with black heads and four rows of black dots going down their length (a). Larvae are present from July through ... [... more]
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Introduced Pine Sawfly
Preferred hosts are white and Scots pines, but jack, red, and Swiss mountain pines may be attacked Larvae are marbled yellow-green with black stripes down the back and yellow and white spots on the sides (a). They may be found between late May ... [... more]
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Redheaded Pine Sawfly
Preferred hosts are red, Scots and jack pines. Also attacked are shortleaf, loblolly, slash, pitch, Swiss mountain, Japanese black, mugho pines, white pine, larch, deodar cedar, and Norway spruce Look for sites where eggs have been laid in ... [... more]
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European Pine Sawfly
The larvae of more than 10 species of sawfly feed on pine needles. Some of the more common species are included here. Sawfly larvae differ from the caterpillars of moths and butterflies in having more than five pairs of abdominal prolegs which ... [... more]
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Blackheaded Pine Sawfly
This sawfly, which ranges from Virginia to Texas, prefers loblolly and shortleaf pines but also feeds on slash, longleaf, and pond pines. Because heaviest defoliation occurs during late summer and fall, trees may go through the winter stripped of ... [... more]
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Redheaded Pine Sawfly
The redheaded pine sawfly occurs from S.E. Canada throughout the eastern U.S. Feeding is primarily restricted to the two- and three-needled pines, such as Jack, red, shortleaf, loblolly, slash, longleaf, and pitch pines. White pine and norway ... [... more]
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Introduced Pine Sawfly
Introduced from Europe in 1914, this pine sawfly species occurs from S.E. Canada to North Carolina, and west to the Great Lakes states. It first appeared in the southern Appalachians in 1977. White pine is the preferred host, but Scotch, Jack, ... [... more]
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Blackheaded Pine Sawfly
The blackheaded pine sawfly occurs from Virginia to Florida, west to Arkansas and Texas. It prefers loblolly and shortleaf pines, but also feeds on slash, longleaf, and pond pines. An important pest in the South that is known to cause widespread ... [... more]
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