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Insects

Much of the information presented here was developed from A Pocket Guide for IPM Scouting in Stone Fruits by David Epstein, Larry J. Gut, Alan L. Jones and Kimberly Maxson-Stein. This publication is a pocket-sized guide for reference in the orchard. Purchase from the MSU Extension Bookstore.

Insect and mite pests

  • American plum borer
  • Aphids, about
  • Black cherry aphid
  • Black cherry fruit flies
  • Borers
  • Cherry fruit flies
  • Cherry fruitworm
  • Cherry leafminer
  • European red mite
  • Green fruitworm
  • Green peach aphid
  • Green stink bug
  • Japanese beetle
  • Lesser peachtree borer
  • Mineola moth
  • Mites
  • Peachtree borer
  • Pear slug/sawfly
  • Plum curcilio
  • Plum nursery mite
  • Plum rust mite
  • Sawfly
  • Speckled green fruitworm
  • Twospotted spider mite
  • Western flower thrips
  • White apple leafhopper

Beneficials, natural enemies

  • Agistemus fleschneri
  • Amblyseius fallacis
  • Assassin bug
  • Braconid wasp
  • Damsel bug

Pest Management

  • Fruit Pest and Beneficial Search
  • Insects
  • Diseases
  • How Pesticide Resistance Develops
  • Efficacy Trial Tables
  • Beneficial Insects
  • Fungicide Resistance Management

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