Insects Feeding on
Elms
(Ulmus spp.)
| Insect Species | |
| Scientific Name & Common Name (if any) |
Insect Family |
| Colopha
ulmicola (Elm Cockscomb Gall Aphid) |
Aphididae (Aphids) |
| Eriosoma
americana (Woolly Elm Aphid) |
Aphididae (Aphids) |
| Eriosoma
lanigera (Woolly Apple Aphid) |
Aphididae (Aphids) |
| Eriosoma
rileyi (Woolly Elm Bark Aphid) |
Aphididae (Aphids) |
| Kaltenbachiella
ulmifusa* (Slippery Elm Gall Aphid) |
Aphididae (Aphids) |
| Tetraneura
ulmi (Elm Sack Gall Aphid) |
Aphididae (Aphids) |
| Tinocallis
ulmifolii (Elm Leaf Aphid) |
Aphididae (Aphids) |
| Ceresa
bubalus (Buffalo Treehopper) |
Membracidae (Treehoppers) |
| Chionaspis
americana (Elm Scurfy Scale) |
Eriococcidae (Felt Scales) |
| Gossyparia
spuria (European Elm Scale) |
Diaspididae (Armored Scales) |
| Corythucha
ulmi (Elm Lace Bug) |
Tingidae (Lace Bugs) |
| Lopidea heidemanni | Miridae (Plant Bugs) |
| Acrosternum
hilaris (Green Stink Bug) |
Pentatomidae (Stink Bugs) |
| Brochymena
quadripustulata (Four-Humped Stink Bug) |
Pentatomidae (Stink Bugs) |
| Euschistus
tristigmus tristigmus (Dusky Stink Bug) |
Pentatomidae (Stink Bugs) |
| Calligrapha
scalaris (Elm Calligrapha) |
Chrysomelidae (Leaf Beetles) |
| Monocesta
coryli (Large Elm Leaf Beetle) |
Chrysomelidae (Leaf Beetles) |
| Xanthogaleruca
luteola (syn. Pyrrhalta luteola) (Elm Leaf Beetle) |
Chrysomelidae (Leaf Beetles) |
| Magdalis
armicollis* (Red Elm Bark Weevil) |
Curculionidae (Weevils) |
| Cimbex
americana (Elm Sawfly) |
Cimbicidae (Cimbicid Sawflies) |
| Agromyza
aristata (Elm Leafminer) |
Agromyzidae (Leaf-Miner Flies) |
| Dasineura
ulmea* (Slippery Elm Midge) |
Cecidomyiidae (Gall Flies) |
| Diapheromera
femorata (Northern Walkingstick) |
Diapheromeridae (Walkingsticks) |
*Slippery Elm is the preferred host plant.
NOTE:
Lepidoptera (Moths & Butterflies), Cicadellidae (Leafhoppers),
Scolytidae (Bark Beetles), Cerambycidae (Long-Horned Beetles), &
Buprestidae (Metallic Wood-Boring Beetles) have been excluded from this
table.
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