Insects Feeding
on Malus spp.
(Apple, Crab Apple)

Insect Species
Scientific Name &
Common Name (if any)
Insect Family
Aphis chetansapaAphididae
(Aphids)
Aphis pomi
(Green Apple Aphid)
Aphididae
(Aphids)
Dysaphis plantaginea §
(Rosy Apple Aphid)
Aphididae
(Aphids)
Eriosoma lanigera
(Woolly Apple Aphid)
Aphididae
(Aphids)
Macrosiphon euphorbiae §
(Potato Aphid)
Aphididae
(Aphids)
Nearctaphis bakeri §
(Clover Aphid)
Aphididae
(Aphids)
Rhopalosiphum insertum
(Apple Grain Aphid) §
Aphididae
(Aphids)
Rhopalosiphum maidisAphididae
(Aphids)
Rhopalosiphum padiAphididae
(Aphids)
Eratoneura hartii*
(syn. Erythroneura hartii)
Cicadellidae
(Leafhoppers)
Eratoneura omani*
(syn. Erythroneura omani)
Cicadellidae
(Leafhoppers)
Erythridula dowelli*
(syn. Erythroneura dowelli)
Cicadellidae
(Leafhoppers)
Erythridula electa
(syn. Erythroneura electa)
Cicadellidae
(Leafhoppers)
Erythridula insigna
(syn. Erythroneura insigna)
Cicadellidae
(Leafhoppers)
Erythridula lawsoniana*
(syn. Erythroneura lawsoniana)
Cicadellidae
(Leafhoppers)
Erythridula magnacalx
(syn. Erythroneura magnacalx)
Cicadellidae
(Leafhoppers)
Erythroneura obliquaCicadellidae
(Leafhoppers)
Kybos maligna*
(syn. Empoasca maligna)
Cicadellidae
(Leafhoppers)
Typhlocyba pomaria
(White Apple Leafhopper)
Cicadellidae
(Leafhoppers)
Lepidosaphes ulmi
(Oystershell Scale)
Diaspididae
(Armored Scales)
Archasia belfrageiMembracidae
(Treehoppers)
Ceresa bubalus
(Buffalo Treehopper)
Membracidae
(Treehoppers)
Glossonotus crataegiMembracidae
(Treehoppers)
Hadrophyllus borealisMembracidae
(Treehoppers)
Stictocephala taurinaMembracidae
(Treehoppers)
Tortistilus inermisMembracidae
(Treehoppers)
Blepharidopterus provancheriMiridae
(Plant Bugs)
Campylomma verbasciMiridae
(Plant Bugs)
Heterocordylus malinusMiridae
(Plant Bugs)
Lygidea mendax
(Apple Red Bug)
Miridae
(Plant Bugs)
Plagiognathus politusMiridae
(Plant Bugs)
Taedia pallidulusMiridae
(Plant Bugs)
Acrosternum hilaris
(Green Stink Bug)
Pentatomidae
(Stink Bugs)
Brachymena quadripustulata
(Four-Humped Stink Bug)
Pentatomidae
(Stink Bugs)
Parabrochymena arboreaPentatomidae
(Stink Bugs)
Amphicerus bicaudatus
(Apple Twig Borer)**
Bostrichidae
(Branch & Twig Borers)
Agrilus vittaticollisBuprestidae
(Metallic Wood-Boring Beetles)
Chrysobothris femorata
(Flat-Headed Apple Tree Borer)
Buprestidae
(Metallic Wood-Boring Beetles)
Saperda candida**
(Round-Headed Apple Tree Borer)
Cerambycidae
(Long-Horned Beetles)
Saperda cretata**
(Spotted Apple Tree Borer)
Cerambycidae
(Long-Horned Beetles)
Tricholochmaea cavicollisChrysomelidae
(Leaf Beetles)
Anthonomus quadrigibbus
(Apple Curculio)
Curculionidae
(Weevils)
Conotrachelus nenuphar
(Plum Curculio)
Curculionidae
(Weevils)
Rynchaenus pallicarnis
(Apple Flea Weevil)
Curculionidae
(Weevils)
Trachypterellus quadrigibbusCurculionidae
(Weevils)
Macrodactylus subspinosus
(Rose Chafer)
Scarabaeidae
(Scarab Beetles)
Popillia japonica
(Japanese Beetle)
Scarabaeidae
(Scarab Beetles)
Monarthrum mali**Scolytidae
(Bark Beetles)
Rhagoletis pomonella
(Apple Maggot)
Tephritidae
(Fruit Flies)

*Malus spp. are preferred hosts, **larvae bore through wood or bark
§ Malus spp. are winter hosts

Sources: Clark et al. (2004), Cranshaw (2004), Dennis (1952),
Dmitriev & Dietrich (2010), Hottes & Frison (1931), Knight (1941),
Marshall (2006), Milne & Milne (1980), Yanega (1996), & others

Note: Lepidoptera are excluded from this table.

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