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 americanum*
(Woolly Elm Aphid)
Aphididae
(Aphids)
Eriosoma lanigera*
(Woolly Apple Aphid)
Aphididae
(Aphids)
Kaltenbachiella ulmifusa
(Slippery Elm Gall Aphid)
Aphididae
(Aphids)
Tetraneura ulmi
(syn. Colopha graminis)
(Elm Sack Gall Aphid)
Aphididae
(Aphids)
Tinocallis saltans
(Siberian Elm Aphid)
Aphididae
(Aphids)
Tinocallis ulmifolii
(Elm Leaf Aphid)
Aphididae
(Aphids)
Eratoneura ardens
(syn. Erythroneura ardens)
Cicadellidae
(Leafhoppers)
Eratoneura basilaris
(syn. Erythroneura basilaris)
Cicadellidae
(Leafhoppers)
Eratoneura bigemina
(syn. Erythroneura bigemina)
Cicadellidae
(Leafhoppers)
Eratoneura bispinosa
(syn. Erythroneura bispinosa)
Cicadellidae
(Leafhoppers)
Eratoneura campora
(syn. Erythroneura campora)
Cicadellidae
(Leafhoppers)
Eratoneura stoveri
(syn. Erythroneura stoveri)
Cicadellidae
(Leafhoppers)
Scaphoideus luteolus
(Banded Elm Leafhopper)
Cicadellidae
(Leafhoppers)
Chionaspis furfura
(Scurfy Scale)
Diaspididae
(Armoured Scales)
Diaspidiotus ancylus
(syn. Aspidiotus ancylus)
(Putnam Scale)
Diaspididae
(Armoured Scales)
Gossyparia spuria
(European Elm Scale)
Eriococcidae
(Felt Scales)
Ceresa bubalus
(Buffalo Treehopper)
Membracidae
(Treehoppers)
Lopidea heidemanniMiridae
(Plant Bugs)
Brochymena quadripustulata
(Four-Humped Stink Bug)
Pentatomidae
(Stink Bugs)
Corythucha ulmi
(Elm Lace Bug)
Tingidae
(Lace Bugs)
Calligrapha scalaris
(Elm Calligrapha)
Chrysomelidae
(Leaf Beetles)
Monocesta coryli
(Large Elm Leaf Beetle)
Chrysomelidae
(Leaf Beetles)
Pyrrhalta luteola
(Elm Leaf Beetle)
Chrysomelidae
(Leaf Beetles)
Popillia japonica
(Japanese Beetle)
Scarabaeidae
(Scarab Beetles)
Cimbex americana
(Elm Sawfly)
Cimbicidae
(Cimbicid Sawflies)
Tetranychus schoenei**
(Schoene Spider Mite)
Tetranychidae
(Spider Mites)

*elm is a winter host, **this is an arachnid invertebrate

Note: Lepidoptera & Wood-Boring Beetles
are excluded from this table.

Sources: Funkhouser (1917), Hottes & Frison (1931),
Knight (1941), English (1962), Cranshaw (2004),
Marshall (2006), Dmitriev & Dietrich (2010)

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