Landscape Pests
Aphids, scale, borers, and other insects that attack trees, shrubs, and ornamental plants. Browse 63 entries in our identification guide.
Crape Myrtle Aphid
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Crape Myrtle Aphid is a landscape pest found in Middle Tennessee. This pest can damage ornamental plants and turfgrass in our region. Early identifica...
Painted Maple Aphid
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Painted Maple Aphid is a landscape pest found in Middle Tennessee. This pest can damage ornamental plants and turfgrass in our region. Early identific...
Woolly Beech Aphid
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Woolly Beech Aphid is a landscape pest found in Middle Tennessee. This pest can damage ornamental plants and turfgrass in our region. Early identifica...
Balsam Twig Aphid
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Balsam Twig Aphid is a landscape pest found in Middle Tennessee. This pest can damage ornamental plants and turfgrass in our region. Early identificat...
Rose Aphid
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Rose Aphid is a landscape pest found in Middle Tennessee. This pest can damage ornamental plants and turfgrass in our region. Early identification and...
Glasshouse Whitefly
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Glasshouse Whitefly is a landscape pest found in Middle Tennessee. This pest can damage ornamental plants and turfgrass in our region. Early identific...
Silverleaf Whitefly
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Silverleaf Whitefly is a landscape pest found in Middle Tennessee. This pest can damage ornamental plants and turfgrass in our region. Early identific...
Azalea Whitefly
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Azalea Whitefly is a landscape pest found in Middle Tennessee. This pest can damage ornamental plants and turfgrass in our region. Early identificatio...
Obscure Mealybug
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Obscure Mealybug is a landscape pest found in Middle Tennessee. This pest can damage ornamental plants and turfgrass in our region. Early identificati...
Gill's Mealybug
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Gill's Mealybug is a landscape pest found in Middle Tennessee. This pest can damage ornamental plants and turfgrass in our region. Early identificatio...
Hemlock Woolly Adelgid
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Hemlock Woolly Adelgid is a landscape pest found in Middle Tennessee. This pest can damage ornamental plants and turfgrass in our region. Early identi...
Balsam Woolly Adelgid
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Balsam Woolly Adelgid is a landscape pest found in Middle Tennessee. This pest can damage ornamental plants and turfgrass in our region. Early identif...
White Peach Scale
Pseudaulacaspis pentagona
White Peach Scale (Pseudaulacaspis pentagona) is a landscape pest found in Middle Tennessee. This pest can damage ornamental plants and turfgrass in o...
Oleander Scale
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Oleander Scale is a landscape pest found in Middle Tennessee. This pest can damage ornamental plants and turfgrass in our region. Early identification...
Euonymus Scale
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Euonymus Scale is a landscape pest found in Middle Tennessee. This pest can damage ornamental plants and turfgrass in our region. Early identification...
Oystershell Scale
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Oystershell Scale is a landscape pest found in Middle Tennessee. This pest can damage ornamental plants and turfgrass in our region. Early identificat...
Japanese Maple Scale
Lopholeucaspis japonica
Japanese Maple Scale (Lopholeucaspis japonica) is a landscape pest found in Middle Tennessee. This pest can damage ornamental plants and turfgrass in ...
Cottony Maple Scale
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Cottony Maple Scale is a landscape pest found in Middle Tennessee. This pest can damage ornamental plants and turfgrass in our region. Early identific...
Tuliptree Scale
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Tuliptree Scale is a landscape pest found in Middle Tennessee. This pest can damage ornamental plants and turfgrass in our region. Early identificatio...
Calico Scale
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Calico Scale is a landscape pest found in Middle Tennessee. This pest can damage ornamental plants and turfgrass in our region. Early identification a...
Black Scale
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Black Scale is a landscape pest found in Middle Tennessee. This pest can damage ornamental plants and turfgrass in our region. Early identification an...
Fletcher Scale
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Fletcher Scale is a landscape pest found in Middle Tennessee. This pest can damage ornamental plants and turfgrass in our region. Early identification...
Magnolia Scale
Neolecanium cornuparvum
Magnolia Scale (Neolecanium cornuparvum) is a landscape pest found in Middle Tennessee. This pest can damage ornamental plants and turfgrass in our re...
Azalea Lace Bug
Stephanitis pyrioides
Azalea Lace Bug (Stephanitis pyrioides) is a landscape pest found in Middle Tennessee. This pest can damage ornamental plants and turfgrass in our reg...
Rhododendron Lace Bug
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Rhododendron Lace Bug is a landscape pest found in Middle Tennessee. This pest can damage ornamental plants and turfgrass in our region. Early identif...
Potato Leafhopper
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Potato Leafhopper is a landscape pest found in Middle Tennessee. This pest can damage ornamental plants and turfgrass in our region. Early identificat...
Rose Leafhopper
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Rose Leafhopper is a landscape pest found in Middle Tennessee. This pest can damage ornamental plants and turfgrass in our region. Early identificatio...
Brown Marmorated Stink Bug
Halyomorpha halys
Brown Marmorated Stink Bug (Halyomorpha halys) is a landscape pest found in Middle Tennessee. This pest can damage ornamental plants and turfgrass in ...
Spongy Moth
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Spongy Moth is a landscape pest found in Middle Tennessee. This pest can damage ornamental plants and turfgrass in our region. Early identification an...
Flighted Spongy Moth Complex
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Flighted Spongy Moth Complex is a landscape pest found in Middle Tennessee. This pest can damage ornamental plants and turfgrass in our region. Early ...
Box Tree Moth
Cydalima perspectalis
Box Tree Moth (Cydalima perspectalis) is a landscape pest found in Middle Tennessee. This pest can damage ornamental plants and turfgrass in our regio...
Dogwood Sawfly
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Dogwood Sawfly is a landscape pest found in Middle Tennessee. This pest can damage ornamental plants and turfgrass in our region. Early identification...
Azalea Sawfly
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Azalea Sawfly is a landscape pest found in Middle Tennessee. This pest can damage ornamental plants and turfgrass in our region. Early identification ...
Elm Zigzag Sawfly
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Elm Zigzag Sawfly is a landscape pest found in Middle Tennessee. This pest can damage ornamental plants and turfgrass in our region. Early identificat...
Emerald Ash Borer
Agrilus planipennis
Emerald Ash Borer (Agrilus planipennis) is a landscape pest found in Middle Tennessee. This pest can damage ornamental plants and turfgrass in our reg...
Asian Longhorned Beetle
Anoplophora glabripennis
Asian Longhorned Beetle (Anoplophora glabripennis) is a landscape pest found in Middle Tennessee. This pest can damage ornamental plants and turfgrass...
Southern Pine Beetle
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Southern Pine Beetle is a landscape pest found in Middle Tennessee. This pest can damage ornamental plants and turfgrass in our region. Early identifi...
IPS Bark Beetle
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IPS Bark Beetle is a landscape pest found in Middle Tennessee. This pest can damage ornamental plants and turfgrass in our region. Early identificatio...
Black Turpentine Beetle
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Black Turpentine Beetle is a landscape pest found in Middle Tennessee. This pest can damage ornamental plants and turfgrass in our region. Early ident...
Redbay Ambrosia Beetle
Xyleborus glabratus
Redbay Ambrosia Beetle (Xyleborus glabratus) is a landscape pest found in Middle Tennessee. This pest can damage ornamental plants and turfgrass in ou...
Walnut Twig Beetle
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Walnut Twig Beetle is a landscape pest found in Middle Tennessee. This pest can damage ornamental plants and turfgrass in our region. Early identifica...
Sirex Woodwasp
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Sirex Woodwasp is a landscape pest found in Middle Tennessee. This pest can damage ornamental plants and turfgrass in our region. Early identification...
Spotted Lanternfly
Lycorma delicatula
Spotted Lanternfly (Lycorma delicatula) is a landscape pest found in Middle Tennessee. This pest can damage ornamental plants and turfgrass in our reg...
Twospotted Spider Mite
Tetranychus urticae
Twospotted Spider Mite (Tetranychus urticae) is a landscape pest found in Middle Tennessee. This pest can damage ornamental plants and turfgrass in ou...
Southern Red Mite
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Southern Red Mite is a landscape pest found in Middle Tennessee. This pest can damage ornamental plants and turfgrass in our region. Early identificat...
Spruce Spider Mite
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Spruce Spider Mite is a landscape pest found in Middle Tennessee. This pest can damage ornamental plants and turfgrass in our region. Early identifica...
Maple Bladdergall Mite
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Maple Bladdergall Mite is a landscape pest found in Middle Tennessee. This pest can damage ornamental plants and turfgrass in our region. Early identi...
Broad Mites
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Broad Mites is a landscape pest found in Middle Tennessee. This pest can damage ornamental plants and turfgrass in our region. Early identification an...
Root-Knot Nematodes
Meloidogyne spp.
Nematodes are microscopic roundworms that feed on plant roots, and root-knot nematodes (Meloidogyne spp.) are the most damaging group in turfgrass. Th...
Slugs
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Slugs is a landscape pest found in Middle Tennessee. This pest can damage ornamental plants and turfgrass in our region. Early identification and targ...
Snails
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Snails is a landscape pest found in Middle Tennessee. This pest can damage ornamental plants and turfgrass in our region. Early identification and tar...
Green Peach Aphid
Myzus persicae
Green Peach Aphid (Myzus persicae) is a landscape pest found in Middle Tennessee. This pest can damage ornamental plants and turfgrass in our region. ...
Melon Aphid
Aphis gossypii
Melon Aphid (Aphis gossypii) is a landscape pest found in Middle Tennessee. This pest can damage ornamental plants and turfgrass in our region. Early ...
Brown Soft Scale
Coccus hesperidum
Brown Soft Scale (Coccus hesperidum) is a landscape pest found in Middle Tennessee. This pest can damage ornamental plants and turfgrass in our region...
Cottony Cushion Scale
Icerya purchasi
Cottony Cushion Scale (Icerya purchasi) is a landscape pest found in Middle Tennessee. This pest can damage ornamental plants and turfgrass in our reg...
Bagworm
Thyridopteryx ephemeraeformis
Bagworm (Thyridopteryx ephemeraeformis) is a landscape pest found in Middle Tennessee. This pest can damage ornamental plants and turfgrass in our reg...
Sycamore Lace Bug
Corythucha ciliata
Sycamore Lace Bug (Corythucha ciliata) is a landscape pest found in Middle Tennessee. This pest can damage ornamental plants and turfgrass in our regi...
Greenhouse Whitefly
Trialeurodes vaporariorum
Greenhouse Whitefly (Trialeurodes vaporariorum) is a landscape pest found in Middle Tennessee. This pest can damage ornamental plants and turfgrass in...
Western Flower Thrips
Frankliniella occidentalis
Western Flower Thrips (Frankliniella occidentalis) is a landscape pest found in Middle Tennessee. This pest can damage ornamental plants and turfgrass...
Serpentine Leaf Miner
Liriomyza trifolii
Serpentine Leaf Miner (Liriomyza trifolii) is a landscape pest found in Middle Tennessee. This pest can damage ornamental plants and turfgrass in our ...
Eastern Tent Caterpillar
Malacosoma americanum
Eastern Tent Caterpillar (Malacosoma americanum) is a landscape pest found in Middle Tennessee. This pest can damage ornamental plants and turfgrass i...
Rose Sawfly
Arge ochracea
Rose Sawfly (Arge ochracea) is a landscape pest found in Middle Tennessee. This pest can damage ornamental plants and turfgrass in our region. Early i...
Euonymus Leafminer Sawfly
Profenusa canadensis
Euonymus Leafminer Sawfly (Profenusa canadensis) is a landscape pest found in Middle Tennessee. This pest can damage ornamental plants and turfgrass i...
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