The banded grape bug is a sporadic, early-season pest of grapes that feeds on clusters between bud break and bloom. It damages grapes during the period of rapid shoot expansion and flower cluster development. Injury by the ...

Mullein plant bug (MPB) and apple brown bug (ABB) are occasional pests of apple and pear in New York. Because they occur in the same place at the same time and cause the same kind of damage, they are collectively referred ...

European red mites (ERM), Panonychus ulmi, feed on leaves of apple trees and thereby interfere with photosynthesis and production of carbohydrates. At high levels, ERM damage to apple leaves reduces fruit yield and quality. ...