Originally from the United Kingdom, the silver Y moth has steadily spread across the globe. With large populations in Europe, Asia, and Africa, it is clear that the silver Y moth is capable of not only surviving, but ...

Native to Africa, Europe, and the Middle East, the Egyptian cottonworm is a high risk invasive moth. Egyptian cottonworm has well over 87 plant hosts in 40 plant families. This pest has been intercepted multiple times at ...

European grape berry moth is native to Europe and Central Asia. It primarily feeds on grapes (Vitis vinifera) but has also been found in honeysuckle and currant berries. While European grape berry moth has yet to be ...

The organism responsible for this disease of apples, stone fruits, and other perennial fruit trees is a phytoplasma: a very small bacterium lacking a cell wall and enclosed in a single membrane. Inhabiting primarily the ...

The Asian gypsy moth is an exotic insect pest native to Far East countries such as Russia, China, and Japan. Adult moths frequently lay their egg masses on cargo ships and shipping containers, and these hardy egg clusters ...

Brown rot occurs on all stone fruit worldwide and afflicts blossoms, twigs, and fruit, both pre- and post-harvest. Several closely-related fungal species, collectively known as Monilinia spp. cause the disease. In stone ...