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2019年07月10日

Insect and mite plant pests in NYC

NOTE: this is currently an early draft and therefore incomplete!

I decided to start putting together a journal post about the plant-pest species of arthropod that I have observed in NYC. These are mostly insects, but also mites. It will take me a long time to compile the list, as there is no project that covers this. Also the list could potentially become so long as to be unmanageable!

The list will NOT include all the various leafminer species I have found (leaf miner flies, moths, beetles, etc) -- those I have already listed in a separate journal post. However, on the rare occasions when I have managed to photograph the adult of a leafminer insect, that will be included here. The list will also NOT include the numerous gall-making creatures, as I intend to make a separate post about them.

HYMENOPTERA
Rose Slug Sawfly
Bristly Rose Sawfly
?Curled Rose Sawfly

LEPIDOPTERA
Carolina Sphinx Moth
Cabbage White
Fall Webworm Moth
Diamondback Moth
Hawaiian Beet Webworm Moth
Squashvine Borer Moth
Cabbage Webworm Moth

BEETLES
Elm Leaf Beetle
Groundsel Tree Leaf Beetle
Red Lily Leaf Beetle
Japanese Beetle
Oriental Beetle
Spotted Cucumber Beetle
Green June Beetle
Goldenrod Leafminer Beetle
Grapevine Beetle

TRUE BUGS
...Lacebugs:
Chrysanthemum Lace Bug
Oak Lace Bug
Azalea Lace Bug

...Plant Bugs:
Norvellina chenopodii

...Psyliids:
Box Sucker
Hackberry Nipplegall Psyllid
Hackberry Star Gall Psyllid

...Aphids:
Oleander aphid
Uroluecon
Mealy Plum Aphid
Cowpea Aphid
Potato Aphid
Black Bean Aphid

...White Flies

...Scale Insects:
Cottony Camellia Scale
Cottony Maple Leaf Scale
Ceroplastes floridensis
Euonymus Scale
Yew Scale
Mealybugs

DIPTERA
Sarcophaga

.....................
MITES
Boxwood Mite
Pear Leaf Blister Mite
other spider mites

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2019年07月11日

Carl Schurz Park, July is summer, Eastern Cicada-killer Wasp

We are really looking forward to the possibility of a soaking rain, as we have had a drought for the last couple of weeks, with hot temperatures and strong winds adding to the drying effect.

Nonetheless, all the flying insects of summer are hatching out, and dazzling us with their beauty and pollinating abilities. There are numerous different species of bees, from extremely tiny to quite big bumble bees, and several large spectacular wasps too. The solitary wasps, like the magnificent Eastern Cicada-killer Wasp, hardly ever sting, and they don't represent any kind of threat to humans, despite their awe-inspiring appearance.

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