| 1238036 |
fig/banyan |
Ficus spp. |
Aerial "prop roots" Southwestern Florida |
| 5476357 |
Callery pear (Bradford pear) |
Pyrus calleryana |
thorn |
| 5474098 |
pawpaw |
Asimina triloba |
Asimina triloba (pawpaw) - rusty tomentose on newly emerged leaf petiole |
| 5474097 |
pawpaw |
Asimina triloba |
Asimina triloba (pawpaw) - rusty tomentose on newly emerged leaf petiole |
| 5468515 |
honeylocust |
Gleditsia triacanthos |
honey locust, Gleditsia triacanthos
thorn |
| 1581092 |
hazel alder |
Alnus serrulata |
|
| 5458623 |
blade spruce Gall adelgid |
Adelges laricis |
Waxy secretion on larch needles. |
| 5458595 |
oak bullet gall |
Disholcaspis quercusglobulus |
Oak bullet galls caused by cynipid wasps. |
| 5458338 |
ash flower gall mite |
Eriophyes fraxiniflora |
Ash flower gall mite damage(distorted male flowers which have turned brown) as it appeared in August. |
| 5458325 |
walnut twig beetle |
Pityophthorus juglandis |
Entrance and exit holes of the walnut twig beetle on black walnut. |
| 5445636 |
blue ash |
Fraxinus quadrangulata |
blue ash (Fraxinus quadrangulata) |
| 5445649 |
yellow buckeye |
Aesculus flava |
yellow buckeye (Aesculus flava) |
| 5445796 |
pawpaw |
Asimina triloba |
pawpaw (Asimina triloba) |
| 5445797 |
pawpaw |
Asimina triloba |
pawpaw (Asimina triloba) |
| 2187054 |
longtailed mealybug |
Pseudococcus longispinus |
honeydew on leaf with longtailed mealybug |
| 2187057 |
spider mites |
|
abundant webbing |
| 2721028 |
granulate ambrosia beetle |
Xylosandrus crassiusculus |
|
| 5388302 |
fragrant sumac |
Rhus aromatica |
New buds on fragrant sumac. |
| 5388304 |
black locust |
Robinia pseudoacacia |
Thorns on a black locust. |
| 5434164 |
winged elm |
Ulmus alata |
Winged branches |
| 5434165 |
winged elm |
Ulmus alata |
Winged branches |
| 5434166 |
winged elm |
Ulmus alata |
Winged branches |
| 5434167 |
winged elm |
Ulmus alata |
Wide variability of 'wings' on branches |
| 5434170 |
winged elm |
Ulmus alata |
Winged branches |
| 5434171 |
winged elm |
Ulmus alata |
Winged branches |
| 5433956 |
hawthorn |
Crataegus spp. |
Spring; thorns; buds |
| 5433960 |
hawthorn |
Crataegus spp. |
thorns |
| 2187056 |
longtailed mealybug |
Pseudococcus longispinus |
spots of honeydew on leaf |
| 0008407 |
osage-orange |
Maclura pomifera |
thorns on twig |
| 0590044 |
smooth patch of oak |
Aleurodiscus oakesii |
and etched appearance of bark |
| 1223155 |
tree spade |
|
planting hole |
| 0008486 |
alternateleaf dogwood |
Cornus alternifolia |
Leaf scars and buds |
| 2721027 |
granulate ambrosia beetle |
Xylosandrus crassiusculus |
|
| 1540919 |
pine spittlebug |
Aphrophora parallela |
catskin |
| 1540920 |
pine spittlebug |
Aphrophora parallela |
catskin |
| 1540921 |
pine spittlebug |
Aphrophora parallela |
catskin |
| 5388242 |
honeylocust |
Gleditsia triacanthos |
Honey locusts have pointed thorns. |
| 5423067 |
white fringetree |
Chionanthus virginicus |
Petioles are red at the base |
| 5423069 |
white fringetree |
Chionanthus virginicus |
Flowers emerge from leaf axils |
| 5422213 |
western drywood termite |
Incisitermes minor |
frass |
| 5422216 |
western drywood termite |
Incisitermes minor |
frass |
| 5422214 |
western drywood termite |
Incisitermes minor |
frass |
| 5045012 |
bur oak |
Quercus macrocarpa |
Large horizontal branch development in bur oak |
| 5078064 |
wool sower gall maker |
Callirhytis seminator |
insect gall |
| 5393596 |
bronze birch borer |
Agrilus anxius |
Exit hole in bark |
| 5392784 |
Asian longhorned beetle |
Anoplophora glabripennis |
pupal chamber frass |
| 5392747 |
Asian longhorned beetle |
Anoplophora glabripennis |
Egg sites and Exit holes |
| 5392749 |
Asian longhorned beetle |
Anoplophora glabripennis |
Egg sites and Exit holes |
| 5392750 |
Asian longhorned beetle |
Anoplophora glabripennis |
Egg sites and Exit holes |
| 5392751 |
Asian longhorned beetle |
Anoplophora glabripennis |
Egg sites and Exit holes |
| 5392752 |
Asian longhorned beetle |
Anoplophora glabripennis |
Egg sites and Exit holes |
| 5392753 |
Asian longhorned beetle |
Anoplophora glabripennis |
Egg sites and Exit holes |
| 5392754 |
Asian longhorned beetle |
Anoplophora glabripennis |
Egg sites and Exit holes |
| 5392755 |
Asian longhorned beetle |
Anoplophora glabripennis |
Egg sites and Gallery |
| 5392756 |
Asian longhorned beetle |
Anoplophora glabripennis |
Egg sites |
| 5392757 |
Asian longhorned beetle |
Anoplophora glabripennis |
Egg sites |
| 5392758 |
Asian longhorned beetle |
Anoplophora glabripennis |
bark removed showing frass |
| 5392759 |
Asian longhorned beetle |
Anoplophora glabripennis |
frass |
| 5392761 |
Asian longhorned beetle |
Anoplophora glabripennis |
egg and exit sites |
| 5392762 |
Asian longhorned beetle |
Anoplophora glabripennis |
egg and exit sites |
| 5392763 |
Asian longhorned beetle |
Anoplophora glabripennis |
egg and exit sites |
| 5392764 |
Asian longhorned beetle |
Anoplophora glabripennis |
egg and exit sites |
| 5392765 |
Asian longhorned beetle |
Anoplophora glabripennis |
egg and exit sites |
| 5392766 |
Asian longhorned beetle |
Anoplophora glabripennis |
egg and exit sites |
| 5392768 |
Asian longhorned beetle |
Anoplophora glabripennis |
egg sites |
| 5392769 |
Asian longhorned beetle |
Anoplophora glabripennis |
egg and exit sites |
| 5392771 |
Asian longhorned beetle |
Anoplophora glabripennis |
egg and exit sites |
| 5392772 |
Asian longhorned beetle |
Anoplophora glabripennis |
egg and exit sites; bark removed |
| 5392773 |
Asian longhorned beetle |
Anoplophora glabripennis |
egg and exit sites |
| 5386047 |
palm moth |
Paysandisia archon |
Presence of sawdust on the palm trunk |
| 5386048 |
palm moth |
Paysandisia archon |
pupal exuviae on
|
| 5389253 |
tent caterpillar |
Eriogaster lanestris |
tent on tree |
| 5389262 |
tent caterpillar |
Eriogaster lanestris |
|
| 5334079 |
gouty oak gall |
Callirhytis quercuspunctata |
Wasp Gall |
| 5371063 |
knopper gall |
Andricus quercuscalicis |
asexual gall |
| 5371047 |
Acantholyda sawflies |
Acantholyda spp. |
frass |
| 5371372 |
blade spruce Gall adelgid |
Adelges laricis |
|
| 2109022 |
oak galls |
|
Fuzzy insect galls on the leaves of post oak. They are common on post oak in East Texas. |
| 5345056 |
Callery pear (Bradford pear) |
Pyrus calleryana |
tree splitting |
| 0656062 |
oriental beetle |
Anomala orientalis |
Last ventral segment of Blitopertha orientalis larva, showing longitudinal rows of spines and characteristic transverse anal opening. Raster pattern. Black and white image |
| 5371247 |
browntail moth |
Euproctis chrysorrhoea |
overwintering nest |
| 5369696 |
magnolia scale |
Neolecanium cornuparvum |
Drop of honeydew being exuded from adult scale |
| 5304002 |
European elm scale |
Gossyparia spuria |
Sooty mold characteristic of chronic infestation by European elm scale in sites with little rainfall. |
| 5304003 |
European elm scale |
Gossyparia spuria |
Sooty mold characteristic of chronic infestation by European elm scale in sites with little rainfall. |
| 5304029 |
fall webworm |
Hyphantria cunea |
Frass collected at base of tent |
| 5032094 |
white ash |
Fraxinus americana |
winter buds |
| 5211002 |
ash borer |
Podosesia syringae |
Infested ash trunk with pupal skins extruding from exit wounds |
| 1501040 |
oak wilt |
Ceratocystis fagacearum |
Oak wilt may move through root grafts between trees similar to this live oak root grafting |
| 1484007 |
fall webworm |
Hyphantria cunea |
webbing with defoliation; webbed foliage |
| 1397115 |
pruning (general) |
|
Proper pruning cut on small branch. |
| 1397136 |
pruning (general) |
|
proper cut |
| 5171030 |
bronze birch borer |
Agrilus anxius |
callus formation in response to feeding of the larvae in the cambium region creates noticable ridges |
| 5171036 |
emerald ash borer |
Agrilus planipennis |
root sprouts and crown dieback are typical indicatiors of an infested tree |
| 5171037 |
emerald ash borer |
Agrilus planipennis |
root sprouts and crown dieback are typical indicatiors of an infested tree |
| 5170017 |
English oak |
Quercus robur |
A very strange, unexplained stem!! Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire, England, UK. Not the result of a super long tree shelter! Root collar instability and total loss of apical dominance in early years may explain it? The crown was a stunted "lollipop" shape. |
| 2514020 |
eastern tent caterpillar |
Malacosoma americanum |
Tent Caterpillars 'nest'. Sycamore, GA 7 April 1968 |
| 5110056 |
Phytophthora kernoviae |
Phytophthora kernoviae |
P. kernoviae sporangium. |
| 5110057 |
Phytophthora kernoviae |
Phytophthora kernoviae |
Scanning electron micrograph, P.kernoviae sporangia |
| 2182058 |
basswood thrips |
Neohydatothrips tiliae |
antennae |
| 2184046 |
eastern tent caterpillar |
Malacosoma americanum |
'tent' |
| 5026013 |
smaller European elm bark beetle |
Scolytus multistriatus |
emergence hole |
| 2721034 |
fall webworm |
Hyphantria cunea |
web on pecan |
| 2187055 |
longtailed mealybug |
Pseudococcus longispinus |
honeydew on leaf |
| 1468060 |
mountain pine beetle |
Dendroctonus ponderosae |
pitch tubes |
| 1458055 |
Dutch elm disease |
Ophiostoma ulmi |
streaking of vascular tissue |
| 1457030 |
emerald ash borer |
Agrilus planipennis |
Bark removed by woodpeckers searching for emerald ash borer larvae and pupae in late winter, early spring. Photo taken in Ann Arbor, MI, 2004. |
| 1238034 |
fig/banyan |
Ficus spp. |
Southwestern Florida |
| 1626007 |
aphids |
|
Aphids excrete a sugary waste produce called honeydew. Notice the clear drop on the left side of this picture. Ants, bees, and wasps collect honeydew for food. Black and brown fungi, appropriately called sooty molds, cover leaves and other objects below aphid colonies where honeydew collects. |
| 1254052 |
European elm scale |
Eriococcus spuria |
Black sooty mold growing on honeydew deposited by scale infestations, Colorado State University campus, Fort Collins, CO. |
| 1238039 |
Florida strangler fig |
Ficus aurea |
|
| 1238041 |
Florida strangler fig |
Ficus aurea |
|
| 1238042 |
Florida strangler fig |
Ficus aurea |
|
| 1238050 |
resurrection fern |
Pleopeltis polypodioides |
Charleston, SC |
| 1238051 |
resurrection fern |
Pleopeltis polypodioides |
Charleston, SC |
| 1238092 |
human caused injury |
|
Typical builder's onsite fire. Grenville, SC |
| 1238175 |
snow and ice damage (snow load) |
|
Ice accumulates on foliage, causing branches to sag. Simpsonville, SC. |
| 4825026 |
resurrection fern |
Pleopeltis polypodioides |
An epiphyte using tree branches for support. |
| 1435133 |
wax scales |
Ceroplastes spp. |
|
| 1435066 |
bagworm |
Thyridopteryx ephemeraeformis |
|
| 2089040 |
fall webworm |
Hyphantria cunea |
on pecan |
| 2666047 |
pecan spittlebug |
Clastoptera achatina |
spittle mass at base of nut cluster |
| 2666050 |
yellow pecan aphid |
Monelliopsis pecanis |
honeydew |
| 0008487 |
redosier dogwood |
Cornus sericea |
Leaf scars and buds |
| 0008485 |
alternateleaf dogwood |
Cornus alternifolia |
Leaf scars and buds |
| 4825033 |
devil's gut |
Cassytha filiformis |
close-up vine |
| 4822052 |
mistletoes |
Phoradendron spp. |
Globose clumps established in tree crown as seen in winter. |
| 4823020 |
Armillaria root rots |
Armillaria spp. |
An unknown A. spp. exhibiting rarely formed rhizomorphs. |
| 4825023 |
lichen |
|
Foliose or leafy form (Parmelia spp.), and fruticose or shrubby form (Usnea spp.) on bark. |
| 3046076 |
sycamore dieback |
|
healthy cambium
compare to image 3046074 |
| 4214001 |
oak wilt |
Ceratocystis fagacearum |
close-up view of fungal mat on peeled stem |
| 3226028 |
oak wilt |
Ceratocystis fagacearum |
root grafts |
| 3227018 |
oak wilt |
Ceratocystis fagacearum |
root grafts |