Insects Feeding
on Ash Trees
(Fraxinus spp.)
Agrilus planipennis (Emerald Ash Borer) **
Buprestidae (Metallic Wood-boring Beetles)
Calloides nobilis nobilis **
Cerambycidae (Long-horned Beetles)
Neoclytus acuminatum acuminatum **
(Red-headed Ash Borer)
Cerambycidae (Long-horned Beetles)
Neoclytus caprea (Banded Ash Borer) **
Cerambycidae (Long-horned Beetles)
Obrium rufulum **
Cerambycidae (Long-horned Beetles)
Stenocorus schaumii **
Cerambycidae (Long-horned Beetles)
Tylonotus bimaculatus (Ash & Privet Borer) **
Cerambycidae (Long-horned Beetles)
Capraita
circumdata *
Chrysomelidae (Leaf Beetles)
Trichaltica scabricula *
Chrysomelidae (Leaf Beetles)
Lechriops oculata
Curculionidae (Weevils)
Phloeophagus apionides **
Curculionidae (Weevils)
Stenoscelis brevis **
Curculionidae (Weevils)
Hylesinus aculeatus **
Scolytidae (Bark Beetles)
Xyloterinus politus **
Scolytidae (Bark Beetles)
Dasineura fraxinifolia ***
Cecidomyiidae (Gall Flies)
Dasineura pellex ***
Cecidomyiidae (Gall Flies)
Dasineura tumidosae ***
Cecidomyiidae (Gall Flies)
Rhizomyia fraxinifolia ***
Cecidomyiidae (Gall Flies)
Blepharidopterus provancheri
Miridae (Plant Bugs)
Lycocoris
hirticulus
Miridae (Plant Bugs)
Pseudoxenetus regalis
Miridae (Plant Bugs)
Tropidosteptes amoenus (Ash Plant Bug)
Miridae (Plant Bugs)
Tropidostepes spp.
Miridae (Plant Bugs)
Brochymena quadripustulata
(Four-humped Stink Bug)
Pentatomidae (Stink Bugs)
Leptoypha mutica
Tingidae (Lace Bugs)
Meliarhizophagus fraxinifolii § §§
Aphididae (Aphids)
Prociphilus americanus §
Aphididae (Aphids)
Chionaspis kosztarabi
Diaspididae (Armored Scales)
Chionaspis lintneri (Lintner's Scurfy Scale)
Diaspididae (Armored Scales)
Diaspidotus ancylis (Putnam Scale) § §§§
Diaspididae (Armored Scales)
Hemiberlesia neodiffinis (False Diffinis Scale)
Diaspididae (Armored Scales)
Lepidosaphes ulmi (Oystershell Scale) §§§
Diaspididae (Armored Scales)
Melanaspis tenebricosa (Gloomy Scale) §§§
Diaspididae (Armored Scales)
Dysmicoccus difficilis §§§
Pseudococcidae (Mealybugs)
Heliococcus osborni (Osborn Mealybug)
Pseudococcidae (Mealybugs)
Eupareophora parca §
Tenthredinidae (Common Sawflies)
Pachyprotasis rapae §
Tenthredinidae (Common Sawflies)
Tethida barda (Black-headed Ash Sawfly) §
Tenthredinidae (Common Sawflies)
Tomostethus multicinctus §
(Brown-headed Ash Sawfly)
Tenthredinidae (Common Sawflies)
Xiphydra tibialis **
Xyphydriidae (Xyphydriid Wood Wasps)
* found on Blue Ash (Fraxinus quadrangulata)
** larvae bore through wood,
*** larvae form galls on leaves
§ found foliage, §§ found on roots,
§§§ found on bark
Note: Lepidoptera are excluded from this table.
Sources: Clark et al. (2004), Cranshaw (2004),
Hottes & Frison (1931), ScaleNet website (2014),
Wheeler et al. (1983), Knight (1941),
Majka et al. (2007), Felt (1907), Marshall (2006),
Wilhelm & Rericha (2017), Smith (2006),
Rider (2009), Yanega (1996)