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Euonymus

Celastraceae

Euonymus is a genus of flowering plants in the staff vine family Celastraceae. Common names vary widely among different species and between different English-speaking countries, but include spindle (or spindle tree), burning-bush, strawberry-bush, wahoo, wintercreeper, or simply euonymus. It has about 140 species of deciduous and evergreen shrubs, small trees and lianas. They are mostly native to East Asia, extending to the Himalayas, and they are also distributed in Europe, Australasia, North America, and Madagascar. Fifty species are endemic to China

Description Resource

Diseases Affecting Euonymus

John Hartman, University of Kentucky, Bugwood.org

Powdery Mildew Cross Listing

While some powdery mildews attack a very few specific plants, others have a broad host range and infect many different…

Affected Species:

Azalea, Crabapple, Crape Myrtle, Dogwood, Euonymus, Lilac, Magnolia, Maple, Oak, Rose, Sycamore / Planetree

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Insects Affecting Euonymus

Central Science Laboratory, Harpenden , British Crown, Bugwood.org

Japanese Maple Scale

The Japanese maple scale is a recently detected pest of a wide range of woody host plants in Pennsylvania.

Affected Species:

Euonymus, Holly, Maple, Pyracantha, Styrax

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https://en.wikipedia.org/

Scale Insects Fact Sheet

U.S. quarantine notes This species was intercepted 131 times at U. S. ports-of-entry between 1995 and 2012, with specimens originating from Brazil, China, France, India, Japan, Singapore, South Korea, Togo, and Vietnam.

Affected Species:

Euonymus, Magnolia

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https://extension.usu.edu/vegetableguide/leafy-greens/spider-mite

Two-Spotted Spider Mite

This plant pest seems to feed on just about everything in the landscape. Two-spotted spider mites reproduce faster and have more generations per year when the weather is hot, consistently in the upper 80’s. Its host range is vast including annual flowers, ornamental grasses, herbaceous perennials, and woody trees and shrubs.

Affected Species:

Euonymus, Forsythia, Pachysandra, Rose

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Indian Wax Scale

Indian wax scale insects, Ceroplastes ceriferus, are tiny, brownish-purple females with microscopic legs and a thick covering of sticky, white wax.

Affected Species:

Boxwood, Euonymus, Holly, Viburnum

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Euonymus Scale

The euonymus scale is a key pest of deciduous and evergreen euonymus.

Affected Species:

Euonymus, Pachysandra

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Euonymus Alatus Scale

Yellowing of foliage and dieback of branched in heavy infestations. Heavily infested plants have been defoliated during the growing season.

Affected Species:

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