Hornbeam Archives
Insects and diseases that can affect Hornbeam (Carpinus).
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Anthracnose
Many deciduous hardwoods are susceptible to a leaf disease called anthracnose that is caused by various species of the fungus Anthracnose.
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Lecanium Scale
The European fruit lecanium is a key soft scale insect pest of shade trees and other woody ornamental plants in…
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Spider Mites
Spider mites are not insects, and are more closely related to spiders.
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Two-lined Chestnut Borer
Adult two-lined chestnut borers are slender, black beetles with a bluish to greenish hue that are 1/5-1/2 inch (5-13 mm) long with two faint, yellowish stripes along their back. Larvae are legless, white, slender, and about 1 inch (2.5 cm) long when fully grown with two spines at the tip of the abdomen and have an enlarged, flattened front end, characteristic of the Buprestidae.