Insect and Disease Identification Thread



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I have these on my primo and and floor and fruit. The canes and leaves themselves look ok but the fruit on several plants look like this.
Any thoughts?
I wondered about anthracnose but the leaves look ok and I don’t see much in terms of cankers

Any sign of mealybugs?

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i havent seen anything looking like that elsewhere on the plant but i squished it just in case lol

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Very tips of my nectarine shoots are shriveling up. Been noticing this for a few weeks. But, the nectarines are otherwise totally healthy looking. What would do that?

Picture example

I cant believe I keep forgetting to post this whopper!! I have never seen such a big caterpillar in WA!!

Oh no! I cant believe I didn’t get the butt in the photo!! Well, it didn’t have anything on it. Just green, no bumps flat butt.

This cool guy was the size of my finger!!

Also, the next day I found what looked like a wooly caterpillar, approx 1.5in but all white. Forgot to get a picture though. :frowning:
Definitely not the tent caterpillar.

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Is it a relative of the horn worm? looks just as big as the one eating my tomatoes

Your caterpillar is the Tobacco hornworm (diagonal white striping with black edging).
The tomato hornworm has V-shaped white markings.

Both species feed on tomato, and both turn into Sphinx moths.

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Ceanothus silkmoth caterpillar.

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Good suggestion, but different from the one I pictured.

I believe LarryGene is correct. Keep in mind that the caterpillar can look a bit different based on the current instar as well as other factors (e.g. the horns can vary in color).

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Alright! I’ll do some more research later. :slight_smile:

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@LarryGene , I was able to look some more once home from work and I do th8nk you are correct in the I.D.! Thank you very much!
I had no idea we had these in WA, and I have only seen the moth once in my life! Enormous!

I double-checked the distribution range before posting the ID. We don’t have many silk moths in the PNW.

^ note there have been sightings in WA in August.

^the large size of your caterpillar is likely the final instar.

Bug ID? Tried google lens but hits on FB and Reddit which I don’t have.

Once again confused on this ID. Assuming it’s a leaf footed bad bug. Someone said it could be an Assassin bug but I haven’t seen any like this one. Pulled 4 off a pomegranate tree today.

Dx was blackberry mites

Of some kind, definitely

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So weird looking. Seen quite a few but never like this one.

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looks like OFM

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Of the various leaf-footed bug species in genus Leptoglossus, yours most resembles Leptoglossus phyllopus.

^ click the Data tab to see if this occurs in your area.

…but your profile is hidden, so I don’t know your locale.

Edit: cannot rule out L. zonatus, as your bug has the two thoracic markings.
https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&opi=89978449&url=https://www.fdacs.gov/content/download/68507/file/Pest_Alert_-_Leptoglossus_zonatus,_A_New_Leaffooted_Bug_in_Florida.pdf&ved=2ahUKEwi0jofF47WPAxXKDzQIHQnLJxUQFnoECEEQAQ&usg=AOvVaw0huA2AqT71-r7WwVsqKvQI

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Thank you! Scott said the same. I cut off all the tips and I’ll get a prevention plan in place for next year.