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  • Image: Apple Scab 1
    Credit: Robert L. Anderson, USDA Forest Service, Bugwood.org
  • Image: Apple Scab 2

    Credit: M. Grabowski, University of Minnesota

  • Image: Apple Scab 3

    Credit: M. Grabowski, University of Minnesota

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green arrowCedar-hawthorn rust
Gymnosporangium globosum

  • Yellow to orange spots on leaves
  • Leaves may turn bright yellow and drop
  • White, tubular fungal spore producing structures up to ½ inch long form on lower surface of leaf spots
  • Can infect and deform fruit and green stems
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  • Image: Apple Maggot 1
    Credit: M. Grabowski, University of Minnesota
  • Image: Apple Maggot 2

    Credit: M. Grabowski, University of Minnesota

  • Image: Apple Maggot 3

    Credit: M. Grabowski, University of Minnesota

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green arrowPowdery mildew
Podosphaera spp. and Phyllactinia guttata

  • White-grey, felt-like spots or patches on leaves
  • Infected leaves may curl, twist or fold upwards
  • Infected blossoms are distorted, discolored and covered in white powdery fungal growth
  • Lower shaded leaves and small, understory trees are most commonly affected
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  • Image: Plum Curculio 1
    Credit: Whitney Cranshaw, Colorado State University, Bugwood.org
  • Image: Plum Curculio 2

    Credit: Gyorgy Csoka, Hungary Forest Research Institute, Bugwood.org

  • Image: Plum Curculio 3

    Credit: J. Hahn, University of Minnesota

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green arrowPear sawfly
Caliroa cerasi

  • Larvae "windowpane" feed i.e. eat upper leaf surface but leave veins
  • Heavy feeding gives tree a scorched appearance
  • Premature leaf drop
  • Larvae are about ½ inch long, shiny, slug-like, initially dark green to black
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  • Image: Apple Curculio 1
    Credit: Whitney Cranshaw, Colorado State University, Bugwood.org
  • Image: Apple Curculio 2

    Credit: J. Hahn, University of Minnesota

  • Image: 3

    Credit: J. Hahn, University of Minnesota

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green arrowHawthorn leafminer
Profenusa canadensis

  • Larvae feed between leaf surfaces causing translucent spots or blotches on leaves primarily on the leaf tips
  • Injured areas turn brown; from a distance, foliage appears scorched
  • Frass (droppings) noticeable, especially when leaf held up to a light
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  • Image: Tarnished Plant Bug 1
    Credit: Jim Baker, North Carolina State University, Bugwood.org
  • Image: Tarnished Plant Bug 2

    Credit: J. Hahn, University of Minnesota

  • Image: 3

    Credit: Jim Baker, North Carolina State University, Bugwood.org

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green arrowHawthorn lace bug
Corythucha cydoniae

  • Pinprick whitish to yellow-brown discoloration on upper surface
  • Persistent feeding can cause damaged areas to coalesce into blotches
  • Black dots or specks (droppings) on underside of leaves
  • Heavy feeding can cause leaf drop
  • Damage is most notable mid to late summer
  • Adults are about 1/8" long, light brown bodies with intricate, lacy wings
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