Rubus-pest
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Acalitus
Acalitus is a genus of microscopic eriophyoid mites in the family Eriophyidae. Species within this genus are cosmopolitan plant parasites that induce gall formation on various host plants. Several species are significant agricultural pests, including Acalitus essigi and Acalitus vaccinii, which affect berry crops, and Acalitus phloeocoptes, which damages stone fruit trees. The genus exhibits narrow host specificity, with individual species typically restricted to particular plant genera or families.
Agrilus ruficollis
Red-necked Cane Borer
Agrilus ruficollis, commonly known as the red-necked cane borer, is a metallic wood-boring beetle in the family Buprestidae. The species is distributed across Europe, Northern Asia (excluding China), and North America. It is a documented pest of blackberries (Rubus spp.), with larvae tunneling through cane pith and causing cane death. Adults are relatively large for the genus Agrilus and display distinctive coloration with a reddish pronotum.
Amorbia
leafroller moths
Amorbia is a New World genus of tortricid moths containing approximately 29 species distributed from Brazil through Central America, the Caribbean, Mexico, and into the United States and Canada. Larvae of at least some species are known leafrollers that feed on host plants including blackberry (Rubus). The genus has been subject to systematic revision, with eight informal species groups proposed based on morphological characters. Several species are of economic concern as pests of Rubus crops in Mexico.
Amphorophora
Berry Aphids
Amphorophora is a genus of aphids in the family Aphididae, established by George Bowdler Buckton in 1876. The genus contains approximately 27 species, predominantly distributed in the Nearctic region with presence in Eurasia and North America. Species within this genus are significant agricultural pests of Rubus crops, particularly raspberries and blackberries. Several species, including A. idaei and A. agathonica, are major vectors of plant viruses affecting commercial berry production.
Metallus rohweri
Metallus rohweri is a sawfly in the family Tenthredinidae, first described by MacGillivray in 1909. It belongs to the subfamily Blennocampinae and is one of approximately five species in the genus Metallus. The genus is characterized by metallic coloration and association with Rubus host plants. This species is known from northeastern North America.
Ribautiana tenerrima
Bramble Leafhopper
Ribautiana tenerrima, commonly known as the Bramble Leafhopper, is a European leafhopper species that has become an established agricultural pest in western North America. Both nymphs and adults feed on phloem sap from cane fruit leaves, causing distinctive white stippling damage. Severe infestations during dry seasons result in leaf curling, reduced cane vigor, and diminished fruit size. The species was first documented in North America in 1947 near Victoria, British Columbia, and has since spread to southern Vancouver Island and the lower Fraser Valley.
Schreckensteinia festaliella
Blackberry Skeletonizer
Schreckensteinia festaliella, known as the blackberry skeletonizer, is a small moth in the family Schreckensteiniidae. Native to the Palearctic, it has been introduced to North America where it is now widespread. The species is notable for its distinctive resting posture with hindlegs raised over the abdomen, and its larvae feed on Rubus species including bramble and raspberry.