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Birch Pest Diagnosis

Pest Diagnosis > Birch

1. What part of the plant is damaged by pests?
Choose --> Leaves | Bark or Stems

Leaves

2. Which photo matches the damage on my plant? (For additional photos and facts, click on the fact sheet for each pest .)

Aphids

Fact Sheet

Aphid damage on river birch
Aphid damage on river birch

Yes, this is the pest.

 

Bagworm

Fact Sheet

A young bagworm larva feeding on a river birch leaf
A young bagworm larva feeding on a river birch leaf

Yes, this is the pest.

 

Birch Leafminer

Fact Sheet

Small mines on birch leaves caused by the Birch leafminer
Small mines on birch leaves caused by the Birch leafminer

Yes, this is the pest.

 

Birch Iron Chlorosis

Iron deficiency in river birch resulting in severe interveinal chlorosis. The nutrient deficiency resulting from growing in soils with a high pH
Iron deficiency in river birch resulting in severe interveinal chlorosis. The nutrient deficiency resulting from growing in soils with a high pH

Yes, this is the pest.

 

 

Bark or Stems

No images available yet.

3. Look for the name of the pest under the Control Measures for this plant.
 

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