SAWFLIES
Broadleaf Plants

Sawflies

Plant Damage / Signs:
  • Larvae feed together, first skeletonize the leaf
  • Later all except the midvein of leaf is removed


  • Insect / Signs:
  • Larvae small, 1/4 - 1/2"
  • Larvae often sit upright when disturbed


  • Common Sawflies:
  • Birch Sawfly
  • Dogwood Sawfly
  • Mountain Ash Sawfly
  • Plants:
  • Ash
  • Azalea
  • Birch
  • Dogwood
  • Elm
  • Locust
  • Mountain Ash
  • Oak
  • Rose


  • Timing:
  • Throughout growing season


  • Generations / Year
  • 1 to 5