SHOOT / TIP MOTHS, BORERS, WEEVILS


Shoot / Tip Moths, Borers, Weevils

Plant Damage / Signs:
  • Shoot or twig tips turn red to straw brown
  • Later shoots or twigs droop, become deformed
        or break off


  • Insect / Signs:
  • Larvae feed inside the stem of shoots or twigs
  • Cutting in stem of shoot or twig may reveal larvae
        or stem may be hollow


  • Common Problems
  • Pine Shoot and Tip Moths (several)
  • Shoot and Twig Borers
  • Twig Girdlers
  • Twig Weevils
  • Zimmerman Pine Moth
  • Plants:
  • Cedar
  • Dogwood
  • Douglas Fir
  • Maple
  • Pecan
  • Pine
  • Poplar
  • Oak
  • Spruce
  • Willow


  • Timing:
  • During growing season


  • Generations / Year
  • 1 - 4