G96-1277 Pine Moths

Authors

Mark O. Harrell, University of Nebraska - LincolnFollow
Frederick P. Baxendale, University of Nebraska - LincolnFollow
J. Ackland Jones, University of Nebraska - Lincoln

Date of this Version

1996

Comments

© 1996, The Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska on behalf of the University of Nebraska–Lincoln Extension. All rights reserved.

Abstract

Pine moths can seriously damage pine trees. This NebGuide helps you recognize damage and symptoms, identify the pest, and choose a control.

Pine moths are serious pests of pines in Nebraska. Larvae (caterpillars) damage trees by tunneling just beneath the bark of the trunk and branches (Figure 1), most commonly on the trunk just below a branch. The tunnels they make can girdle the trunk or branches or physically weaken them so they are easily broken by wind or snow (Figure 2). Heavily infested trees are often deformed and are sometimes killed.