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The following are insect species that are considered invasive to Nebraska.
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Known
Emerald Ash Borer

Emerald Ash Borer

Agrilus planipennis Ledeb.

Wood boring insect that leaves D-shaped borer holes along tree trunks, and larval galleries under bark.

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Spotted Lanternfly

Spotted Lanternfly

Lycorma delicatula

Planthopper with 70 plant hosts. Poses a serious economic threat to multiple U.S. industries, including viticulture, soft fruits (including grapes, hops and stone fruits), ornamentals and timber (Urban et al.)

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Brown Marmorated Stink Bug

Brown Marmorated Stink Bug

Halyomorpha halys

Feeds on various crops. Leaves small necrotic spots on fruit and leaf surfaces.

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Cereal Leaf Beetle

Cereal Leaf Beetle

Oulema melanopus

Damages grain crops by feeding on leaves. Markings on leaves resemble elongated slits.

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Invasive Jumping Worm

Invasive Jumping Worm

Amynthas species

They feed on leaf litter and mulch, and the soil they leave behind is dry, depriving trees and other plants of essential nutrients.

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Known
Japanese Beetle

Japanese Beetle

Popillia japonica

Causes skeletonized leaves and defoliation of host plants. Root damage to lawns caused by the larvae.

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Longhorned Beetle

Longhorned Beetle

Anoplophora glabripennis

Presence characterized by exit holes in tree, larval galleries under bark, or out-of-season yellowing of leaves.

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Mountain Pine Beetle

Mountain Pine Beetle

Dendroctonus ponderosae

Bore holes in trees leaving sawdust. Causes blue stained wood from the beetle’s fungus.

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Pine Shoot Beetle

Pine Shoot Beetle

Tomicus piniperda

Causes wilting on new branch shoots, stunted tree growth. Larval galleries feed throughout the trees.

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Sirex Woodwasp

Sirex Woodwasp

Sirex noctilio F.

Causes foliage to wilt and change color to red. Leaves resin beads from egg laying sites. Bores holes in tree.

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Spongy Moth

Spongy Moth

Lymantria dispar

Signs of presence are shot holes in leaves and foliage stripped from trees.

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