Iowa Tree Pests

Iowa's Invasive Insect and Disease Watchlist

Common Name	Scientific Name
spongy moth (formerly gypsy moth)	Lymantria dispar (Linnaeus)
Asian longhorned beetle	Anoplophora glabripennis (Motschulsky, 1853)
emerald ash borer	Agrilus planipennis Fairmaire, 1888
thousand cankers disease	Geosmithia morbida (Proposed name)
spotted lanternfly	Lycorma delicatula (White, 1845)

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