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Japanese Maple Scale Woody Ornamental Host Plants
Japanese maple scale (JMS), (Lopholeucaspis japonica Cockerell) (Hemiptera: Diaspididae), is a prolific pest of major concern to nursery crop producers and landscape managers in MD and the eastern United States. JMS is difficult to monitor and manage due to its small size, extended crawler emergence periods, and wide host plant range. The purpose of this fact sheet is to provide practitioners with host plant information that will help to improve and focus their monitoring efforts. All plants listed in this fact sheet are verified as hosts of Japanese maple scale from published literature or direct observations by the authors. This list should not be considered all inclusive. Due to the generalist feeding habits of JMS there are likely more hosts we have yet to identify including additional cultivars/hybrids. For additional information on JMS biology and management see the IPM for Commercial Horticulture fact sheet on JMS at: https://go.umd.edu/FS-967
FAMILY: Anacardiaceae
| Genus/Species | Cultivar/Hybrid | Common Name |
|---|---|---|
| FAMILY: Anacardiaceae | ||
| Cotinus coggygria | smoke tree | |
| Rhus typhina | staghorn sumac |
FAMILY: Aquifoliaceae
| Genus/Species | Cultivar/Hybrid | Common Name |
|---|---|---|
| FAMILY: Aquifoliaceae | ||
| Ilex crenata | Japanese holly | |
| Ilex opaca | American holly | |
| Ilex verticillata | winterberry | |
| Ilex x | ‘Nellie R. Stevens’, ‘Dr. Kassab’a | hybrid holly |
| Ilex x aquipernyi | ‘Dragon Lady’ | Foster’s hybrid holly |
| Ilex x koehneana | ’Conayule’ | Yule brite™ holly |
| Ilex x merserveae | ’Blue Boy’, ‘Blue Maid’, ‘Centennial Girl’ | Merserve hybrid holly |
FAMILY: Betulaceae
| Genus/Species | Cultivar/Hybrid | Common Name |
|---|---|---|
| FAMILY: Betulaceae | ||
| Alnus spp. | alder | |
| Betula spp. | birch | |
| Betula papyrifera | ’Renci’ | Reflection paper birch |
| Betula utilis | ’Madison’ | White Satin™ birch |
| Carpinus betulus | European hornbeam | |
| Carpinus betulus | ’Fastigiata’ | upright European hornbeam |
| Carpinus caroliniana | American hornbeam |
FAMILY: Buxaceae
| Genus/Species | Cultivar/Hybrid | Common Name |
|---|---|---|
| FAMILY: Buxaceae | ||
| Buxus spp. | boxwood |
FAMILY: Celastraceae
| Genus/Species | Cultivar/Hybrid | Common Name |
|---|---|---|
| FAMILY: Celastraceae | ||
| Celastrus spp. | bittersweet | |
| Euonymus alatus | winged euonymus | |
| Euonymus japonicus | Japanese euonymus |
FAMILY: Cistaceae
| Genus/Species | Cultivar/Hybrid | Common Name |
|---|---|---|
| FAMILY: Cistaceae | ||
| Citrus laurifolius | laurel rock rose |
FAMILY: Cornaceae
| Genus/Species | Cultivar/Hybrid | Common Name |
|---|---|---|
| FAMILY: Cornaceae | ||
| Cornus controversa | giant dogwood | |
| Cornus florida | ‘Cherokee Princess’, ‘Cherokee Brave’, ‘Cherokee Chief’, ‘Jean’s Appalachian Snow’ |
flowering dogwood |
| Cornus kousa | kousa dogwood | |
| Cornus kousa | ‘Milky Way’ | kousa dogwood |
| Cornus macrophylla | large-leafed dogwood | |
| Cornus mas | corneliancherry dogwood | |
| Cornus officinalis | Japanese cornelian cherry | |
| Cornus x rutgersensis | ’Rutban’ | Aurora® dogwood |
FAMILY: Ebanaceae
| Genus/Species | Cultivar/Hybrid | Common Name |
|---|---|---|
| FAMILY: Ebanaceae | ||
| Diospyros kaki | ‘Gwangyang’ | Japanese persimmon |
| Diospyros virginiana | common persimmon |
FAMILY: Ericaceae
| Genus/Species | Cultivar/Hybrid | Common Name |
|---|---|---|
| FAMILY: Ericaceae | ||
| Enkianthus spp. | enkianthus | |
| Oxydendrum arboreum | sourwood |
FAMILY: Fabaceae
| Genus/Species | Cultivar/Hybrid | Common Name |
|---|---|---|
| FAMILY: Fabaceae | ||
| Cercis canadensis | Eastern redbud | |
| Cladrastis kentukea | yellowwood | |
| Cytisus spp. | common broom | |
| Gleditsia triacanthos | common honeylocust | |
| Gleditsia triacanthos f. inermi | ‘Shademaster®’, ‘Skyline’ | thornless common honeylocust |
| Styphnolobium japonicum | ‘Regent’ | Japanese pagodatree |
| Wisteria spp. | wisteria |
FAMILY: Fagaceae
| Genus/Species | Cultivar/Hybrid | Common Name |
|---|---|---|
| FAMILY: Fagaceae | ||
| Fagus grandifolia | American beech | |
| Castanea mollissima | Chinese chestnut |
FAMILY: Hamamelidaceae
| Genus/Species | Cultivar/Hybrid | Common Name |
|---|---|---|
| FAMILY: Hamamelidaceae | ||
| Liquidambar styraciflua | ‘Moraine’, ‘Worplesdon’ | sweetgum |
| Parrotia persica | Persian parrotia |
FAMILY: Hydrangeaceae
| Genus/Species | Cultivar/Hybrid | Common Name |
|---|---|---|
| FAMILY: Hydrangeaceae | ||
| Hydrangea paniculata | panicle hydrangea |
FAMILY: Lauraceae
| Genus/Species | Cultivar/Hybrid | Common Name |
|---|---|---|
| FAMILY: Lauraceae | ||
| Laurus nobilis | bay laurel |
FAMILY: Magnoliaceae
| Genus/Species | Cultivar/Hybrid | Common Name |
|---|---|---|
| FAMILY: Magnoliaceae | ||
| Liriodendron tulipfera | tulip poplar | |
| Magnoila macrophylla | bigleaf magnolia | |
| Magnolia stellata | star magnolia | |
| Magnolia stellata | ‘Centennial’ | star magnolia |
| Magnolia virginiana | sweetbay magnolia | |
| Magnolia x loebneri | 'Leonard Messel’ | hybrid magnolia |
FAMILY: Menyanthaceae
| Genus/Species | Cultivar/Hybrid | Common Name |
|---|---|---|
| FAMILY: Menyanthaceae | ||
| Menyanthes trifoliata | Bogbean |
FAMILY: Moraceae
| Genus/Species | Cultivar/Hybrid | Common Name |
|---|---|---|
| FAMILY: Moraceae | ||
| Ficus spp. | Fig |
FAMILY: Oleaceae
| Genus/Species | Cultivar/Hybrid | Common Name |
|---|---|---|
| FAMILY: Oleaceae | ||
| Fraxinus spp. | Ash | |
| Fraxinus pennsylvanica | ‘Patmore’ | green ash |
| Ligustrum spp. | Privet | |
| Syringa reticulata | ‘Ivory Silk’ | Japanese tree lilac |
| Syringa vulgaris | common lilac | |
| Syringa vulgaris | ‘President Grevy’, ‘Primrose’ | common lilac |
FAMILY: Rhamnaceae
| Genus/Species | Cultivar/Hybrid | Common Name |
|---|---|---|
| FAMILY: Rhamnaceae | ||
| Ziziphus jujube | Chinese date |
FAMILY: Rosaceae
| Genus/Species | Cultivar/Hybrid | Common Name |
|---|---|---|
| FAMILY: Rosaceae | ||
| Amelanchier spp. | Serviceberry | |
| Amelanchier x grandiflora | apple serviceberry | |
| Aronia arbutifolia | red chokeberry | |
| Chaenomeles spp. | flowering quince | |
| Cotoneaster spp. | Cotoneaster | |
| Crataegus laevigata | ‘Superba’ | English hawthorn |
| Crataegus viridis | ‘Winter King’ | green hawthorn |
| Cydonia oblonga | quince tree | |
| Malus | ‘Adams’, ‘Adirondack’, ‘Prairifire’ | hybrid crabapple |
| Malus floribunda | Japanese crabapple | |
| Malus sargentii | ‘Select A’ | firebird crabapple |
| Malus x zumi | flowering crabapple | |
| Malus x zumi | ‘Calocarpa’ | redbud crabapple |
| Malas domestica | ‘Gala’, ‘Honeycrisp’, ‘Ginger Crisp’ | orchard apple |
| Prunus cerasifera | ‘Thundercloud’ | cherry plum |
| Prunus serrulata | ‘Kwanzan’ | Japanese flowering cherry |
| Prunus subhirtella | ‘Pendula’, Autumnalis’ | Higan cherry |
| Prunus x incamp | ‘Okame’ | Okame cherry |
| Prunus x yedoensis | Yoshino cherry | |
| Pyracantha coccinea | Firethorn | |
| Pyrus calleryana | ‘Artisocrat’ | Callery pear |
| Pyrus pyrifolia | ‘Hosui’, ‘Ya Li’, ‘Niitaka’ | Asian pear |
| Pseudocydonia sinensis | Chinese quince | |
| Rosa | ‘Radcon’ | Pink Knock Out® Rose |
FAMILY: Rutaceae
| Genus/Species | Cultivar/Hybrid | Common Name |
|---|---|---|
| FAMILY: Rutaceae | ||
| Poncirus trifoliata | hardy-orange | |
| Tetradium daniellii | Korean evodia |
FAMILY: Salicaceae
| Genus/Species | Cultivar/Hybrid | Common Name |
|---|---|---|
| FAMILY: Salicaceae | ||
| Populus spp. | poplar | |
| Salix alba | white willow |
FAMILY: Sapindaceae (formerly Aceraceae)
| Genus/Species | Cultivar/Hybrid | Common Name |
|---|---|---|
| FAMILY: Sapindaceae (formerly Aceraceae) | ||
| Acer campestre | ‘Evelyn’ | hedge maple |
| Acer griseum | paperbark maple | |
| Acer henryi | Henry’s maple | |
| Acer palmatum | ‘Bloodgood’, ‘Butterly’, ‘Tamakeyana’, ‘Waterfall’ | Japanese maple |
| Acer pensylvanicum | striped maple | |
| Acer rubrum | ‘Armstrong, ‘Bowhall’, ‘Brandywine’, ‘Franksred’, ‘October Glory’, ‘Red Sunset®’ | red maple |
| Acer saccharum | ‘Commemoration’, ‘Green Mountain’, ‘Legacy’ | sugar maple |
| Acer x freemanii | freeman maple | |
| Koelreuteria paniculata | golden rain tree | |
| Xanthoceras sorbifolium | yellowhorn |
FAMILY: Paulowniaceae
| Genus/Species | Cultivar/Hybrid | Common Name |
|---|---|---|
| FAMILY: Paulowniaceae | ||
| Paulownia tomentosa | empress tree |
FAMILY: Styracaceae
| Genus/Species | Cultivar/Hybrid | Common Name |
|---|---|---|
| FAMILY: Styracaceae | ||
| Halesia tetraptera | Carolina silverbell | |
| Styrax japonicus | Japanese snowbell | |
| Styrax japonicus | ‘Snowbell’ | Japanese snowbell |
| Styrax obassia | fragrant snowbell |
FAMILY: Theaceae
| Genus/Species | Cultivar/Hybrid | Common Name |
|---|---|---|
| FAMILY: Theaceae | ||
| Camellia spp. | camellia | |
| Stewartia koreana | Korean stewartia | |
| Stewartia pseudocamellia | Japanese stewartia |
FAMILY: Tiliaceae
| Genus/Species | Cultivar/Hybrid | Common Name |
|---|---|---|
| FAMILY: Tiliaceae | ||
| Tilia spp. | linden | |
| Tilia tomentosa | ‘Sterling’ | silver linden |
FAMILY: Ulmaceae
| Genus/Species | Cultivar/Hybrid | Common Name |
|---|---|---|
| FAMILY: Ulmaceae | ||
| Ulmus americana | ‘Princeton’, ‘Valley Forge’ |
American elm |
| Ulmus parvifolia | ‘Allee’, ‘Dynasty’ | lacebark elm |
| Zelkova serrata | ‘Green Vase’, ‘Village Green’ |
zelkova |
NOTE: spp. = more than one species in the genus is a host plant of JMS
References
- John Davidson and Douglass Miller. Armored Scale Insect Pests of Trees and Shrubs (Hemiptera: Diaspididae). Ithaca: Cornell University Press, 2005.
- Stanton Gill and Paula Shrewsbury. Japanese Maple Scale: A Pest of Nursery and Landscape Trees and Shrubs. University of Maryland Extension. FS-967, 2014.
PAULA M. SHREWSBURY
Extension Specialist, Dept. of Entomology UMD
pshrewsbury@umd.edu
NANCY M. HARDING
Research Asst., Dept. of Entomology, UMD.
nharding@umd.edu
MARIE S. ROJAS
IPM Scout, Borders & Butterflies
STANTON GILL
Extension Specialist, UMD-CMREC
sgill@umd.edu
The authors would like to acknowledge Karen Petroff, Assistant Director, VPAF-FMB& LM-University of Maryland Arboretum & Landscape Service.
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