''Hoplocampa'' is a genus of

hymenoptera Hymenoptera is a large order (biology), order of insects, comprising the sawfly, sawflies, wasps, bees, and ants. Over 150,000 living species of Hymenoptera have been described, in addition to over 2,000 extinct ones. Many of the species are Par ...

n sawfly in the

family Family (from la, familia) is a Social group, group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or Affinity (law), affinity (by marriage or other relationship). The purpose of the family is to maintain the well-being of its ...

Tenthredinidae.

Species list

According to: * '' Hoplocampa marlatti'' * '' Hoplocampa oregonensis'' According to: * '' Hoplocampa cookei'' (Clarke) * ''

Hoplocampa testudinea ''Hoplocampa testudinea'', the apple sawfly or European apple sawfly, is a species of sawfly in the family Tenthredinidae. It is native to Europe but has been accidentally introduced into North America where it became invasive. The larvae feed i ...

'' (Klug) According to ? : * '' Hoplocampa brevis'' - Hoplocampe of the pear * '' Hoplocampa flava'' - Hoplocampe of the plum * ''

'' - Hoplocampe of the apple * '' Hoplocampa minuta'' - black prune tree Hoplocampe

Description

The female usually lays its eggs on flowers. The

larva A larva (; plural larvae ) is a distinct juvenile form many animals undergo before metamorphosis into adults. Animals with indirect development such as insects, amphibians, or cnidarians typically have a larval phase of their life cycle. The ...

is a " false-caterpillar" which feed on the young fruit. Reproduction is usually

parthenogenetic Parthenogenesis (; from the Greek grc, παρθένος, translit=parthénos, lit=virgin, label=none + grc, γένεσις, translit=génesis, lit=creation, label=none) is a natural form of asexual reproduction in which growth and development ...

. The yellow prune tree sawfly ('' Hoplocampa flava'') is very common.Maurice Coutanceau, Encyclopédie des Jardins, Librairie Larousse, Paris, 1957, 544 p.

Treatments

At the start of vegetation (10 to 15 days before flowering), install white glued bands on the trees at a height of about 0.70 to 1 meter. When the adults get active, they mistake them for flowers and get stuck on them. Idem for the cherry sawfly but with yellow bands.

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Tenthredinidae Insect pests of temperate forests {{Sawfly-stub