. Cooperative economic insect report. Insect pests Control United States Periodicals. 523 INSECTS NOT KNOWN TO OCCUR IN THE UNITED STATES APPLE CAPSID (Plesiocoris rugicollis (Fallen)) Economic Importance: This mirid is a in the palearctic regions of Europe a:. Damage to Apple pest of several fruit and ornamental trees d Asia. It has been considered the most serious pest of apples in Britain. Entire crops of apples have been made unsalable due to deformed fruit. On apple, infestations produce deformed, ragged and undersized leaves. The shoots are also killed. This encourages formation of exces
. Cooperative economic insect report. Insect pests Control United States Periodicals. 523 INSECTS NOT KNOWN TO OCCUR IN THE UNITED STATES APPLE CAPSID (Plesiocoris rugicollis (Fallen)) Economic Importance: This mirid is a in the palearctic regions of Europe a:. Damage to Apple pest of several fruit and ornamental trees d Asia. It has been considered the most serious pest of apples in Britain. Entire crops of apples have been made unsalable due to deformed fruit. On apple, infestations produce deformed, ragged and undersized leaves. The shoots are also killed. This encourages formation of excessive side shoots, resulting in a badly shaped, stunted tree. The most obvious damage is on the fruit. The skin is rough and russeted with scattered pits and pimples. Severely damaged fruits often have deep cracks. In addition to apples, black currants are often severely damaged, the foliage being almost totally destroyed on occasions. Distribution: Apple capsid has been generally recorded throughout northern and central Europe and through the palearctic region of Siberia. It has also been recorded in Algeria and Italy in the Mediterranean area and in parts of Alaska on the North American Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original United States. Bureau of Entomology and Plant Quarantine; United States. Plant Pest Control Branch; United States. Plant Pest Control Division; United States. Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service. Plant Protection and Quarantine Programs. Washington, D. C. : U. S. Dept. of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Administration, Bureau of Entomology and Plant Quarantine
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