Leaves

Stems/Twigs/Smaller Branches





RABBITBRUSH - Chrysothamnus spp.


AFFECTING LEAVES:

CONDITION
CAUSE
Leaves chewed
Snailcase bagworm (Apterona helix)
White powdery material on upper or lower surface of leaf
Powdery mildew
Orange pustules on leaf
Leaf rust

AFFECTING TWIGS AND SMALLER BRANCHES:

CONDITION
CAUSE
Frothy mass on stems
Spittlebug (Clastoptera spp.)
Cottony balls on stems
Rabbitbrush gall flies (Aciurina bigeloviae)
Green flowerlike swellings
Rabbitbrush gall flies (Aciurina bigeloviae)


Missoula County Extension Office; Missoula, Montana 59808 - Updated for 2006