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Honeylocust > Leaves > Small, distorted leaflets
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Honeylocust plant bug
Diaphnocoris chlorionis
- Feeding causes distorted, undersized or stunted leaflets
- Also causes stippled or mottled marks on leaves
- Defoliation can occur when insect populations are high
- Damage first noticeable in May and June
- More information on Honeylocust plant bug
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Honeylocust pod gall midge
Dasineura gleditschiae
- Larvae feeding causes leaflet deformation and curling, forming podlike growths
- Leaflets may drop prematurely
- Leaflets may turn brown unseasonably early
- Adults are small and fly-like; males are black, females have a red abdomen
