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2. Damage<br />

Polyphagous pests. Host plants include apple,<br />

pear, peach and more than 120 other trees;<br />

Larvae feed on leaves and produce notches and<br />

holes on the leaves. When the population is high,<br />

eating all the leaves off the trees and leaving only the<br />

branches. This situation often occurs in wild<br />

orchards. Larvae are slug-like and hairy and cause<br />

great pain and irritation to humans when they make<br />

contact with their skin. Larvae make bird’s egg<br />

shaped cocoons when they are mature.

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