Cooley Spruce Gall Adelgid vs Glassy-winged Sharpshooter

Side-by-side species comparison

Attribute Cooley Spruce Gall Adelgid Glassy-winged Sharpshooter
Scientific Name Adelges cooleyi Homalodisca vitripennis
Order Hemiptera Hemiptera
Family Adelgidae Cicadellidae
Size 0.5-1 mm 12-14 mm
Habitat Forests Woodlands
Diet Gall Makers Sap Feeders
Regions North America, Europe Southeastern US, California, introduced to Tahiti and Hawaii
Conservation Not Evaluated Least Concern

Cooley Spruce Gall Adelgid

A gall-forming adelgid that alternates between spruce and Douglas-fir. Cone-shaped galls on spruce tips are its most recognizable sign.

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Did You Know?

The pineapple-shaped galls it forms on spruce tips are often mistaken for small cones.

Glassy-winged Sharpshooter

A large leafhopper that spreads Pierce's disease bacteria devastating to grapevines. It feeds on xylem sap and can process 300 times its body weight in fluid daily.

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Did You Know?

It excretes so much liquid while feeding that it produces a fine rain beneath infested plants.