Pear slug (Pear sawfly)
Insect
Pear slug (Pear sawfly)
Caliroa cerasi (L.)
Hymenoptera: Tenthredinidae
Distribution: Most fruit-growing states and provinces in eastern North America.
The adult looks similar to a small, black-bodied wasp with the ventral side and legs yellow in color. The larva is small, fleshy, dark green to orange, slug-like, and slime-covered, with the front part of the body enlarged (A). As the pear slug grows in size, it becomes somewhat lighter in color, until it is nearly orange-yellow when full grown (B).
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