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Management is seldom needed, but if desired, wear gloves and manually remove and discard the larvae.

These mature larvae will wander about in search of an overwintering site, generally in soft or decaying wood.

The mature larvae are yellowish with a shiny black head and black spots.

After their final molt, they lose the powdery covering and change color.

After the second molt, the larvae become covered with a white powdery material.

Upon hatching, the young larvae feed together and chew the leaves.

The female lays eggs on the undersides of the leaves.

Adult sawflies, which resemble tiny wasps, emerge during late spring and early summer.

The larvae (juveniles) resemble caterpillars and feed on the foliage.

They are mostly seen on shrub dogwoods - e.g., silky dogwood ( Cornus amomum) and red osier dogwood (C.

The dogwood sawfly is an occasional pest of dogwoods.

Symptoms: leaves are chewed or eaten entirely.