Pests and Diseases
Fuchsias are eaten by the caterpillars of some Lepidoptera, such as the Elephant Hawk-moth (Deilephila elpenor)) and the Black-lyre Leafroller Moth ("Cnephasia" jactatana). Other major insect pests include aphids (various Aphis species), caspid bugs (various species within the Miridae, especially Lygocoris, Lygus and Plesiocoris), fuchsia gall mite (Aculops fuchsiae), red spider mite (Tetranychus urticae), vine weevil (Otiorhynchus vulgates) and whitefly (Trialeurodes vaporariorum).
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