What animal eats the leaves of a Mulberry tree?

Answer 1

Insects eat parts of red mulberry trees (Morus rubra).

Specifically, the Comstock mealybug (Pseudococcus comstocki), the cottony maple scale (Pulvinaria innumerabilis) and the European fruit lecanium(Parthenolecanium corni) feed on the tree's leaves. The American plum (Euzophera semifuneralis) and the mulberry (Doraschema wildii) borers favor the tree's stems and twigs. Additionally, leaf pathogens (Cercospora, Mycosphaerella mori, Pseudomonas mori) attack the leaves while witches' broom (Microstoma juglandis) affects branches.

Answer 2

Any fruit eating bird or small mammal will happily eat mulberries. In its native range of the Eastern USA and Canada, the fruits are consumed by Jays, cardinals, finches, mockingbirds, orioles and woodpeckers. Whilst small mammals such as raccoons, opossums and squirrels regularly enjoy the bounty of a mulberry tree.

Answer 3

Silkworms were noted for their dependance on eating mulberry leaves.

Answer 4

Silkworms eat the leaves of mulberry bushes