Mindarus abietinus
Pest description and crop damage Small, yellow-green aphids with woolly exudates attack new terminals.
See table:
Hosts and Symptoms of Major Aphid and Adelgid Pests of Christmas Trees
Management-chemical control
- bifenthrin (OnyxPro, Sniper and others)-Restricted use pesticide. (Group 3)
- carbaryl (Sevin and others)-(Group 1)
- cyclaniliprole (Group 28) + flonicamid (Group 29 -Pradia
- dinotefuran (Safari 20 SG)- (Group 4)
- esfenvalerate (Asana XL and others)-Restricted use. (Group 3)
- flupyradifurone (Altus)-(Group 4)
- imidacloprid (Admire Pro, Prey 1.6 and others)-(Group 4)
- insecticidal soaps and oils (Ecotec, M-pede, Ultra-Pure Oil, 440 Superior Oil, and others)-Some formulations are OMRI-listed for organic production. Note: Some oils may cause discoloration.
- pymetrozine (Endeavor and others)-(Group 9)
- spirotetramat (Ultor, Movento)-(Group 23)
- sulfoxaflor (Transform WG)- (Group 4c)
- thiamethoxam (Flagship 25 WG)-(Group 4)
Management-biological control
- aphid predators (Aphidoletes aphidimyza, Aphidius spp., Hippodamia spp., Chrysopa spp.)-Consider attracting predators with forage plantings as keeping some species of predators on-site has challenged growers.
- Beauveria bassiana (BotaniGard ES)
See:
Biological control of Nursery Pests