Adelges piceae
Pest description and crop damage Appear as cottony or grayish mass on stems. They produce swelling at nodes and tips and are especially damaging to Fraser fir.
See table:
Hosts and Symptoms of Major Aphid and Adelgid Pests of Christmas Trees
Management-chemical control
Apply to control crawler stage around bud break, usually mid-April to early May.
- bifenthrin (OnyxPro, Sniper and others)-Restricted use. (Group 3)
- cyclaniliprole (Sarisa and others)-(Group 28)
- cyclaniliprole (Group 28) + flonicamid (Group 29)-Pradia
- dinotefuran (Safari 20 SG)- (Group 4)
- esfenvalerate (Asana XL and others)-Restricted use. (Group 3)
- imidacloprid (Admire Pro, Prey 1.6 and others)-(Group 4)
- insecticidal soap/oil (M-Pede)
- spirotetramat (Ultor, Movento)-(Group 23)
- thiamethoxam (Flagship 25 WG)-(Group 4)