Fraser Fir
Integrated Pest Management

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Photo Gallery of Fraser Fir Pests

Insect Pests, Mites and Diseases of Fraser fir Christmas Trees in Western North Carolina

Note: Click on the name of each pest for multiple images and captions in Tumblr. Photos may be used for educational purposes, giving appropriate credit to photographer.

INSECTS AND MITES

• Balsam woolly adelgid
• Balsam twig aphid
• Spruce spider mite
• Hemlock rust mite
• Rosette bud mite
• Cinara aphids
• White grubs
• Elongate hemlock scale
• Cryptomeria scale
• Pine needle scale
• Root aphids
• Various terminal feeders
• Bagworms on Fraser fir
• White pine cone beetle

DISEASES

• Phytophthora root rot
• Algae
• Botrytis shoot blight
• Fern/fir rust
• Rosellinia blight

PREDATORS

• Lady beetles
• Hover flies