Minor pests can be a major problem in certain fields. Often there are few control options, but proper identification and help determine if the problem will get worse.
CTN 23: Minor Pests of Fraser Fir Christmas Trees - includes information on both insects (white pine cone beetles, terminal attackers, bagworms, gypsy moth, seed and cone insects, scales) and diseases (Botrytis shoot blight, sooty mold, fern/fir rust, Rhizosphaera needle cast, Annosum butt and root rot, Rosellinia blight, Nectria canker)Additional Pests to Recognize
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CTN 23: Minor Pests of Fraser Fir Christmas Trees - includes information on both insects (white pine cone beetles, terminal attackers, bagworms, gypsy moth, seed and cone insects, scales) and diseases (Botrytis shoot blight, sooty mold, fern/fir rust, Rhizosphaera needle cast, Annosum butt and root rot, Rosellinia blight, Nectria canker)Additional Pests to Recognize
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Botrytis shoot blight
rosellinia blight
rosellinia blight needles
Rhizosphaera needlecast
fir fern rust
algea
Nectria canker
Annosus root rot
weevil
Japanese beetles feeding on shoot
Bagworms on Fraser fir
