Christmas Tree Pests

Christmas Tree / Conifer Pest Management

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Gary A Chastagner, Ralph S. Byther, Arthur Antonelli, Jack DeAngelis, and Chal Landgren. 1997. Christmas tree growers and landscape specialists working with conifers will want this full color reference manual on hand. Authors have compiled descriptions, life cycle, and management information on diseases, pests and disorders common to Christmas trees grown in the Pacific Northwest. Less common pests are included for purposes of identification. Disease and insect sections provide a list of hosts and damage potential rating. Calendars pinpoint months to watch for pest activity on conifers. Published October 1997. 156 pages, 130 color illustrations. To order Christmas Tree Diseases, Insects, & Disorders in the Pacific Northwest (1997) click here ($25) or Call 509-335-2857 ask for publication MISC 0186.

Common Christmas Tree Plantation Pests
	White Pine Weevil
	Aphid and Adelgid Pests
	European Pine Shoot Moth
	Root Aphids on True Firs

Useful Links

National Pesticide Information Center

Iowa State University Entomology Internet Resources

OSU Extension Service

OSU Extension & Experiment Station Communications (Publications)

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Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon 97331

Contact: Neil Bell, Community Horticulturalist, OSU Extension Service, 3180 Center Street NE Room 1361, Salem, OR 97301; 503-361-2671; e-mail: neil.bell@oregonstate.edu or contact: Jack DeAngelis, Extension Entomologist (ret.) at getinfo@livingwithbugs.com.