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Balsam Woolly Aphid

Adelges piceae

Classification

Class
Insecta
Family
Adelgidae

The balsam woolly adelgid (Adelges piceae) is a small wingless insect that infests and kills firs. In their native Europe they are a minor parasite of silver fir and Sicilian fir, but they have become a threat especially to balsam fir and Fraser fir after they were introduced to the United States around the beginning of the 20th century. Because this species is not native to North America, the Fraser fir has not evolved any type of defense against it.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog
Netherlands · 42