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Species Adelges abietis - Eastern Spruce Gall Adelgid

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Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Hemiptera (True Bugs, Cicadas, Hoppers, Aphids and Allies)
Suborder Sternorrhyncha (Plant-parasitic Hemipterans)
Superfamily Phylloxeroidea
Family Adelgidae
Genus Adelges
Species abietis (Eastern Spruce Gall Adelgid)
Other Common Names
Pineapple gall adelgid
Explanation of Names
Adelges (Sacchiphantes) abietis (Linnaeus)
Identification
Galls are small, short, pineapple-shaped growths found at the bases of twigs of Norway spruce
Life Cycle
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Remarks
Introduced from Europe before 1900(1)
Internet References
Influential Points
Forest Pests
PA Dept.Agriculture. Eastern Spruce Gall Adelgid, Adelges abietis (Linnaeus)
Wikipedia
Works Cited
1.Insects That Feed on Trees and Shrubs
Warren T. Johnson, Howard H. Lyon. 1991. Cornell University Press.
Contributed by Joyce Gross on 12 January, 2008 - 2:43am
Additional contributions by Beatriz Moisset, Wisconsin Oecanthinancy, ceiseman, v belov
Last updated 28 October, 2016 - 4:00pm

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