Spruce Budworm
SPRUCE BUDWORMS The Spruce Budworm is a destructive forest defoliator in western North America. Several outbreaks have occurred here in Colorado where they most commonly… Read More »Spruce Budworm
Pests
Spruce Beetle
Spruce Beetle Threatens High Country Spruce Forests Bill Ciesla Colorado State University Extension Master Gardener in Larimer County April 21, 2012 Almost everyone living in… Read More »Spruce Beetle
Pinyon Ips
Ips Beetles by W. Cranshaw and D.A. Leatherman 1 Quick Facts… Ips is a common group of bark beetles that infests pine and spruce trees.… Read More »Pinyon Ips
Pinyon Needle Scale
Pinyon Scale Pinyon needle scales (Matsucoccus acalyptus) are very small (0.5 mm) sucking insects that feed on pinyon, singleleaf pinyon, and foxtail pines in… Read More »Pinyon Needle Scale
Dwarf Mistletoe
Dwarf Mistletoe JETCO will again be spraying for Dwarf Mistletoe starting in July (prior to it going to seed around August 1st). Dwarf mistletoe is… Read More »Dwarf Mistletoe
Mountain Pine Beetle
Mountain Pine Beetle The Mountain Pine Beetle (MPB) attacks only the trunk, so only the trunk of the tree needs spraying. The Ips Beetle (IB)… Read More »Mountain Pine Beetle