Posted on December 20, 2012 by rhallberg The following post is
taken from a North Carolina pest alert written by Dr. Steven
Frank. Christmas trees like other crops have many pests that
feed on them. Also like other crops, they are grown outside.
Thus, many insect species may be unfortunate enough to stop for
a rest just as the tree is bundled up and trucked to your local
box store. Every year people report arthropods that have
hitchhiked into their house on a Christmas tree. Here are a few
of the most common. Filed under: Insects, Urban IPM | Tagged:
adelgids, aphids, Christmas tree, spider mites, ticks | Leave a
Comment » Posted on December 7, 2012 by rhallberg Since writing
the post on bed bugs and ticks in April, I have noticed that
“bed bugs vs ticks” seems to be the top search term every day,
and that post has been the top rated one every day since that
date. Since many of us will travel over the holidays or have
travelers in our homes, I’m going to give you a list of
resources that have photos and conta