Christmas Trees
These section contains information on insects, weeds, culture, and diseases that affect Christmas trees. Weekly seasonal insect scouting reports, as well as a listing of contacts and specialists who work with Christmas tree research in Pennsylvania can be found here.
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- Insect Fact Sheets
- Contacts / Specialists
- The heart of this initiative is maintained by Paul Heller (Penn State) and Sandy Gardosik (PDA).
- Insect Information
- Information for insect pests related to Christmas trees.
- Weed Information
- Weed information including image galleries, identification, and control solutions.
- Cultural Information
- This section includes information on cut Christmas trees, species information, and general educational materials about Christmas trees.
- Disease Information
- This section includes disease fact sheets and image galleries to help identify disease problems with christmas trees.
- Scouting Reports
- Weekly reports developed for Christmas tree growers to help identify and prepare for yearly insect and disease problems.
- IPM Strategies
- A listing of state and national IPM Web sites containing useful information for Christmas tree growers.
- Growing Degree Days (GDDs)
- GDDs are becoming a more popular way to determine when to control insect pests that attack ornamental trees and shrubs.
- Related Links
- More information on pesticides and labels, organic, biological control, newsletters, associations and organizations, and supply houses.
- Christmas tree collage
