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adelgid

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Noun1.adelgid - any of various insects that feed and form galls on conifers
plant louse, louse - any of several small insects especially aphids that feed by sucking the juices from plants
Adelgidae, family Adelgidae - plant lice
Adelges piceae, balsam woolly aphid - a variety of adelgid
Adelges abietis, spruce gall aphid - a variety of adelgid
pine leaf aphid, Pineus pinifoliae - a variety of adelgid
woolly adelgid - an insect that feeds on hemlocks; its egg sacs are small fuzzy white balls like artificial snow on a Christmas tree
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If you've eliminated the possibility of an infestation of the hemlock wooly adelgid, then the most likely answer is branch drop because of aging.
Tree Doctor by American Forests
Eastern hemlock is currently being threatened by the hemlock woolly adelgid (Adelges tsugae), a defoliating insect.
Eastern hemlock decline and persistence of disjunct populations near ... by Hart, Justin L. / Journal of the Alabama Academy of Science
The wooly adelgid has been known to kill entire stands of evergreen trees growing on critical sites.
The Relation Between Insects and Evergreen Tree by Patrick Desnoyers / Home improvement and landscaping community
 
 
 
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