ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — A microscopic insect is threatening New York’s red pines. Red pine scale feeds on the tree’s nutrients, forming white tufts at needle bases and branch tips. Experts ...

Q. I’ve noticed a white cotton-like substance on the tips of some of my pine branches, reminding me somewhat of one of those fake snow covered Christmas trees. What is this and should I be co… ...

Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society, Vol. 72, No. 1 (Jan., 1999), pp. 131-133 (3 pages) Surveys of the natural enemy complex associated with pine needle scale, Chionaspis pinifoliae (Fitch) ...

Alias: Pine needle scale. Oftentimes, newly cut Christmas trees will have a frosted look to them, but if that frost doesn’t melt when brought inside, it may be pine needle scale. The eggs winter ...

My mugo pine has white things on the needles like paint flakes. Do I need to address this? That is pine needle scale, a native pest that also occurs on other pines and spruce. Scale insects hide un… ...