Farm Forestry New Zealand
PESTS AND DISEASES OF FORESTRY IN NEW ZEALAND
Warm winter and woolly aphids
Scion is the leading provider of forest-related knowledge in New Zealand
Formerly known as the Forest Research Institute, Scion has been a leader in research relating to forest health for over 50 years. The Rotorua-based Crown Research Institute continues to provide science that will protect all forests from damage caused by insect pests, pathogens and weeds. The information presented below arises from these research activities.
From Forest Health News 82, February 1999.
High populations of pine woolly aphid, Pineus sp., in Canterbury have sparked a good deal of interest from owners of shelter belts and woodlots. The insect's white woolly coating has led many people to think their pine trees have a fungus. The mild dry winter of 1998 has given Pineus a springboard start for the summer and infestations can be expected to be more severe than usual as we move through summer. Generally the climatic conditions have resulted in high populations of many insects particularly sap suckers such as aphids and psyllids. From oak and ash to mahoe and akeake noticeable damage from sap suckers can be found throughout Canterbury.
Paul Bradbury, MAF
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