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Classification of Insects
Douglas-fir
Cones Leptoglossus occidentaliswestern conifer seed bug
Ernobius punctulatusDouglas-fir cone beetle
Dioryctria abietivorellafir coneworm
Dioryctria pseudotsugella/reniculelloidesDouglas-fir/spruce coneworm
Barbara colfaxiana (1* interior)Douglas fir cone moth
Holcocera sp.cone blastobasid
Choristoneura occidentalis (1* interior)western spruce budworm
Camptomyia pseudotsugaeDouglas-fir cone scale midge
Contarinia oregonensis (1* coast)Douglas-fir cone gall midge
Contarinia washingtonensisDouglas-fir cone scale midge
Earomyia barbarafir cone maggot
Megastigmus spermatrophusDouglas-fir seed chalcid
Stems, foliage, etc. Adelges cooleyispruce gall aphid
Pityophthorus orariusDouglas-fir twig-mining beetle
Dioryctria cambiicolaDouglas-fir pitch moth
Dioryctria abietivorellafir coneworm
Synanthedon novaroensisDouglas-fir pitch moth
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Spruce
Cones Leptoglossus occidentaliswestern conifer seed bug
Dioryctria abietivorella and other speciesfir and other coneworms
Choristoneura occidentalis (1* interior)western spruce budworm
Cydia strobilellaspruce seedworm
Kaltenbachiola canadensisspruce cone gall midge
Mayetiola carpophagaspruce seed midge
Resseliella spp.cone scale midges
Earomyia barbaraspruce cone maggot
Strobilomyia neanthracina (interior only)spiral spruce cone maggot
Megastigmus piceaespruce seed chalcid
Chrysomyxa pirolata (interior only)spruce cone rust
Stems, foliage, etc. Oligonychus ununguisspruce spider mite
Elatobium abietinum (coast only)green spruce aphid
Mindarus spp.twig aphids
Cinara spp.giant conifer aphids
Adelges cooleyispruce gall aphid
Pineus similis"
P. pinifoliae"
Synanthedon sequoiae and S. novaroensissequoia and D.-fir pitch moths
Pissodes spp.root and terminal weevils
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Hemlock
Cones Dioryctria abietivorellafir coneworm
Choristoneura occidentaliswestern spruce budworm
Eucosma sp.a cone borer
Megastigmus tsugaehemlock seed chalcid
Stems, foliage, etc. Adelges tsugaehemlock woolly aphid
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Abies (true fir)
Cones Leptoglossus occidentaliswestern conifer seed bug
Barbara sp.fir cone moth
Choristoneura occidentaliswestern spruce budworm
Dioryctria spp.coneworms
Eucosma recissorianalodgepole pine cone borer
Eupithecia spermaphagafir cone looper
Kaltenbachiola spp.Kaltenbachiola midges
Earomyia spp.Earomyia maggots
Strobilomyia sp.fir cone maggot
Resseliella spp.cone scale midges
Megastigmus spp.seed chalcids
Stems, foliage, etc. Mindarus spp.twig aphids
Adelges piceaebalsam woolly aphid
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Lodgepole Pine
Cones Leptoglossus occidentaliswestern conifer seed bug
Conophthorus ponderosaepine cone beetle
Eucosma recissorianalodgepole pine cone borer
Asynapta hopkinsicone resin midge
Stems, foliage, etc. Adelges spp.gall aphids or woolly aphids
Trisetacus sp.eriophyid mite
Pissodes spp.root and terminal weevils
Hylobius warreniroot collar weevil
Synanthedon sequoiae and S. novaroensissequoia and D.-fir pitch moths
Petrova albicapitanapitch nodule moth
Dioryctria spp.coneworms
Zellaria haimbachipine needle sheathminer
Endocronartium harknessiiwestern gall rust
Cronartium coleosporoidesstalactiform blister rust
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White Pine
Cones Leptoglossus occidentaliswestern conifer seed bug
Conophthorus ponderosaepine cone beetle
Eucosma recissorianalodgepole pine cone borer
Choristoneura occidentalis (1* interior)western spruce budworm
Stems, foliage, etc. Dioryctria spp.coneworms
Pineus pinifoliae (1* interior)woolly aphids
Cronartium ribicolawhite pine blister rust
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Ponderosa Pine
Cones Leptoglossus occidentaliswestern conifer seed bug
Conophthorus ponderosaepine cone beetle
Ernobius punctulatusDouglas-fir cone beetle
Cydia piperanaponderosa pine seedworm
Dioryctria auranticellaponderosa pine coneworm
Dioryctria rossipine coneworm
Dioryctria abietivorellafir coneworm
Earomyia barbaracone maggot
Resseliella spp.cone scale midges
Stems, foliage, etc. Cinara spp.giant conifer aphids
Dioryctria spp.coneworms
Choristoneura spp.budworms
Zellaria haimbachipine needle sheathminer
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Western Redcedar
Cones Mayetiola thujaewestern redcedar cone midge
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Yellow-cedar
Cones Trisetacus chamaecyparieriophyid mite
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Western Larch
Cones Adelges lariciatuslarch woolly aphid
Diorcytria spp.cone worms
Henricus fuscodorsanacone cochylid
Strobilomyia sp.larch cone maggot
Stems, foliage, etc. Coleophora laricellalarch casebearer
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Classification of Seed Orchard Mites and Insects

OrderFamilyName
Acari (mites)Tetranychidae (spider mites)Oligonychus ununguis
Eriophyidae (eriophyid gall mites)Trisetacus spp.
Hemiptera (true bugs)Coreidae (leaf-footed bugs)Leptoglossus occidentalis
Homoptera (aphids et al)Aphididae (aphids)Elatobium abietinum
Mindarus spp.
Cinara spp.
Adelgidae (woolly aphids)Adelges spp.
Pineus spp.
Coleoptera (beetles)Anobiidae (deathwatch beetles)Ernobius punctulatus
Scolytidae (bark beetles)Conophthorus ponderosae
Pityophthorus orarius
Curculionidae (weevils)Pissodes spp.
Lepidoptera (moths, butterflies)Coleophoridae (casebearers)Coleophora laricella
BlastobasidaeHolcocera sp.
CochylidaeHenricus fuscodorsana
Sesiidae (clearwing moths)Synanthedon spp.
Yponomeutidae (ermine moths)Zellaria haimbachi
Tortricidae (leafrollers)Barbara spp.
Choristoneura occidentalis
Cydia spp.
Eucosma spp.
Petrova albicapitana
Pyralidae (snout moths)Dioryctria spp.
Geometridae (looper moths)Eupithecia spermaphaga
Diptera (flies)Cecidomyiidae (gall midges)Asynapta hopkinsi
Camptomyia pseudotsugae
Contarinia spp.
Kaltenbachiola spp.
Mayetiola spp.
Resseliella spp.
Anthomyiidae (anthomyiids)Strobilomyia spp.
Lonchaeidae (lonchaeids)Earomyia spp.
Hymenoptera (wasps, ants, etc.)Torymidae (seed chalcids)Megastigmus spp.


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