Forest Pests of North America
Native and Non-native insects, diseases, and weeds of urban, managed, and natural forests


red pine adelgid
Pineus boerneri Annand, 1928

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red pine adelgid
Pineus boerneri
Infestation
William M. Ciesla
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red pine adelgid
Pineus boerneri
Infestation
William M. Ciesla


Taxonomic Rank

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Class: Insecta
Infraclass: Neoptera
Subclass: Pterygota
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Sternorrhyncha
Superfamily: Aphidoidea
Family: Adelgidae
Genus: Pineus


Synonyms and Other Names

Other Common Names:
pine wooly aphid

Related Scientific Names:
Pineus boernerii Annand(Misspelling)

References

Common Name Reference:
Scientific Name Reference: R.W. Poole and P. Gentili, Nomina Insecta Nearctica. 1996. Nomina insecta nearctica: a checklist of the insects of North America. Vol. 1-4. Rockville (MD): Entomological Information Services. Available at URL: http://www.nearctica.com/nomina/main.htm