Welcome back bug lovers and ho ho ho, happy holidays! On today's show we're diving into Christmas trees! When these trees are being grown, there are some pests that might make their way onto the leaves and twigs, so we're talking about their biology and management. However, most of our calls that involve trees are in regard to insects that have been accidentally brought inside with live trees that are now walking all over the presents so we touch on that too. Finally, Jonathan fished up some folklore revolving around arthropods and Christmas. Tune in to hear all about it!
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| A non-traditional Christmas spider |
Christmas tree pests, indoor and out:
https://www.canr.msu.edu/christmas_trees/pest-management/
https://christmastrees.ces.ncsu.edu/christmastrees-pest-management-in-christmas-trees/
https://extension.psu.edu/insects-on-real-christmas-trees
https://kentuckypestnews.wordpress.com/2023/12/12/does-your-christmas-tree-have-bugs/
Christmas wasp:
https://fdacsdpi.wordpress.com/2020/12/24/all-about-the-folklore-of-christmas-insects/
http://greydogtales.com/blog/folklore-origins-christmas-wasp/
Christmas spider:
https://agrilife.org/urban-ipm/2018/12/21/the-legend-of-the-christmas-spider/
