Maryland Biodiversity Project - Eastern Spruce Gall Adelgid (Adelges abietis)

Eastern Spruce Gall Adelgid Adelges abietis (Linnaeus, 1758)

Kingdom Animalia > Phylum Arthropoda > Class Insecta > Order Hemiptera > Family Adelgidae > Genus Adelges Eastern Spruce Gall Adelgid - Adelges abietis - https://www.marylandbiodiversity.com/view/20844

Introduced from Europe before 1900.

Galls are small, short, pineapple-shaped growths found at the bases of twigs of Norway spruce. (BugGuide)

There are 5 records in the project database.

An Eastern Spruce Gall Adelgid in Allegany Co., Maryland (7/13/2017). (c) Andy Gougherty, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Andy Gougherty via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Eastern Spruce Gall Adelgid in Carroll Co., Maryland (12/8/2021). (c) Deborah Barber, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Deborah Barber via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Eastern Spruce Gall Adelgid in Garrett Co., Maryland (2/21/2024). (c) Deborah Barber, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Deborah Barber via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Eastern Spruce Gall Adelgid in Garrett Co., Maryland (6/10/2023). (c) Deborah Barber, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Deborah Barber via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

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