Pine Tip Moth

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Identification

  • On pines—mostly ponderosa.
  • Dead needles are present at the shoot tip.
  • Bud and shoot tip are hollow and may have a small caterpillar inside.

Control

Spray foliage with acephate (Orthene), spinosad (Conserve), carbaryl (Sevin), permethrin (Hi-Yield 38 Plus, Astro), bifenthrin (Talstar), cyfluthrin (Tempo), tebufenozide (Confirm, Mimic), or dimethoate* in the third week of May and the first week of July.