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Pine needle scale
Chionaspis pinifoliae
Jeff Hahn, University of Minnesota Extension
Description: 1/8 inch long. White, elongate scales with one end slightly yellow.
Where/When: Found on needles on pine, spruce, fir, hemlock Douglas fir.
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