Tip Moths

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23. Two and three needle pines also are subject to attack by the larvae of several small tip moths.

24. The first symptoms of tip moth attack are the dead tips of terminal and lateral branches.

25. The tiny caterpillars bore initially into the buds and then into the twigs themselves.

26. Pitch, frass, and dead needles soon are evident on the infested tips. Young trees are seriously deformed by repeated infestations, but light infestations may actually improve some ornamental pines by making them bushier.

27. Controlling tip moths requires insecticide sprays timed to coincide with the egg-laying period of the adult moths. Timing varies somewhat with the season and geographic area.

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	23. Two and three needle pines also are subject to attack by the larvae of several small tip moths.
	24. The first symptoms of tip moth attack are the dead tips of terminal and lateral branches.
	25. The tiny caterpillars bore initially into the buds and then into the twigs themselves.
	26. Pitch, frass, and dead needles soon are evident on the infested tips. Young trees are seriously deformed by repeated infestations, but light infestations may actually improve some ornamental pines by making them bushier.
	27. Controlling tip moths requires insecticide sprays timed to coincide with the egg-laying period of the adult moths. Timing varies somewhat with the season and geographic area.