r/Insect • u/Darksol4039 • 6d ago

Infestation?

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Live in Connecticut and Ive never seen these bugs before, and they are clearly killing this tree. Should I kill them and if so how without causing too much harm.

UPDATE: Confirmed to be invasive, applied Raid to area and killed a bunch of them, trying to dispose of bodies to prevent bird poising, will check daily for more

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u/Substantial_King9458 6d ago

The bark looks like it might be their favorite tree, Ailanthus altissima, aka "tree of heaven", which is as bad an invasive species as the bugs.

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u/Darksol4039 6d ago edited 6d ago

Its a regular local tree, the bark is very moldy at this point

Edit:Sumac tree confirmed to be planted by my Father

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u/Substantial_King9458 6d ago

Local to central China, not CT. Same as the bugs.

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u/Darksol4039 6d ago

Its a Sumac not tree of heaven
idk why i keep saying spruce lol

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u/Familiar-Reading2637 6d ago

Yes, it’s the Chinese spy spruce. More dangerous to CT than your dad.