How do i protect my canadain evergreen from pests

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some kind of pest is killing my young evergreen.how do I identify the varmint and kill it?

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Redcatcec on Oct 21, 2018
It might be this, contact the Agricultural extension in your area to really find out what is going on. Best to you.
- 1. Strawberry root weevil - Trees, insects and diseases of Canada's forests (100%)
- States. It is primarily a pest of strawberry and related plants but the larvae also cause severe injury to the roots of evergreens, particularly seedlings and nursery stock. The spruces, eastern hemlock, and yews are most commonly attacked.
- https://tidcf.nrcan.gc.ca/en/insects/factsheet/1801 - 26.5kb
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Ellis on Oct 21, 2018

is it a hemlock? There is an insect called woolly adelgid, which is attacking Canadian hemlocks. It forms little white cotton-like bunches at the base of the needles.

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