Is this tree affected with Spruce bud worm?

[stihlatit]

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Please look at the three attached pictures of a spruce tree and tell me what you think is killing this tree. I am thinking spruce bud worm but I am not sure. Note that it is dying from the bottom up. The top of the tree is not affected yet.

 

[Ed Roland]

Stihlatit, Look for chewing and webbing or the insect itself for budworm. Otherwise, it is typical for needle diseases to start down low and progress upward.

ed

 

[stihlatit]

Stihlatit, Look for chewing and webbing or the insect itself for budworm. Otherwise, it is typical for needle diseases to start down low and progress upward.

ed

Thanks Ed...I will have a look.

 

[Urban Forester]

...Otherwise, it is typical for needle diseases to start down low and progress upward.

ed

That would appear to be a raging case of Rhizosphaera Needle Cast. See this link:

Rhizosphaera Needle Cast | Horticulture and Home Pest News

Or, the hungriest spruce mite I have ever seen!!! :eek2:

 

[stihlatit]

That would appear to be a raging case of Rhizosphaera Needle Cast. See this link:

Rhizosphaera Needle Cast | Horticulture and Home Pest News

Or, the hungriest spruce mite I have ever seen!!! :eek2:

I would say you nailed it bang on Urban Forester........thank you.