What is this?

[Sugarbug]

Apparently our Christmas tree is infested with them.

 

[Taiaut]

Apparently our Christmas tree is infested with them.

Looks like a tick to me.

 

[Sugarbug]

Ugh... I thought ticks were brown.

 

[Taiaut]

Ugh... I thought ticks were brown.

Do a search for the black-legged tick.

 

[Vanilla Gorilla]

I'm pretty sure there are at least hundreds of sub-species I doubt they are all brown.

 

[Sugarbug]

Ffs...

Anything I can spray the tree with or would it just be best to get rid of it?

 

[Taiaut]

Ffs...

Anything I can spray the tree with or would it just be best to get rid of it?

Either way take it outside. Whatever kills ticks is not going to smell like Christmas. Maybe pick a few and go to the Vet tomorrow. With a new puppy I am sure you already know one.
Or will shortly.

 

[charliepapa]

a sugarbug?


seriously, looks like a Cinara Aphid.

www.ncchristmastrees.com/PostHarvestPests.pdf

http://fraseripm.blogspot.com/2011/08/cinara-aphids.html

 

[3fifty7]

We had a bad aphid Christmas tree infestation once and have gone artificial ever since.

 

[sawgrass]

Double-banded twig griddler.

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[10November1775]

Can you return the tree? If so, i would and buy from a different lot. If that tree was infested, its not the only one.

 

[Sugarbug]

Disgusting bugs... Tree is on the curb and the area has been swept and mopped. Sucks that I'm out 40 bucks and a Christmas tree, but we have a smaller, fake one that will suffice for spoiling our kids in a few weeks.

 

[Sugarbug]

Can you return the tree? If so, i would and buy from a different lot. If that tree was infested, its not the only one.

Not worth the trouble, but FYI for anyone in my area: I bought it at the Home Depot off of I-10 in Slidell.

 

[Peacemaker]

Keep an eye out for infestation.. Especially with small children around..

 

[Leonidas]

Apparently our Christmas tree is infested with them.

Your Christmas tree was infested with hands?

Never ever buy a tree from Buffalo Bill or Jeffrey Dahmer.

 

[flamatrix99]

Disgusting bugs... Tree is on the curb and the area has been swept and mopped. Sucks that I'm out 40 bucks and a Christmas tree, but we have a smaller, fake one that will suffice for spoiling our kids in a few weeks.

$40? You're lucky! We got our tree today and it was $100.

 

[Request Dust Off]

Your Christmas tree was infested with hands?

Never ever buy a tree from Buffalo Bill or Jeffrey Dahmer.

I would hate to have to put lotion on a whole christmas tree. Of course if I were held captive in the bottom of a serial killers hole it would break the monotony. That is what christmas must must feel like for people married with children. We have an artificial tree. So far the only thing to get on it is a house cat & rust.

We have had real trees. It was a lot of time & money to bring a fire hazard into into the house. When is was time to leave it turned into a real prick.

 

[Request Dust Off]

The pic of the bug is not exactly a close up. It kind of looks weevil like. Empty tics look different.

Either way it is out of your house.

 

[MyTFAL]

First thing I thought was Pine Beetle

 

[Request Dust Off]

First thing I thought was Pine Beetle

There is a pine weevil.

Sug,
did the tree have holes in it?