Christmas tree pests and weeds of different pests, most of which cause cosmetic damage to the trees, important in the Christmas tree industry. The balsam woolly adelgid ("Adelges picae") are small soft-bodied insects which attack the Fraser fir. The insects appear as white, woolly spots on the tree and are fatal to the fir if left untreated. The woolly adeligid was native to central Europe where it affected the silver fir; it was introduced to the United States, where it has no known native predators, before 1900. Balsam twig aphids ("Mindarus abietnus") are another type of tree pest which affects fir and spruce trees in
Woody Fraser Woody Fraser Woody Fraser is best known as a producer and director for The Richard Simmons Show, The Mike Douglas Show, and The Home Show. Fraser was born on November 16, 1934 in Cincinnati, Ohio as Jr. Forrest Lovat Fraser. He was married to Noreen Fraser, a producer and a co-founders of the Stand Up to Cancer initiative, after being diagnosed in 2001 with Stage 4 Metastatic Breast Cancer. He began his career in 1960 as a director for NBC, in 1961 he created "The Mike Douglas Show". During his career Fraser, helped create and produce shows such as 'Good