Christmas tree pests and weeds required restrictions and requirements to be placed upon Christmas tree growers with plantations in "gypsy moth regulated areas". The restrictions and requirements included ongoing site monitoring, active moth eradication by the grower, accurate record keeping, and government directed moth eradication programs. Failure to abide by the rules could result in revocation of the "approved grower" status from the Canadian Food Inspection Agency. The major types of conifers cultivated, pines, Douglas-firs, true firs, and spruce trees, are all affected by some types of insect pests. Douglas-firs are most vulnerable to the Cooley spruce gall adelgid. The true firs are most susceptible
Lamia noble Lamia noble In the "Dungeons & Dragons" fantasy role-playing game, the lamia noble is a type of monstrous humanoid. The lamia noble first appeared in the original first edition "Fiend Folio" (1981), credited to Phillip Masters. The lamia noble appeared in second edition "Advanced Dungeons & Dragons" in "Monstrous Compendium Volume Two" (1989), and appeared under the "lamia" entry in the "Monstrous Manual" (1993). The lamia noble appears in third edition in the adventure "Expedition to the Demonweb Pits" (2007). A lamia noble is a rarer type of lamia. These beings rule over other lamias and the locations they inhabit.