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
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.