A genus of small insects related to aphids that feed on conifer trees, causing damage to their needles and branches.
From Greek 'adelges' meaning obscure or indistinct, referring to the unclear life cycle of these insects. The term was coined in entomology to describe the cryptic nature of their reproduction and development patterns.
Adelges insects have a mind-bending life cycle where they can reproduce without males, switching between two different host trees thousands of miles apart—some species spend part of their life on spruce and part on fir, as if commuting between continents!
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