Ittiz,
Have to admit I did not know what Adelgids were until I did a google search and checked them out.
A couple years ago in my seed bed I found a few of my plants (the flower spikes mostly) covered in this funky looking white stuff. I thought it was some kind of fungus or something at first but on closer inspection could see that is was some kind of small insect. They were sort of concentrated on just the flower spike and the flower spike stem.
I basically just wiped them off with my fingers a couple of times and that seemed to do it. They did not spread to other plants and did not seem to bother the ones they were on.
After reading on them more this morning I see they are a sap sucker, and make it hard on lots of trees (hemlocks, christmas tree pines, etc). No dout they could make it hard on your ginseng if they can destroy pine forrest.
They are a soft bodied little critter and you might try a ogranic solution that works great on most soft bodied pest.
Diatomaceous Earth
www.amazon.com/Grade-Diatomaceous-Earth-...s=Diatomaceous+Earth
I mostly use it on my tomatoes for Tomato Horn Worm and other catapillar type pest.
I read a few of the reviews on the product (link above) on amazon and looks like it works on Bed Bugs, Fleas, Lice, etc.
When soft bodied insects / catipillars come in contact with it, it basically cuts their body and they die from fluid loss.
It is harmless to humans.
Below a few details on the product..
Diatomaceous Earth is Mother Nature's product with no harm to the environment, pets or to people. Diatomaceous Earth is not an earth, it is the fossilized remains of microscopic shells created by one celled plants called DIATOMS. Diatomaceous Earth kills by physical action, not chemical, by puncturing the insects exoskeleton and absorbing its body fluids, thus posing no harm to warm-blooded life. Moreover, on any surface, these natural pesticide products have a remarkable repellency factor. As long as it is present, insects tend to stay away, making a serious infestation unlikely. Also, the more it is used, the more an environment is created that tends to make insects feel unwelcome.
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