Mystery Conifer Pest: Not Bagworms, Need Photo

Owner describes hard, green/reddish "pine cone-like" structures with sections and holes on pine/spruce. Asks if bagworms burrow in bark.

Bagworms = soft silk bags with foliage bits. Never hard, never bore into bark.

Photo needed for ID. Could be gall, scale, or other. Description insufficient.

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