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Tue, Aug 7, 12 at 0:26
| What's your take,.. should anything being done?
Looks like a bald faced hornet feeding on it.
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| Those fluffy things are probably woolly oak aphids. I'm not so sure about the scale. The shape doesn't quite suit me. |
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- Posted by konrad___far_north 3..just outside of E (My Page) on Wed, Aug 8, 12 at 2:10
| Thank you rhizo! The fluffy things you see is snow. Just wanted to show what they look like in different stages. |
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- Posted by gardener365 IL 5/6 (My Page) on Wed, Aug 8, 12 at 13:23
| Twig gall, probably caused by wasps. (link below) photos of this at the bottom of that page. Dax |
Here is a link that might be useful: Gouty, horned and other twig galls
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- Posted by konrad___far_north 3..just outside of E (My Page) on Wed, Aug 8, 12 at 22:31
| Thank you Dax for looking into,... but you haven't sold me on this, Scale looks closer to my I.D. |
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- Posted by wisconsitom 4/5 WI (My Page) on Wed, Aug 8, 12 at 22:43
| Something's been parasitizing those scale. See the exit holes? +oM |
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- Posted by konrad___far_north 3..just outside of E (My Page) on Thu, Aug 9, 12 at 22:45
| Yes, some kind of Insect is in these. There are approximately 30 species of kermes that occur in North America, but identification is difficult,..see link,... |
Here is a link that might be useful: Kermes S
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