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Locust leaf miners

10 years ago

Many of the black locust on the state route we live on become very damaged by locust leaf miner every year. I would like to plant a honey locust in our backyard for some dappled shade by our deck. Will locust leaf miners attack honey locust? I've never seen honey locust attacked like that, but we do seem to have a heavy pest presence.

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buckeye15
10 years ago
A honeylocust shouldn't be bothered by the leaf miner that goes after black locust. It will however likely get mimosa webworm, honeylocust spider mite, honeylocust plant bug, leafhoppers, honeylocust borer, flatheaded borers, scurffy scale, calico scale, and probably a couple others I am forgetting.
krycek1984
Original Author
10 years ago
I don't see many problems with honey locust around here, anyway. Most are decently healthy.
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