Re: Heritage River Birch Pests

Sounds (no pun intended) like the year we had gypsy moths. Their crunching and pooping was out of control. :-)
zem
----- Original Message ----- From: <kmrsy@comcast.net>
To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
Sent: Friday, July 08, 2005 12:43 PM
Subject: Re: [CHAT] Heritage River Birch Pests


Some sort of caterpillar. I wrote the group about it a few years ago,
asking about "black rain". They told me I was getting pooped on.


--
Kitty
neIN, Zone5

-------------- Original message --------------
hmmmmm, that hasn't happened to me yet, thank goodness. Pooped on by what?
Caterpillars? Birds?


Andrea H
Beaufort, SC


> [Original Message]
> From: Chapel Ridge Wal Mart National Hearing Center
<4042N15@nationalhearing.com>
> To:
> Date: 7/7/2005 10:20:38 AM
> Subject: Re: [CHAT] Heritage River Birch Pests
>
> I used to get pooped on when I walked under my birch. This seemed to > have
> sort of stopped on its own.
>
> Kitty
> ----- Original Message ----- > From: "A A HODGES"
> To:
> Sent: Wednesday, July 06, 2005 7:46 PM
> Subject: Re: [CHAT] Heritage River Birch Pests
>
>
> > I don't think so. It gets lots of water. It's next to where I do my
> > planting/potting so there is always run-off. I'm hoping Daryl is > > right
and
> > it's a young tree thing. It's really irritating. I can't walk under > > it
> > without getting a bug on me!
> >
> >
> > Andrea H
> > Beaufort, SC
> >
> >
> > >
[Original Message]
> > > From: Cathy Carpenter
> > > To:
> > > Date: 7/6/2005 8:45:26 PM
> > > Subject: Re: [CHAT] Heritage River Birch Pests
> > >
> > > Could the birch be stressed? While B. nigra is more heat tolerant
> > > than others, did you have unusually hot, or dry summers the past
> > > couple years? Pests and diseases seem to have a sixth sense for
> > > compromised hosts.
> > >
> > >
> > > Cathy, west central IL, z5b
> > >
> > > On Jul 6, 2005, at 6:08 PM, Daryl wrote:
> > >
> > > > No on the hort oil. I found this interesting bit on the web
> > > > http://entweb.clemson.edu/cuentres/eiis/pdfs/TO17.PDF I didn't
> > > > know that
> > > > aphids ever had and alternate host.
> > > >
> > > > Once the plant matures a bit, the problem seems to go away, at
> > > > least it did
> > > > for me. I'm sure it helped that I encouraged the good guys
> > > > (ladybugs and
> > > > such)
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > d
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > > From: "A A HODGES"
> > > > To:
> > > > Sent: Tuesday, July 05, 2005 7:55 PM
> > > > Subject: Re: [CHAT] Heritage River Birch Pests
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >> Yes, I've seen several on the tree. I always thought they looked
> > > >> like tiny
> > > >> alligators, except the color. I had these things last year too.
> > > >> Should I
> > > >> attempt to spray this winter you think?
> > > >>
> > > >>
> > > >> Andrea H
> > > >> Beaufort, SC
> > > >>
> > > >>
> > > >>
> > > >>> [Original Message]
> > > >>> From: Daryl
> > > >>> To:
> > > >>> Date: 7/5/2005 8:06:12 AM
> > > >>> Subject: Re: [CHAT] Heritage River Birch Pests
> > > >>>
> > > >>> Some stages of Aphids have wings, and Aphids and sawflies seem > > > >>> to
> > > >>> be the
> > > >>> major pests of birches around here, along with a few weeks of
> > > >>> Japanese
> > > >>> Beetles. In most cases, the infestations are self-limiting.
> > > >>>
> > > >>> Do you know what baby ladybugs look like? If you've got > > > >>> ladybugs,
> > > >>>
> > > > they'll
> > > >
> > > >>> probably take care of the aphids for you.
> > > >>>
> > > >>> d
> > > >>>
> > > >>>
> > > >>> ----- Original Message ----- > > > >>> From: "A A HODGES"
> > > >>> To: "gardenchat"
> > > >>> Sent: Monday, July 04, 2005 6:34 PM
> > > >>> Subject: [CHAT] Heritage River Birch Pests
> > > >>>
> > > >>>
> > > >>>
> > > >>>> Anyone ever had a problem with pests on a River Birch? This is
> > > >>>> Betula
> > > >>>> Nigra 'Heritage.' This year, and last I had major problems > > > >>>> with
> > > >>>> what
> > > >>>> something that has wings, is tiny and is a piercing, sucking
> > > >>>> insect.
> > > >>>> Truthfully, they look like aphids with wings to me. I've tried
> > > >>>>
> > > > blasting
> > > >
> > > >>>> them, and the tree also has quite a few ladybugs, but they are
> > > >>>> really
> > > >>>>
> > > > a
> > > >
> > > >>>> serious problem. My tree probably has half the leaves it > > > >>>> should.
> > > >>>>
> > > >>>>
> > > >>>> There also seem to be some kind of beetles that look like a
> > > >>>> vegetable
> > > >>>>
> > > >>> pest, maybe potato or cucumber beetles.
> > > >>>
> > > >>>>
> > > >>>> What do I do? The tree was planted at the back of the house in > > > >>>> a
> > > >>>> very
> > > >>>> wet area, near where I do my repotting, etc. It's about 15 > > > >>>> feet
> > > >>>> tall
> > > >>>> now, and is growing rapidly, but probably not a rapidly as it
> > > >>>> should.
> > > >>>>
> > > > I
> > > >
> > > >>>> planted it to create summer shade which is desperately needed > > > >>>> at
> > > >>>> the
> > > >>>> back.
> > > >>>>
> > > >>>>
> > > >>>> Should I wait until this winter and then get on a ladder and
> > > >>>> blast it
> > > >>>> with hort oil? I've never tried to systemically poison a tree
> > > >>>> before.
> > > >>>>
> > > >>>> Suggestions?
> > > >>>>
> > > >>>>
> > > >>>> Andrea H
> > > >>>> Beaufort, SC
> > > >>>>
> > > >>>
> > > >>>
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