Plant Health Care

Bacterial Wetwood (Slime Flux) in Trees

Bacterial Wetwood (Slime Flux) in Trees

HOST PLANTS:  Bacterial wetwood/slime flux is host to Maple trees, Elm trees, Oak trees, Tulip trees and Poplar trees. DAMAGE:  Many mature trees exhibit large light or dark vertical streaks on their trunks resulting from slimy liquid oozing out of cracks or wounds...

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Anthracnose in Trees: Symptoms, Causes & Treatment

Anthracnose in Trees: Symptoms, Causes & Treatment

  HOST PLANTS:  Ash, Maple, Oak, Sycamore, Elm, Dogwood DAMAGE: Anthracnose is characterized by blight of very young leaves and shoots or by irregular necrotic blotches on expanded leaflets. In years of prolonged wet spring weather with moderate temperatures, the leaf...

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Aphids on Plants: Signs, Damage & Control

Aphids on Plants: Signs, Damage & Control

HOST PLANTS: Many aphid species feed on only one plant species, while others feed on hundreds of plant species. DAMAGE: Many species of aphids cause the greatest damage when temperatures are warm but not hot. Plants exhibiting aphid damage can have a variety of...

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