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Red "berries" attached to Live Oak leaves.
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| Scarlett 2005-11-11, 1:21 am |
| We have noticed what appears to be red "berries" attached to the leaves of
our large Live Oak tree. Does anyone know what they are and how they got
there?
Many thanks!
Linda
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| Cliff 2005-11-11, 10:21 am |
| They are a gall caused by a tiny wasp. No problem.
"Scarlett" <scarlett@austin.rr.com> wrote in message
news:MWUcf.3700$jN6.1022@tornado.texas.rr.com...
> We have noticed what appears to be red "berries" attached to the leaves of
> our large Live Oak tree. Does anyone know what they are and how they got
> there?
>
> Many thanks!
>
> Linda
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| Scarlett 2005-11-11, 2:21 pm |
| Thanks for the response, Cliff! It's odd that the only Live Oak affected is
the huge tree that completely coveres our swimming pool. The smaller Live
Oaks that line the driveway don't have these "berries." I have seen these
tiny wasps, and have been stung by one. They like to eat my cat's food, and
she is afraid of them. Do you know where and how they nest? And is it
possible to get rid of them? The only nests I have been able to find are
for the larger wasps.
Several years ago, these tiny wasps managed to find a way or ways into my
house, and we were infested with them! My husband plugged up all the weep
holes he could find, and we screened the chimney. They haven't been back
inside since, but I would like to get rid of them completely.
Thanks again,
Linda
"Cliff" <cwbsatx@swbell.net> wrote in message
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| They are a gall caused by a tiny wasp. No problem.
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| "Scarlett" <scarlett@austin.rr.com> wrote in message
| news:MWUcf.3700$jN6.1022@tornado.texas.rr.com...
| > We have noticed what appears to be red "berries" attached to the leaves
of
| > our large Live Oak tree. Does anyone know what they are and how they
got
| > there?
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| > Many thanks!
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| > Linda
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| Check this
http://www.plantanswers.com/oak_leaf_gall.htm
"Scarlett" <scarlett@austin.rr.com> wrote in message
news:iw4df.6056$jN6.3559@tornado.texas.rr.com...
> Thanks for the response, Cliff! It's odd that the only Live Oak affected
> is
> the huge tree that completely coveres our swimming pool. The smaller Live
> Oaks that line the driveway don't have these "berries." I have seen these
> tiny wasps, and have been stung by one. They like to eat my cat's food,
> and
> she is afraid of them. Do you know where and how they nest? And is it
> possible to get rid of them? The only nests I have been able to find are
> for the larger wasps.
>
> Several years ago, these tiny wasps managed to find a way or ways into my
> house, and we were infested with them! My husband plugged up all the weep
> holes he could find, and we screened the chimney. They haven't been back
> inside since, but I would like to get rid of them completely.
>
> Thanks again,
>
> Linda
>
> "Cliff" <cwbsatx@swbell.net> wrote in message
> news:JD1df.18520$dO2.16312@newssvr29.news.prodigy.net...
> | They are a gall caused by a tiny wasp. No problem.
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> | "Scarlett" <scarlett@austin.rr.com> wrote in message
> | news:MWUcf.3700$jN6.1022@tornado.texas.rr.com...
> | > We have noticed what appears to be red "berries" attached to the
> leaves
> of
> | > our large Live Oak tree. Does anyone know what they are and how they
> got
> | > there?
> | >
> | > Many thanks!
> | >
> | > Linda
> | >
> | >
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| Have a small grove of 20' and higher live oaks next to a recently built
house out by Wimberley. These had many problems and had a hard time this
season. Aphids out the ying-yang, lotta dead limbs, boring holes at former
limb locations, carpenter ants at number and abundance I've never seen,
crusty/flaky bark of blue-green color spread throughout, and the pinkish
brown berry balls on the leaves.
Gonna get alot of flack for this, treated for the carpenter ants by local
bug killer company. Sprayed fungicide 3 times at two week intervals.
Sprayed twice for aphids. Cut off the majority of the dead limbs. Left
boric acid at the former branch/trunk where a hole exists now on older,
larger holes. Leaf and new limb rebound is evident. The little balls on
the leaves haven't returned on the new ones. Guess the little wasps moved
someplace else. The wasps were abundant in June/July on the front porch.
Very noisy critters for their size when stuck behind something like a open
window shutter.
--
Lil' Dave
Beware the rule quoters, the corp mindset, the Borg
Else you will be absorbed
"Scarlett" <scarlett@austin.rr.com> wrote in message
news:MWUcf.3700$jN6.1022@tornado.texas.rr.com...
> We have noticed what appears to be red "berries" attached to the leaves of
> our large Live Oak tree. Does anyone know what they are and how they got
> there?
>
> Many thanks!
>
> Linda
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