Honey Locust

Honey locust: Honeylocust pod gall midge

Honey locust: Honeylocust pod gall midge categories: Honey Locust Insects Ornamental trees Ornamentals last review date: 2025-07-08 11:13 Honey locust pod gall midgePhoto by: R.S. Byther Biology The honey locust pod gall midge is a tiny orange gnat that lays its eggs on new foliage in the spring. The small pinkish or yellow-white maggots feed […]

Honey locust: Honeylocust canker

Honey locust: Honeylocust canker categories: Honey Locust Honey Locust Diseases Ornamental trees Ornamentals last review date: 2025-07-08 11:15 Large canker on honey locustPhoto by: R.S. Byther Biology Several fungi are responsible for cankers on honey locust in the Pacific Northwest. One problem, coral spot or Nectria canker, can result in sudden wilting or failure of […]

Honey locust: Powdery mildew

Honey locust: Powdery mildew categories: Honey Locust Honey Locust Diseases Ornamental trees Ornamentals last review date: 2025-07-08 11:17 Powdery mildew on maplePhoto by: R.S. Byther Biology Powdery mildew on honey locust (Gleditsia triacanthos) produces typical symptoms of powdery mildew infections. Leaves and sometimes young shoots are covered with a powdery, gray-white growth. This most often […]

Honey locust: Locust borer

Honey locust: Locust borer categories: Honey Locust Honey Locust Insects Ornamental trees Ornamentals last review date: 2025-07-08 11:19 Honey Locust borer adultPhoto by: Unknown Biology Black locust (Robinia pseudoacacia) may be infested by the larvae of a boring beetle. Eggs laid in the fall on the bark hatch into larvae which burrow beneath the bark […]