Honey locust: Honeylocust pod gall midge categories: Honey Locust Insects Ornamental trees Ornamentals revision date: 2022-12-05 12:00 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 on […]
Honey locust: Honeylocust canker categories: Honey Locust Honey Locust Diseases Ornamental trees Ornamentals revision date: 2022-11-23 12:58 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 infected […]
Honey locust: Powdery mildew categories: Honey Locust Honey Locust Diseases Ornamental trees Ornamentals revision date: 2022-11-23 12:53 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 appears in summer and gradually increases throughout the […]
Honey locust: Locust borer categories: Honey Locust Honey Locust Insects Ornamental trees Ornamentals revision date: 2022-11-23 12:51 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 and […]