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  • From: "Kelly Lockamy" <garden_muse@bellsouth.net>
  • To: "permaculture" <permaculture@lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [permaculture] Re: Oak Problems
  • Date: Fri, 5 Nov 2004 10:08:38 -0500

wow, what a relief to hear they are benign. do they go away when their food
source runs out? it really makes my trees look as if they're dressed for
halloween!
kelly
----- Original Message -----
From: "Kevin Topek" <ktopek@houston.rr.com>
To: "permaculture" <permaculture@lists.ibiblio.org>
Sent: Thursday, November 04, 2004 9:40 PM
Subject: Re: [permaculture] Re: Oak Problems


> I think these are web worms like we have in Houston, TX. They encase the
> trunk of the tree and eat material on the bark like algae and moss. They
are
> harmless and very hard to locate beneath the webbing. We had a spate of
them
> here earlier this spring. All the trees they encased are fine, if not
> better.
>
> Kevin
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Kelly Lockamy" <garden_muse@bellsouth.net>
> To: "Envirofarming" <envirofarming@earthlink.net>; "permaculture"
> <permaculture@lists.ibiblio.org>
> Sent: Thursday, November 04, 2004 8:20 PM
> Subject: Re: [permaculture] Re: Oak Problems
>
>
> > thanks for the two responses on oak prob's. i've also elimanated tent
> worms
> > as the culprit as these webs form a fine sheath around the trunk and
> limbs.
> > i've pulled away the webs and found no insects beneath- very
mysterious...
> > any more thoughts???
> >
> > kelly
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Envirofarming" <envirofarming@earthlink.net>
> > To: <permaculture@lists.ibiblio.org>
> > Sent: Thursday, November 04, 2004 3:21 PM
> > Subject: [permaculture] Re: Oak Problems
> >
> >
> > > I have small brown spots on my oak trees...not sure what that is, but
> they
> > seem to be doing quite well, regardless of the spots. The only thing I
> can
> > think of is the "tent-worm", but that wouldn't be on the trunk that I
know
> > of. We have tentworms in Michigan, and they hang off of the branches
> (leafy
> > ends)...Definitely something to do some research on.
> > >
> > > Jerod Groulx
> > > (Envirofarming)
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