Common Problems

Lace Bug

Symptoms

Lace bugs have a preference for deciduous trees and shrubbery. They are anatomically designed to starve plant material, their piercing structure allows them to penetrate a tree and suck nutrients from the sap.  Heavy feeding from large infestations may result in large, yellow blistered areas on leaves, totally yellow leaves, and early leaf drop.

Treatment

An early summer spray application to eliminate the first generation of lace bugs is necessary if visual damage is to be avoided. A repeated application should be applied if re-infestation occurs.