Treat maple gall mites? - Ask Extension
My young silver maple has serious gall mites on its leaves. Should I treat it? Will the galls kill the tree? How do I keep it from spreading to other ...
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Treat maple gall mites? #872611
Asked June 11, 2024, 12:38 PM EDT
My young silver maple has serious gall mites on its leaves. Should I treat it? Will the galls kill the tree? How do I keep it from spreading to other young trees?
Cook County Minnesota
Expert Response
Thank you for writing.
These are more of a cosmetic problem than plant damaging.
Here is good information for you. https://hort.extension.wisc.edu/articles/maple-gall-mites-eriophyidae/#:~:text=Because%20the%20mites%20overwinter%20on,applied%20prior%20to%20bud%20break.
These are more of a cosmetic problem than plant damaging.
Here is good information for you. https://hort.extension.wisc.edu/articles/maple-gall-mites-eriophyidae/#:~:text=Because%20the%20mites%20overwinter%20on,applied%20prior%20to%20bud%20break.
