Utah Tree Pest

Everything You Need to Know About Aphids   Don’t Let These Tiny Pests Destroy Your Plants—Learn the Aphid Warning Signs Aphids are tiny insects that can quickly take over your garden or landscape. They might be small, but don’t let their size fool you—these pests can cause serious problems for plants if left untreated. In […]

Cracked Bark? Dying Branches? It Might Be Oystershell Scale.   Oystershell scale The oystershell scale, Lepidosaphes ulmi, is the most damaging scale insect present in Colorado. It develops on the bark of trunks and limbs of a wide range of commonly grown deciduous trees and shrubs, including aspen, ash, cotoneaster, poplars, willow and lilac.  

Protect Utah’s Trees: Stop Oystershell Scale Before It Spreads Your trees are one of your property\’s most valuable assets, they offer shade, beauty, and long-term curb appeal. But a silent killer could be living on your tree bark right now, slowly draining life from your landscape. Its name? Oystershell Scale. This tiny insect might look harmless,

Brown Spots on Your Elm Tree? It Might Be More Than Just Dry Leaves Elm Leafminer The Elm Leafminer is the baby form (larva) of a tiny wasp that looks like a small fly. These larvae live inside the leaves of elm trees. Instead of eating the leaf from the outside, they dig through it

Elm Leaf Miner: The Tiny Insect That Can Cause Big Trouble for Your Trees Are your elm tree’s leaves turning brown, thin, or dropping too early? Do they appear dried out or as if something is tunneling through them? If so, you could be facing a silent but serious threat: elm leaf miners. These small but

Tiny Pest, Big Stress for Your Trees If you’ve noticed that your trees are looking a little stressed or have premature leaf drop, you might be dealing with one of the most microscopic yet troublesome pests for Utah landscapes: the spider mite.     What are Spider Mites? Spider mites are tiny, often hard-to-spot creatures that can