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Name: Lori S.
Status: other
Age: 30s
Location: N/A
Country: N/A
Date: 7/24/2003
Question:
There are two areas on my oak tree that are draining sap that smells like rotten fruit. Also, there are numerous bugs on these sections of the tree (ants and some big black flying bugs with white circles on the backside). Are they harming the tree? And what do I need to do to get rid of the bugs, and help the tree?

Replies:
You might want to read the following:

http://www.na.fs.fed.us/spfo/hot_topics/summer_98/storm-oakwilt.htm

http://www.dnr.state.mn.us/fid/august98/08319809.html

http://www.ipm.uiuc.edu/ipm/publications/rpds/rpd618/rpd618.html

http://www.na.fs.fed.us/spfo/pubs/howtos/ht_oakwilt/how.htm

Seems that treating the tree wounds to prevent the sap leakage would be useful since the insects might transmit disease to the tree.

Anthony Brach, Ph.D


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