Hi all,
Anyone able to identify what pest might be eating my trident maple leaves? It has happened a few times but doesn't seem to be there all the time, but keep knocking out half the leaf on new full leaves.
Any ideas?
Cheers,
Unwanted maple pest
-
Kyle GoldCoast
- Aussie Bonsai Fan
- Posts: 20
- Joined: November 9th, 2017, 8:44 am
- Favorite Species: Fig & Fuji Hime
- Bonsai Age: 6
- Location: TOOWOOMBA
Unwanted maple pest
You do not have the required permissions to view the files attached to this post.
-
kcpoole
- Perpetual Learner
- Posts: 12289
- Joined: November 12th, 2008, 4:02 pm
- Favorite Species: Maple
- Bonsai Age: 15
- Bonsai Club: the School Of Bonsai
- Location: Western Sydney, NSW, Australia
- Has thanked: 18 times
- Been thanked: 94 times
- Contact:
Re: Unwanted maple pest
Looper worm?
Have a good look for the hiding along the branches and trunks
Ken
Have a good look for the hiding along the branches and trunks
Ken
Check out our Wiki for awesome bonsai information www.ausbonsai.com.au/wiki
What is Bonsai? http://www.ausbonsai.com.au/wiki/index.php?title=Bonsai
What should I do now? http://www.ausbonsai.com.au/wiki/index.php?title=Newbie
How do I grow a Bonsai? http://www.ausbonsai.com.au/wiki/index. ... _a_Bonsai?
Visit a Bonsai nursery to see some real nice trees http://www.ausbonsai.com.au/wiki/index. ... _Nurseries
What is Bonsai? http://www.ausbonsai.com.au/wiki/index.php?title=Bonsai
What should I do now? http://www.ausbonsai.com.au/wiki/index.php?title=Newbie
How do I grow a Bonsai? http://www.ausbonsai.com.au/wiki/index. ... _a_Bonsai?
Visit a Bonsai nursery to see some real nice trees http://www.ausbonsai.com.au/wiki/index. ... _Nurseries
-
Keep Calm and Ramify
- Aussie Bonsai Fan
- Posts: 1001
- Joined: April 1st, 2017, 11:50 am
- Bonsai Age: 0
- Location: Newcastle NSW
- Has thanked: 442 times
- Been thanked: 495 times
Re: Unwanted maple pest
Google search Leaf cutter bees. Had this a while ago (with thanks to the knowledgeable Shibui 
)
)-
shibui
- Aussie Bonsai Fan
- Posts: 7883
- Joined: August 22nd, 2009, 8:41 pm
- Favorite Species: trident maple
- Bonsai Age: 41
- Bonsai Club: Albury/Wodonga; BSV; Canberra; VNBC
- Location: Yackandandah
- Has thanked: 78 times
- Been thanked: 1597 times
- Contact:
Re: Unwanted maple pest
If the holes are irregular shape, suspect caterpillar.
If the holes are almost perfect semi-circles suspect leaf cutter bees.
Personally, I'm willing to sacrifice a few trident leaves for these little native bees which have been hit hard by human development.
If the holes are almost perfect semi-circles suspect leaf cutter bees.
Personally, I'm willing to sacrifice a few trident leaves for these little native bees which have been hit hard by human development.
http://shibuibonsai.com.au/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
