[MAIPC] Ailanthus Herbivory

[Tim Maywalt]

Devil's walking stick (*Aralia spinosa).*



On Mon, Jul 5, 2021 at 4:31 PM Nathan Hartshorne <nshartshorne at gmail.com>
wrote:

> What looks like tree of heaven, has similar bark, and is tree-sized?  I
> will do some comparative looking.  I only know the various sumacs and black
> walnut.
>
> On Mon, Jul 5, 2021 at 10:40 AM Richard Gardner <rtgardner3 at yahoo.com>
> wrote:
>
>> That is not Ailanthus because the compound leaf is not odd pinnate, the
>> notches are wrong and it is too rough.
>>
>> On Monday, July 5, 2021, 01:06:57 PM EDT, Nathan Hartshorne <
>> nshartshorne at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>
>> The most likely one seemed to be the mite, except it's also called "leaf
>> curl mite" not "patterned hole mite" so I'm still at a loss as to what
>> could do such a distinctive look on all the leaves. Obviously it's not
>> deer, and the moths seemed wrong too based on what little imagery I could
>> find and general knowledge of feeding behavior (which I realize there must
>> be more exceptions than moths I know)
>>
>> On Mon, Jul 5, 2021 at 9:19 AM Jackson, David Robert <drj11 at psu.edu>
>> wrote:
>>
>> Could be ailanthus webworm.
>>
>> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ailanthus_webworm
>>
>>
>>
>> Dave
>>
>>
>>
>> David R. Jackson
>>
>> Forest Resources Educator
>>
>> *Penn State Extension-Centre County*
>>
>> Willowbank Building, Room 322, 420 Holmes Street
>>
>> Bellefonte, PA 16823
>>
>> drj11 at psu.edu         814-355-4897(office)
>>
>> Forests and Wildlife Extension:
>> https://extension.psu.edu/forests-and-wildlife
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> *From:* MAIPC <maipc-bounces at lists.maipc.org> *On Behalf Of *Nathan
>> Hartshorne
>> *Sent:* Friday, July 2, 2021 7:29 PM
>> *To:* MAIPC Listserve (maipc at lists.maipc.org) <maipc at lists.maipc.org>
>> *Subject:* [MAIPC] Ailanthus Herbivory
>>
>>
>>
>> Anyone know what's eating this tree of heaven?
>>
>>
>>
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