Archive for August 8th, 2010

Summertime Is Here…So Is Locust Leaf Miner

Photo: ‘Freesia’ black locust treeSome trees take on a dead brownish look along highways in the summer months across the southern Appalachian region (USDA zones 6 and 7). Over the past month, locust leaf miner have been feeding on black locust (Robinia pseudoacacia) trees, stripping chlorophyll from the leaves. Something to worry about? Generally, no. […]