The top of the body is flat and appears white or translucent. The wings extend out over the sides of the black body. There is no benefit for the tree from lace bug control this late in the season. Most damage is done by the nymphs earlier in the season and spraying will not return green color to the already-damaged leaves. Some of the more heavily damaged trees will defoliate early.
Lace bugs are an annoyance to people passing or sitting under the tree.
Though the lace bugs are harmless to people, pets, structures, and landscape plants, there may be a desire to treat to alleviate the annoyance. Insecticides for lace bugs include insecticidal soap, Sevin, Orthene, malathion and Isotox. Honeylocust Spider Mite . Honeylocust trees that already have yellow or brown leaves are probably infested with honeylocust spider mites. The mite infestation can be confirmed by examining the underside of the leaflets.