Keep trees healthy by fertilizing. Pesticides can be applied to the lower trunk in spring as leaves are unfolding. Carpenterworm also bores in the trunk and branches of locust. The larvae are white to pink and have brown tubercles. Scales can be controlled with sprays applied when crawlers are active.
Spider mites cause green leaf color to take on a stippled appearance.
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