Since oak leaf itch mites are most active during the late summer and fall, Ohio State's Buckeye Yard and Garden adds that "these mites continue with their activity for a 4-6 week period and they ...

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Q. We have a pin oak tree that is approximately 30 feet tall. On the north-facing side of the tree there are many wilted leaves, and there are many balls of strange growth. Pictures of the leaves and ...

Oak leaf itch mites are likely to be more prevalent in years when there are heavy gall populations. The first reports of oak leaf itch mites in the United States were in Kansas and Nebraska in 2004.

Q: My evergreen oak tree is more than 20 years old. Some of the leaves are turning yellow and dropping. While there is some new growth, it is not as vigorous as prior years. The tree is on drip ...

Oak leaf blister is caused by a fungus that attacks most species of oaks found in Louisiana. It can be particularly bad when the weather is cool and wet. (LSU AgCenter photo) Oak leaf blister, a ...

Oak leaf blister.JPG This oak tree has a fungal infection of the foliage called oak leaf blister. The rainy spring created conditions ideal for this disease to attack.

Leaf fall is actually in March and early April for most of these trees. They make a new set of leaves using reserves from the previous year's leaves, hence the evergreen nature of them.

I have a 20-year-old pin oak tree that has small sections where leaves are turning brown. It's happening on different sections of the branches, not through the whole thing.