Thread: What's eating the gum trees?

Lerps?



Lerps

They look like Phasmid eggs.

Originally Posted by Gullible

Over Xmass in Northern NSW I noticed a lot of the gum trees had bear branches, mostly at the top where the new leaves would be.

Back in the ACT I noticed the same thing. After the high winds we've been having the gum leaves on the ground have noticeable bit marks on them. A lot of the leaves have what look like egg blisters in them.

Any ideas what insect is causing all the damage?

Bear branches?
Maybe that's why the branches were bare where the bears were?

Mike.

I thought lerp scale is usually white. If you lick the lerp scale off or put it in some water, it is ment to be a rather pleasant sweet taste.

Originally Posted by 90@

Bear branches?
Maybe that's why the branches were bare where the bears were?

Drop bears?

Originally Posted by p38arover

Drop bears?

thats what i was thinking.

Christmas beetles, they give some of the trees a real hammering.

Regards,
Tote

Some of the leaves look like they have Lerps on them.

Not sure what is taking the bites out of the other leaves?