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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][b]They are not only on oak trees. You can find them on many deciduous trees, including maple, cherry, redbud, etc.[/b]

You will probably find more falling from trees where cicadas have laid their eggs. These trees are exceptionally easy to identify--you will see cicada pruning on the tree tips.

What this looks like is a tree with branches where the last 8-12 inches of branch tips have turned brown and are dying. Don't stand under any trees that look healthy but have a lot of brown tips.[/quote]

Where did you get this info from?[/quote]

An entomologist friend. He's not a specialist in mites, but I figured it was a good enough source for myself. Take the list of trees with a grain of salt if you wish.[/quote]

Sounds like these suckers are usually on oak trees because their usual prey lives in oak trees...

"Oak tree gall mites are tiny parasites that attack gall larvae on oak leaves. ... Once the oak tree gall mites have eaten the gall larvae, they leave in search of other food."
source: https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/trees/oak/oak-tree-gall-mites.htm#:~:text=Oak%20tree%20gall%20mites%20are,gall%20larvae%20on%20oak%20leaves.&text=Once%20the%20oak%20tree%20gall,blown%20off%20by%20a%20breeze.

Since the cicadas weren't picky about tree location, my guess is these mites "branched out" to new trees this year...

My concern is: does this mean these suckers will reproduce more this year and so we're in for a larger supply again next year????  And without enough food in the trees [next year], does that mean even more will be leaping down to look for meals????

2021 - COVID, Cicadas, and Mites - what an excellent year!!!   ([b]Here's looking forward to... ?2024?[/b])

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The next presidential election? No thank you!  :?   Maybe 2023 will be a year of reprieve.[/quote]

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