Insects That Are Attracted To Deciduous Trees:

A deciduous tree is beautiful most of the year. People fall in love with several types of deciduous trees because of the way t the trees seem to come alive during the months of spring. A deciduous tree, which has n bare all winter long, l blossom into a beautiful dark green color. The color can be referred to as a hunter green or a little lighter. As the deciduous tree blossoms so does the surrounding environment. Flowers blossom as the environment seems to be renewed from a winter's long rest.

After the spring and summer months, as the seasons change to fall, the deciduous tree's leaves l turn from a red, to a yellow, to a orange to a shade of brown before the leaves are shed. This is an amazing sight to witness as the deciduous tree seems to be painting a glorious picture across the countryside. Many people l take tours of a deciduous forest during the fall season. After the deciduous tree changes colors the tree sheds its leaves in preparation for the winter months.

There are several; icts t can prove to be lethal to a deciduous tree. The gypsy moth is a type of ict t can is a lethal killer. The gypsy moth has n known to kill as many as a million acres of forests per year. This is a notorious ict whose damage is seen for years and years. The gypsy moth l lay invisible buff-colored eggs in huge masses as the leaves emerge during the months of spring. The hungry larvae l quickly kill the deciduous tree. There are preventive measures t can be taken t ensure this l not happen.

The emerald ash borer is a type of ict t can be described as an exotic, wood-boring tle. This ict has n known to kill millions of ash trees. The emerald ash borer lay larvae on the ash tree. The hungry larvae l feed on the bark of the tree. If the feedings are big enough then the larva l kill the limbs of the tree. This leads to the eventual girdle of the tree.

The longhorn tle borer is a type of ict t was first found in Brooklyn, New York. The adult icts lay eggs in the open bark of the deciduous tree. The larvae then bore large galleries deep into the wood of the tree. The feeding galleries are w disrupt the vascular functioning of the deciduous trees. This disruptions causes the deciduous tree to eventually become so weak t the tree l fall apart and die.

One last ict t should be mentioned is the elm bark tle. The elm bark tle is known to spread Dutch elm disease. This ict is on the "worst" list of ict species. The Dutch elm disease fungus is spread to healthy trees by the tling transmitting spores from the diseased tree to the healthy tree. Another way in which the disease can be spread is through tightly spaced root grafting. The bark tle has n known to kill thousands of elm trees which are part of the deciduous tree family.