Common plant problems in the Atlanta area
PESTS & PROBLEMS
Atlanta’s growing season provides plants with almost year around growth. Because of this long growing season pest populations can build to thresholds where plant damage can occur. The natural and man-manipulated environment in Atlanta can also cause stress and eventual decline in our landscapes and forests. The following is a list of some of the more common pests, cultural problems and environmental problems we may encounter year to year.

European Hornet Nest Building Activity

hornet nest building activity3 small.jpgThe European hornet excise small strips of bark from trees or shrubs such as Nellie R. Stevens Holly and Viburnum.  The hornets do not strip all the bark off the plant so as to not cause girdling and death on the first attack.  Subsequent attacks may remove enough bark and cambium to cause the branch or trunk above the wound to die.

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