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Zimmerman Pine Tree Moth

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From: Ellen Nolan City: Columbus, OH
I have pine trees in my yard that have growths on the trunk that ooze sap. I was told that it is from a Zimmerman Moth. The branches are turning up and I am wondering if these need to be removed. I don't want this to affect other trees and shrubs in my yard.
	Extension Message From: Richard Hentschel Extension Educator, Horticulture DuPage/Kane/Kendall Unit hentsche@illinois.edu
Any dead limbs should be removed as a sanitation practice. Treaments can be made to manage the moth in mid- April or about the time Saucer Magnolia is in early bloom and again in August to manage adult moths and young larvae
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