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| Author: | HHill [ Sun Aug 30, 2009 10:30 am ] |
| Post subject: | Liveoak Galls |
I have lots of galls in my liveoak tree. It is interesting because there are hundreds of honey bees buzzing the tree and doing something to the galls. I understand the galls are due to wasp laying eggs, etc. Are the honey bees eating them or what? Is this anything I should worry about? Later in the fall I will cut back the grass, expose the root flare, and apply sick tree treatment. Thanks. 
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| Author: | sandih [ Tue Sep 01, 2009 5:52 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Liveoak Galls |
http://www.dirtdoctor.com/organic/garde ... on/id/140/ |
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| Author: | HHill [ Wed Sep 02, 2009 7:04 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Liveoak Galls |
Thanks for the link. Still not sure what all those bees are doing to the galls...they are bees not wasps. They (the bees) must be beneficial. Thanks. |
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| Author: | sandih [ Fri Sep 04, 2009 9:59 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Liveoak Galls |
if you could get an image of the bees that might be useful. |
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| Author: | HHill [ Wed Sep 09, 2009 7:32 pm ] | ||||
| Post subject: | Re: Liveoak Galls | ||||
Attached is a picture of the tree and several of the bees. I suprised myself and were able to get several close-ups using the "close-up flower" option. The bees did not care at all. Background on the tree...this was a sapling that we got at Euless arbor days several years (7?) ago. I babied it in a pot for a year then planted it and babied it some more till it took hold and started growing. Now it makes a nice story!
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