Elm Savers

Beetle Damaged Trees

Beetles can cause major leaf damage and serious overall decline in trees.

Elm Savers Factsheet
Read and download our factsheets on pests, diseases and treatment methods
  • About Elm Leaf Beetles Lifecycle of the elm leaf beetle and treatment methods
  • Moreton Bay Fig Psyllid Treatments Moreton Bay Fig Psyllid mycopsylla fici can cause significant damage and defoliation primarily in Moreton Bay Figs and less so in Port Jackson Fig
  • Ash Whitefly A small white sap sucking insect, causes leaf damage in Golden and Claret Ash trees.
  • Tree Injection Trials on Giant Sequoia The main emphasis of these trials is on long term systemic control using chemistries that have a broad spectrum of activity.
  • Monterey Pine Aphid It is now present in all areas across Australia where pine trees are grown
  • Oak Aphid and Powdery Mildew Oak aphids are small yellow elliptical insects that congregate on the leaf underside.
  • Plane Tree Anthracnose Plane Tree Anthracnose is becoming commonplace
  • Birch Leaf Spot Birch Leaf Spot is a foliar leaf disease that affects Birch, Aspen and Cottonwood trees and other members of the Betulaceae family.