Aphids on river birch attract ladybugs Charlotte Glen - Special to the Topsail Advertiser River birch is a tough and adaptable native tree that is also a popular landscape plant throughout the south.

Each spring, river birch trees are visited by two common pests – aphids and the sawfly larva. While both cause river birch trees to lose some leaves, they do not pose any serious threat to the ...

Dear Jane: I have a river birch in the backyard that was planted five years ago. ... but because you are noticing lady beetles in the tree, allow them to prey on the aphids.

What you've described sounds like aphid injury. Aphids are small, ... This feeding results in the leaves becoming crinkled and thickened, and is common on river birch trees.

If you have aphids on a large tree and don't want to use chemicals, what should you do? According to Terrill Collier, president of Collier Arbor Care, you have three options: 1. Ignore it and live ...

This all came up last week while I was watching our birch trees blow in the wind. For some reason, I was taken back 10 or 15 years. We had lots and lots of aphids in our trees back then.

I suspect most gardeners think of roses at the mention of aphids, those little insects of various colors, typically found clustered on soft shoot tips and flower buds, sucking sugary ...

River birch is a favorite ornamental yard tree in the southern United States. It's hardy, loves living near water, and can be often messy to maintain.

In an attempt to curb aphid infestations, Longview parks workers will begin selectively cutting down the city’s birch trees at a rate of 90 per year starting in January.