Something is growing in my Maples.. HELP!

[mansgirl]

We have two big maples in our back yard and I just started noticing something growing in them a few days ago. When I got home from work tonight it seemed like it had gotten much worse. I just took these pictures, so forgive the lighting. I'll try taking more picture tomorrow in the daylight. The little blobs are white, about the size of a pea, and only on the underside of the branches. I'm nervous that we have a bug infestation!

[img]https://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/serendipity0220/DSC00762.jpg[/img]

A close up of one branch.

[img]https://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/serendipity0220/DSC00761.jpg[/img]

Zoomed out a bit.

[img]https://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/serendipity0220/DSC00760.jpg[/img]

Extreme close up. Notice all of the 'blobs' in the back ground too.

[Kisal]

Cottony Maple Scale. There is information about it at [url=https://pubs.ext.vt.edu/2808/2808-1012/2808-1012.html]this link[/url], but it's almost at the end of the page.

[img]https://www.forestpests.org/sycamore/imgs/large/pg14b.jpg[/img]

[Billbo1970]

I've got a similar problem, but I see very little on the branches & twigs, it's mostly on the underside of the leaves:

https://www.filadelfosrc.com/web_images/Fungus_1.JPG

https://www.filadelfosrc.com/web_images/Fungus_2.JPG

Is this the same thing? Is it a problem that needs to be addressed? I just noticed it when pruning back some of the lower branches over my driveway. It seems to only be affecting my maples. I see a few branches that are not dead (yet), but have absolutely no foliage on them whatsoever, not sure if it's related?


Bill

[Kisal]

Bilbo, I answered your original post. Yours is probably Cottony Maple Leaf Scale. Check your original post for some links to information.