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Old Sep 3, 2008 | 08:37 PM
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Question Web Wrapped Tree?

This afternoon I walk by a young Ash tree in my yard and it appeared that someone had wrapped it in plastic wrap. Upon closer inspection it was a silky web like wrap that went halfway up into the branches. In and on the web were millions of very small orangish bugs/spiders(?). Anyone know what the heck this is? I've never seen anything like it before!
 
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Old Sep 3, 2008 | 08:45 PM
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hopefully not this
Emerald Ash Borer
 
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Old Sep 4, 2008 | 01:57 AM
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It could be webworms?
 
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Old Sep 4, 2008 | 07:48 PM
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The only thing I have seen like that was this, but I really doubt this is your problem:
Dagen då larverna kom till Flogsta
 
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Old Sep 4, 2008 | 09:09 PM
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If they are spiders, they are probably Orb spiders. Sometimes, very rarely, they will all build a web together without eating it the next day.
 
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Old Sep 4, 2008 | 09:12 PM
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The only thing I have seen like that was this, but I really doubt this is your problem:
Dagen då larverna kom till Flogsta
What the hell is that? That's very similar to what I have!
 
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Old Sep 4, 2008 | 10:11 PM
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I have no idea- I just was looking at webs in trees.
 
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Old Sep 4, 2008 | 10:17 PM
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I dunno what they are but the tiny red spider looking bugs i get them on the brick pillars on the front of my house but havent seen any webs
 
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> tiny red spider looking bugs

If they are the size of a pinhead, they are mites.
 
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