My Weeping Willow Tree Is Weeping This Year And Has Bugs. It Never Wept Before. How Do I Get Rid Of The Bugs And Is It Normal To W

Question

eep more some years? The bugs look like little ticks

Answer 1

I hope it isn't borers. They can devastate a tree. The giant willow aphid is another possibility. Here is information that should help:

https://agsci.oregonstate.edu/nurspest/insects/poplar-and-willow-borer

https://ipm.ucanr.edu/PMG/PESTNOTES/pn7404.html

https://willow.cals.cornell.edu/research/diseases/

https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/trees/willow/planting-weeping-willow-trees.htm

The increased weeping could be attributed to the insects.