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Gardening Know How Questions & Answers - https://questions.gardeningknowhow.comOur variegated maple drops tiny sticky deposits on cars parked beneath it. The leaves look quite shinny and are slightly sticky. Is this something that can be treated?
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1 Comment To "Variegated Maple, sticky deposit"
#1 Comment By Downtoearthdigs On 07/03/2015 @ 6:32 pm
Maples are susceptible to the cottony maple scale, which sucks the moisture out of the leaves and excretes a sticky substance called honeydew.
This can attract black mold. The best way to treat this is to apply a systemic insecticide applied to the soil.
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