Jenny wrote:

There is another pest in Eastern Mass which isn't as benign, though I'm
not sure you can do anything about it.

This is the only group I'm reading and posting to regularly as I have
had to cut way back on my online activities due to demands of daily
life. My soon-to-be 2 year old garden looks about 10 times nicer than it
did last year thanks to the help I got here.

Crud! I guess I will see what the arborist says. These things
are numerous and voracious. Never saw such a horrible onslaught.

--
Jean B.