It's seems rather early for cucumber beetles to be out, and I've never heard
of them being a pest on any trees. You wouldn't have a photo of the beetles
on the maple, would you?? And, what zone are you in?

Suzy, Zone 5, Wisconsin

"Mike H." snoob@snoob wrote in message
...
I need someone to tell me whether or not the bacteria spread by cucumber
beetles can also cause damage to autumn blaze red maples.

My maple got infested with spotted cucumber beetles this season and some
of
the leaves are about half eaten. And now some of the leaves are
displaying
wilt-like symptoms. I've read that bacterial wilt is usually terminal for
trees, so
I'm scared.

Anybody know for sure?

TIA
-Mike