Ants, no wasps. The weeping seemed to have stopped now. Looks like the ant
are reaping the harvest.

"DGiunti" wrote in message
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(Hildger, Germany) writes:

I don´t know why nature has given this gift to the maples, but I guess
the syrup attracts insects for fertilizing the colorless blossoms.

There is another potential cause for this sort of problem. Wasps are
known
to chew away bark to cause sap to flow to attract insects that they can
eat
instead, usually ants. Do you have ant trails going up the tree and
wasps
flying around?

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