Strange Insects on Our Maple

mdb07 · 27th July 2009, 10:11 AM

I live in Northeastern Ohio and we found 20+ colonies of these insects on our maple tree. We think it is a sugar maple but we are not 100% sure, so a picture of the leaves is included.

The colonies range from around a hundred insects to around a thousand. Those are rough estimates, of course. Anyway, we don't know what they are or where they came from but they're probably not good. Thanks in advance for anything you can tell us.

Sean Freeman · 27th July 2009, 02:47 PM

They appear very cicada like to me, can find no exact match but would suspect that they are cicadas or a very close relative.

mdb07 · 27th July 2009, 03:30 PM

Thanks for replying.

I thought that too when I saw them. But, I've never seen a cicada that was so small. The larger, winged ones seem to be a little less than a centimeter in length. The small greenish ones seem to be 3-ish mm long.

We're worried they'll destroy the tree, and we love that tree =(

27th July 2009, 10:11 AM	#1
mdb07 I'm new here so be nice Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: NE Ohio Posts: 2	Strange Insects on Our Maple I live in Northeastern Ohio and we found 20+ colonies of these insects on our maple tree. We think it is a sugar maple but we are not 100% sure, so a picture of the leaves is included. The colonies range from around a hundred insects to around a thousand. Those are rough estimates, of course. Anyway, we don't know what they are or where they came from but they're probably not good. Thanks in advance for anything you can tell us. Attached Thumbnails

27th July 2009, 02:47 PM	#2
Sean Freeman Veteran Heritage Status Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Townsville Nth Queensland & Gold Coast Sth Queensland Posts: 1,981	Re: Strange Insects on Our Maple They appear very cicada like to me, can find no exact match but would suspect that they are cicadas or a very close relative.

27th July 2009, 03:30 PM	#3
mdb07 I'm new here so be nice Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: NE Ohio Posts: 2	Re: Strange Insects on Our Maple Thanks for replying. I thought that too when I saw them. But, I've never seen a cicada that was so small. The larger, winged ones seem to be a little less than a centimeter in length. The small greenish ones seem to be 3-ish mm long. We're worried they'll destroy the tree, and we love that tree =(

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