A local tree expert is urging Hiawatha residents not to panic if leaves are falling off their maple trees.
Doug Grimm with Grimm Gardens says the culprit is very tiny insects called aphids, which suck the juices from the leaves of maple trees, causing them to wither and die.
Grimm says he met this week with about a dozen residents at Second and Miami Streets to look at their maple trees...( play audio )
Grimm says he doesn’t think residents need to treat with insecticides at this time and the trees will come out of it with the help of the ladybug larvae .....( play audio )
Grimm said he believes by the end of May and early June residents won’t even know it happened.
MOST VIEWED STORIES
Walnut Township recall coming; Friday mtg erupts in arrest
Sabetha woman arrested in business burglary
Effingham teen facing child sex crimes charges
Severe storms move through NE KS
Rural Horton man charged in alleged beating
Document forgery alleged in ATCO's Walnut Township
Severe storms reported Tuesday in NE KS
Two Brown Co officers honored for their bravery
Atchison man nabbed for neighbor's 4 wheeler theft
Meriden man bound over on rape charge
KS prepares for severe weekend weather
Tornado damage surveyed in NE KS
Former AG Schmidt running for KS' 2nd Congressional District
Richardson County Deputies busy during special enforcement
Beef Barn replacement planned in Jefferson Co
NVCH receives $415,000 grant for expansion project
KS replacement plates see long wait times
Atchison's BC names Educator of the Year
LATEST STORIES
Commission takes action related to bridge project
Whiting woman pleads to theft of fire dept. funds
Two men arrested in Jackson Co for distribute of meth
Winning lottery ticket sold in Falls City about to expire
Trail rides ending at Indian Cave State Park
Atchison's BC names Educator of the Year
Document forgery alleged in ATCO's Walnut Township