Its pronounced susceptibility to fungal diseases pushes the importance of maple pests into the background. In fact, maple trees are only briefly besieged by uninvited guests, who usually do not cause any significant damage - with two exceptions. This guide explains which plagues you should protect a maple from and how a home remedy can solve the problem in an emergency.

Deer can cause a lot of damage in the garden

Aphids take away the will to live from maples - tips for combating them

Aphids are there to colonize the beautiful maple leaves just in time for spring budding. The insects pierce the epidermis with their mouthparts and suck up the plant sap. Since a number of species are capable of producing virgins, the explosive multiplication of the pests can cause considerable damage to the tree. Don't let it get to that point. You can successfully combat the plague in its early stages with the following home remedies:

  • Dissolve 50 g of grated curd soap or 50 ml of soft soap (€44.90) in 1 liter of hot water
  • Stir in 2 teaspoons of spirit to increase the effect
  • Allow to cool and pour into a hand sprayer

Spray the tops and bottoms of the maple leaves with the soapy water until dripping. Repeat this application at intervals of 2 to 3 days until you can no longer discover lice.

Deer and rabbits like to eat maple - this is how you act correctly

Wild animals love to nibble on the tender bark of young maple trees. Deer cannot resist the nitrogen-rich buds of the deciduous trees. Home gardeners often have to complain about game browsing on maples. The smallest bite wounds are a welcome entry point for pathogens, so we recommend the following protective measures:

  • Large areas with rich maple trees protect them with a game fence or gate
  • Equip individual maple trees with bite protection sleeves or growth covers after planting

In addition to the mechanical defense measures, the specialist trade offers spreadable or sprayable anti-bite products. These are based on purely natural ingredients such as animal body fat or essential oils.

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A propagation bed with freshly planted seedlings is a richly laid table for rabbits and deer. To prevent the lovingly grown maple offshoots from being eaten, fend off uninvited guests from the forest with plastic tree protection mesh covers. The nets have been specially developed to protect young trees and shrubs from being bitten by game, are attached with cable ties or wire and are reusable.

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