susieq

Damon, there is a pest that I never knew existed until a few years ago.
It is a very tiny bug, so tiny I have never seen one. But the symptoms on the juniper are those little brown areas at the base of greenery. If you touch what appears to be a perfectly healthy bit of foliage or small branchlet and it just comes off with no pressure applied check the part where it separated from the tree for browning....it is probably a twig girdler. We call it girdle beetle. I spray as a prevention more than anything else. Cygone is good if it is allowed where you live. If not, then any good systemic. Neem oil might work but I prefer something a little harsher for heavy duty bugs like this. Take comfort in knowing that these sprays will also get rid of other pests if they are present. Good luck with your tree, I hope it survives.
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