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Originally Posted by cowislander
Yesterday (8/31) headed into 19 Mi Bay I noticed several large areas in the Ossipies that were brown/reddish in color. Its too early for fall foliage. Is this a die off of a large numbers of trees? I also notice the northern tip of Rattlesnake has a dozen or two dead trees. Looking around elsewhere on the lake I see similar stands of trees that appear to be dead or dying.I recognize this has been a dry summer but this seems unusual. Is this possibly the result of Red Pine scale?
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Where I live the Cicadas did a lot of damage to our oak trees this summer. I’m not sure how they impacted the Lakes Region. Could Cicada damage be what you are seeing?