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Was worrying a little about my tiny sapling, from my old now deceased tree, that seems to have wilted ends on some of the newer growth. The dirt moistness seemed to check out okay... (Did give it some fertilizer I just got so hopefully that will help.)
Only to come to realize that the tiny leafhopper I've often seen just innocently sitting there on its tiny trunk could be to blame... >.> Something about how they suck the sap out of the underside of leaves, particularly new growth. HM. Innocent my butt.
Don't want to harm the little things, always thought they were cute and all, but guess I will be hitting Home Depot in the morning for what will hopefully be a deterrent. This sapling is the last existing child of my old tree... no way in hell am I letting some bug have it when they have the rest of the world to eat.
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