...for the natural enemies to take care of the problem. There is a disease of oak trees that is prevalent now called oak leaf blister, caused by the fungus Taphrina caerulescens . Most oak species are susceptible, but pin oak and the white oak group...

...landscapes and lawns. Each pest problem has certain conditions in which it thrives. In a cool, wet spring, we know that oak leaf blister and other fungi can attack our plants. In the spring, weeds such as annual bluegrass are a problem, and our lawns...

...about are slime mold on grass, oak leaf blister and powdery mildew. Slime mold...seen many times this spring is oak leaf blister. This is caused by a fungus...and bud scales. Spores causing oak leaf blister are spread by wind and rain...