The Blaine County Journal News-Opinion - We've Got The County Covered

Dan Friede points to an area in a small oak tree where he found a bird with its wings totally stuck to leaves. The bird got free but lost so many feathers it couldn't fly. MSU Diagnosticians found aphids in the leaves and explained the hot, dry weather has provided ideal weather for growing aphids. Aphids excrete 'honeydew,' the sugary, sticky substance found on many trees and on the ground, sidewalks and streets under cottonwood trees.