w/o a pic.. or even a size indication ... its hard to get much of anywhere with this.. other than a WAG ...

soooo... google: oak gall

of which.. i never heard of them being regional .... but i might not be up on gall lore ....

if so.. its a minor leaf condition.. and the leaves are falling off.. so nothing to do about it.. and in fact.. many are beneficial bugs....

ken

Caterpillar poop. Also known as free fertilizer.

M, wr need much improved information to ID the pellets. What do these pellets look like? What size are they ("tiny" is a useless adjective)? Are they soft or hard?

I'm suspecting one of the oak galls, too.....but without some help from you...or a picture.....I'm unwilling to guess.

Esh...I've never seen pale tan caterpillar frass. It's dark green, almost black from the chlorophyll in the leaves.

M, wr need much improved information to ID the pellets. What do these pellets look like? What size are they ("tiny" is a useless adjective)? Are they soft or hard?

I'm suspecting one of the oak galls, too.....but without some help from you...or a picture.....I'm unwilling to guess.

Esh...I've never seen pale tan caterpillar frass. It's dark green, almost black from the chlorophyll in the leaves.

Do they look like tiny, undeveloped acorns?

Caterpillar poop:

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