Scott, I can't understand why after all this time you automatically suggest Surround AND bagging for the northeast. As I've explained here many times, and you apparently can't believe, in the northeast if you protect the trees for the 3 or 4 weeks following petal fall of latest blooming apples it is quite likely that bagging or subsequent sprays will be unnecessary. The orchards I manage cover a fairly wide swath of territory and direct fruit pest insects haven't been an issue for me after the above mentioned time in my part of the northeast. I think it a reasonable assumption that as you go further north there will be less pressure rather than more. Apple fly maggot is the only big question mark, in my opinion, as to whether further protection will be necessary. That and indirect pests like JB's which can't be bagged out. The one exception I've had in my own orchard and not the ones I manage is later plum curculio damage on Euro plums, but out of all the trees I manage I consider this an aberration. She, on pest issues, you should know that the closer the advice comes from your region the more likely the relevancy. I manage orchards from coastal Greenwich up to Canaan CT and from Kingston down to Ossining NY and areas in between.

Did you, or do you, sometimes lay things down on the grass in that area? It could be yard clippings, palm fronds, or anything that prevents the air and sun from hitting the grass. St Augustine is extremely susceptible to getting a disease in early spring when the air is cut off for a day or two. I have had excellent luck using ordinary corn meal to kill the disease. Assuming you have not used any other fungicide, it should work. Apply at a rate of 20 pounds per 1,000 square feet to the entire lawn. Why? Because you don't really know where the edge line of the disease is. Also corn meal is an organic fertilizer which will leave a dark green spot where you apply it. If you don't apply to the entire lawn, it will look yellow where you missed. Corn meal works because during the process of biological decomposition of corn, a predatory fungus called Trichoderma (try koh DER mah) comes along. The population of trichoderma builds up on the corn and then ventures off to consume other fungi, those being your lawn disease. Apply and wash it down into the soil. You don't need to flood the soil; that would make things worse. Just rinse it down off the grass. Then try to ignore it for 3 full weeks. At the end of 3 weeks you should see signs of recovery as well as a greener lawn in general. I see a couple other things in your picture. The rust spots on your concrete look like Ironite stains. Ironite doesn't work in Texas due to the soil being basically limestone. You are much better off trying a material called greensand. It takes 3 weeks, too, but it works. Your sapling looks like it is buried too deep in the ground. I do not see the tops of any roots. The only part of the tree that should be under ground is the root structure. When any part of the tree bark is underground, that bark will develop a disease which eventually disrupts nutrient transfer through the tree's phloem. The day that happens the tree will die - all in one day. If the tree was recently planted, I would dig it back up and put plenty of fill under it until the top of the roots show at the base. Then never mulch against the trunk of the tree as that has exactly the same effect as burying it too deep. Here is a picture of the aftermath. You can see the stain caused by the fungus and the rotten bark under the former surface. Now this is what it should look like when mature...

It sounds like a psyllid (sp?) to me. I had a eugenia once that got those little round bumps on the top of the leaf with no apparent insect. My pepper tree also gets those bumps. Renee

tlbean2004, thank you for your response. I am located in Virginia Beach, VA. Our weather has been fluctuating a lot lately. A couple of the recent days have been very humid and in the 90's while other days have been cool 70's. We have also had spells of dry sunny breezy days and a couple rainy wet days. In regards to pests, I have found a couple of small "regular" spiders and one tiny red spider (spider mite?). I have removed all that I found, sprayed with insecticidal soap and have not seen any others for the last few days. Hopefully, someone here can identify the problem and has a cure. I am rather new to gardening and am learning as I go. :-)