Heavy sap mist from mature laurel oak = scale insects (or aphids). Scales look like tiny turtle shells on twigs. Honeydew = "sap."
Bayer Advanced soil drench. Roots carry imidacloprid to canopy. Scales die, honeydew stops. 1–2 weeks to top. Avoids impossible canopy spray.
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