Insect and Spider Identification: CLOSED: Bugs? Eggs? What Am I?, 0 by bportgirl

bportgirl wrote:
Hi All,
I'm new & hope I'm posting to the correct forum.

This was a healthy tree until the summer of '05, when I found - whatever this is - on it.
Notice the yellowing leaves because of it (leaves shed everywhere, by the way).

Summer of '06, from what I could see, whatever this is didn't return but the tree still shed like crazy!
I'm not even sure WHAT kind of tree it is but it's becoming a nuisance.

Any input would be greatly appreciated as I am not looking forward to the cleanup this summer! ;)