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I have some hardwoods in my yard in west central Ga. I have noticed in the last two months that a lot of branches the size of my little finger & smaller are falling off. It appears they are being eaten in a pattern that looks like a copper tubing cutter has been used to cut them off. What kind of varment do I have & how do i get rid of it??
11/10/20083:56:31 PM Link 0 comments | Add comment
I hesitate making the diagnosis without being actually seeing the damage, but it sounds to me like you've got a problem with twig girdlers. The good news is that they're not a terribly serious pest in terms of overall tree health. The bad news is that there's not a whole lot you can do about currently active beetles. Gather up all the fallen twigs and burn them--the beetles lay their eggs in the fallen side of the twig or branch there. The other thing you can do is over the winter to fertilize your trees with a low nitrogen, high micronutrient fertilizer. This will help the trees bolster their natural defense mechanisms.
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