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Title: What killed the tree?
Post by: kenkew on November 10, 2008, 11:00:23
First 2 pic's show a dead tree. Third pic shows bugs which live under the dead bark, but the killer is what ever made the holes.

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Title: Re: What killed the tree?
Post by: star on November 10, 2008, 13:23:02
We have a lot of trees in our very local woodland with holes just like these Ken,

Maybe this is the culprit http://www.defra.gov.uk/planth/pestnote/citruspics.htm
Title: Re: What killed the tree?
Post by: Paulines7 on November 11, 2008, 09:54:55
What sort of tree is it Ken.  Although there are oak leaves shown in the first picture, they look as though they are on a neighbouring oak.  The tree in question looks fairly old.  Could it be that the younger oak is taking up all the nutrients and water?  Can you get a close up picture of the beetles on the tree please?

Title: Re: What killed the tree?
Post by: kenkew on November 11, 2008, 13:23:40
Under the dead bark are hundreds of woodlice. The beetle that made the holes I've not found yet.
Title: Re: What killed the tree?
Post by: kenkew on November 11, 2008, 17:42:57
Some big holes. Some small.
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Title: Re: What killed the tree?
Post by: tonybloke on November 13, 2008, 09:37:22
the holes look like woodpecker damage, they'll be after the grubs.  ;)
Title: Re: What killed the tree?
Post by: OllieC on November 13, 2008, 09:49:55
I'm with Tony (not in the biblical way!) - the holes are from a pecker of wood... unless it was you who made the holes to pour in the glyphosate?!?!
Title: Re: What killed the tree?
Post by: Robert_Brenchley on November 13, 2008, 20:57:49
The small neat holes are beetles, the bigger ones are woodpecker. But something else probably killed the tree; beetles like rotting wood in the main.