An update / new news on my saga, the beetles are not southern pine bark beetles but have been identified as probably a combination of IPS Beetles, that caused the trees to stress and Turpentine Beetles that came afterward and are there now. So my dilema (question) is, I have to take down 2 pine...
Hi guys, a local tree care expert diagnosed the invaders as Black Turpentine Beetles that apparently do not inflict as much damage as pine bark beetles.
And fyi Colb, Patrick Mawhinney advised me that he does “not spray the large trees anymore”
Thanks
Bob
Good morning guys, it hasn't started raining so I went out to uncover and then take a picture of a grub and noticed that infested areas on the trees were much smaller and looked drier than they did yesterday. I did pry (uncover) 4 or 5 spots but I could not find a grub or anything that moved...
One more thing PC, another reason why it may not be pitch moth is that the crown on the infested trees has turned brown which id a sure sign that the tree is dying and I don't remember reading that happening to trees with pitch moth
Bob
I searched "pitch moth (Synanthedon pini)" and you may be on to something PC, THANK YOU but we live in Atlanta and almost all the articles (descriptions) that I read were from western states (universities) so I wonder if pitch moths are unique to western states? I haven't seen flying moths and...
Thank you guys, I knew that I did not know much about pine beetles and you guys have shown me just how little I know, THANK YOU. I believe that the pine trees that were identified are goners but I would like (my objective is) to save the other pine trees on our property before they become...
Thank you for your quick response Oak man, I could not find information for "Prestige Tree and Oak" nor am I sure why I should contact them being that I HAVE already made arrangements for the infected trees to be removed but I obviously don't know what I am doing so I want to learn as much as I...
Hello, we have a home in Atlanta that's on approximately an acre of land with LOTS of pine trees and noticed that several of them have been infested with southern pine bark beetle which I realize is "not good". We are arranging for these trees to be removed but would like to insure that...