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Lab 9: Leaf miners, twig leaf and trunk feeders, borers (I)
Picture Sheet 7 of 7
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Dogwood showing symptoms of dogwood borer. Note dieback of limbs and flaky bark at the base of the trunk. Flaky bark at base of borer infested dogwood tree.

Common clearwing borers. Left to right

Dogwood borer, Lilac borer, Rhododendron borer

When plastic tree wraps are tightly wound around tree trunks, they encourage clearwing borer injury on dogwoods, and flowering fruit trees. Be sure wraps fit looseley.
Peach tree borer (male) caught in sex pheromone trap. Viburnum borer injury at base of viburnum.

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