Re: help with Birch
- Subject: Re: help with Birch
- From: "Bob" b*@robertsteele.org
- Date: Tue, 13 May 2003 10:57:59 -0500
It sunds like birch borers to me. Borers are a problem with many fast
growing trees and shrubs. You can insert a wire into the hole and kill the
grub that way or there are special tubes of insecticide that you squeeze
into the holes.
----- Original Message -----
From: "lil tovey" <liltovey@hotmail.com>
To: <perennials@hort.net>
Sent: Tuesday, May 13, 2003 10:20 AM
Subject: Re: help with Birch
> Hi all. I'm away from home, visiting friends up in zone 3/4. I know this
> isn't a perennial question but maybe someone can point me in the right
> direction. They have a birch, planted in '99 that seems to be not right.
> There appears to be "rings" under the bark and maybe a few pinholes. Also,
> looks to be weeping in a couple of spots. We went to a garden centre last
> night and they told us to use cygon. Can anyone suggest where we can look
> for help? Or any idea what the problem might be?
>
> Just to keep this legal, re my bluebell problem earlier, it appears that
the
> nubs I saw were maybe a hosta. For sure no bluebells or uvularia. Darn!!!
>
> Thanks, Lillian, zone 5
>
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