:) >> Hello ...I posted 4 photos seen here of a Skotch pine tree. I then have :) >>three photos of trunk infestation. I live in Southern Saskatchewan Canada :) >>(close to the montanna border) . The tree apears very healthy, however the :) >>holes in the tree have me concerned... Any ideas on what this is and how :) >>to :) >>combat it would be a great help. Thank you all for any positive :) >>responses.. :) >
:) > Sap wells drilled by yellow-bellied sap suckers. You could try using :) > flash :) > tape to scare them off. Otherwise do what you can to keep the tree :) > in excellent condition. Most healthy trees can tolerate some sapsucker :) > damage. :) > -- :) > Pat in Plymouth MI ('someplace.net' is comcast) :) >
:) > Any technology distinguishable from magic is insufficiently advanced. :) > (attributed to Don Marti) :) >
:) Thank-you! :) :) Thanks guys for the information............ Since I love to see the birds :) around and the tree seems quite healthy, I think I'll let nature take care :) of itself. I was alarmed when I saw the holes in the tree. I thought it :) was a bug or larvae infestation. Now that I know it's a woodpecker, I'll :) leave him alone. He's out there trying to make a living like the rest of us. :) Thanks again for the responses. :) :) Warm Regards...Jim :)
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