Pine Insect Damage

[bobpbx]

I've been coming across a lot of pine trees in the middle of cedar swamps that are dead due to insects. What's killing them I don't know, not sure if the beetle does it or not.

But today, after I saw the first one in the photo below, 50 yards away I see this large pine with holes up to 1" in diameter. I'd hate to meet up with that insect. I've never seen holes this large.

 

[Gibby]

A woodpecker was visiting that tree. I bet you may find a nut in some of those holes.

 

[bobpbx]

A woodpecker was visiting that tree. I bet you may find a nut in some of those holes.

A nut Gibby? I thought they only met insects with that sharp beak. Do you mean both Woodpeckers and squirrels use the holes? Interesting.

 

[46er]

Not far from the Batsto picnic area.

He came back over and over to hide nuts in the bark scar.

 

[bobpbx]

Hmm. I never knew they did that. Interesting.

I keep a suet block sometimes, hanging in the maple out front. The woodpeckers are always first in line, but when the grackles showed up, everyone else backed off.

 

[bobpbx]

Say 46'r, isn't that a red-headed woodpecker? I've never seen one around here before.

 

[46er]

Yep, it is. Here is another from Lebanon SF. This is an area managed for them behind the maintenance building.

 

[bobpbx]

Cool. I never knew it was there.

 

[manumuskin]

Sapsuckers another type of woodpecker drill their holes in horizontal lines to mine sap from the trees.If you see a tree with stripes of holes horizontally drilled it be a sapsucker.By the way Blue jays will also stash nuts in woodpecker drill holes.

 

[Don Catts]

Sapsucker damage on my neighbor tree, but their favorite tree is maple. They can kill a tree by cutting off the tubes that carry sap up the tree.

 

[RednekF350]

Cool. I never knew it was there.

Yep, it is. Here is another from Lebanon SF. This is an area managed for them behind the maintenance building.

It's so nice to see you two having a civil conversation.
Okay now, let's hug.

 

[46er]

It's so nice to see you two having a civil conversation.
Okay now, let's hug.

Puh'leese, let's not get carried away.

 

[Pinesbucks]

Redneck i was thinking same thing. But i turned my filter on.