zogger
Tree Freak
I always am paying attention to the status of the woodlots here, and today saw something I just haven't noted before, a woodpecker hitting an apparently healthy ash tree. Now I have gone and looked at the maps, and although it has been found in Tennessee, it is pretty far from my area.
So you guys who have had it heavy, how soon do the woodpeckers start nailing infested trees? Well before any sign of canopy damage, or is it just too random to tell? This was high up in the tree so I can't look where the woodpecker was hammering away, just want to stay on top of things. I have not noted any insect that looks like the pictures of EAB.
Yes, I am aware it could be any number of insects, just was something I didn't notice ever before. We have so many standing dead of various species, I am surprised to see woodpeckers feeding in any healthy trees, it is that rare. Not totally absent, just rare. Now sapsuckers are different of course.
Thanks in advance for any anecdotal information you might have!
So you guys who have had it heavy, how soon do the woodpeckers start nailing infested trees? Well before any sign of canopy damage, or is it just too random to tell? This was high up in the tree so I can't look where the woodpecker was hammering away, just want to stay on top of things. I have not noted any insect that looks like the pictures of EAB.
Yes, I am aware it could be any number of insects, just was something I didn't notice ever before. We have so many standing dead of various species, I am surprised to see woodpeckers feeding in any healthy trees, it is that rare. Not totally absent, just rare. Now sapsuckers are different of course.
Thanks in advance for any anecdotal information you might have!