ambrosia beetle
Jul 11, 2019 11:19:28 #
killing my mimosa tree,really tiny
and a robberfly that landed where i was shooting
and a robberfly that landed where i was shooting
Jul 11, 2019 11:25:31 #
tinusbum wrote:
killing my mimosa tree,really tiny
and a robberfly that landed where i was shooting
and a robberfly that landed where i was shooting
is the puddle leftover bug juice?
I give it an 8.5........toes pointed....on entry
nice robber!!
Jul 11, 2019 11:44:30 #
napabob wrote:
is the puddle leftover bug juice?
I give it an 8.5........toes pointed....on entry
nice robber!!
I give it an 8.5........toes pointed....on entry
nice robber!!
Juice likely a fungus exudate.
This is the blue color of
the wood infested with these.
The parents carry spores that grow in the wood to feed larva.The one you shot may be starting a brood.
The starter hole stocked with a bit of fungus and eggs laid and hole plugged.
And life goes on.
Bill
Jul 11, 2019 11:46:07 #
newtoyou wrote:
Juice likely a fungus exudate.
This is the blue color of
the wood infested with these.
The parents carry spores that grow in the wood to feed larva.The one you shot may be starting a brood.
The starter hole stocked with a bit of fungus and eggs laid and hole plugged.
And life goes on.
Bill
This is the blue color of
the wood infested with these.
The parents carry spores that grow in the wood to feed larva.The one you shot may be starting a brood.
The starter hole stocked with a bit of fungus and eggs laid and hole plugged.
And life goes on.
Bill
Jul 11, 2019 12:01:29 #
Jul 11, 2019 13:22:21 #
tinusbum wrote:
killing my mimosa tree,really tiny
and a robberfly that landed where i was shooting
and a robberfly that landed where i was shooting
Sadly, you are right about killing the tree.
The fungus will clog the paths for water in the tree. Eventually the flow of nutrition and transpiration stops. The tree dies, making it better for the beetles.
Cut and if possible, burn. Or in the trash or away in another way, or the beetles will spread.
Bill
Jul 12, 2019 17:50:51 #
Jul 12, 2019 18:48:40 #
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