[Arid_gardener] mesquite twig girdler

[Linda Drew]

"mesquite twig girdler, which girdles and kills small twigs of
mesquite trees. The female beetle then lays an egg in the
section that is killed and the immature develops within the
wood.
http://cals.arizona.edu/pubs/garden/mg/entomology/sap.html

Good information on page 4 of this pdf article:
http://ag.arizona.edu/cochise/mg/pdf/Dec99.pdf

Linda Drew
Master Gardener

>From: leemc85615 at yahoo.com
>To: <arid_gardener at Ag.arizona.edu>
>Subject: [Arid_gardener] Question from Home-Hort WWW page
>Date: Tue, 26 Dec 2006 08:56:34 -0700 (MST)
>
>Lee McLeod
>85615
>leemc85615 at yahoo.com
>
>Something is eating a "ring" in the bark of the smaller branches of 
>mesquite trees, causing the tips of the branches to die.
>
>The trees are located on vacent land in Hereford, Az near Palominas. They 
>are not irrigated. What is doing this and how do I counteract it?
>
>
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