[Arid_gardener] Re] Palo Verde Borer

[Olin Miller]

----- Original Message ----- From: <IMMORTALDYNA at AOL.COM>
Sent: Friday, July 06, 2007 9:04 PM
> WILLIAM PORTER
> 85242
> IMMORTALDYNA at AOL.COM
> sr, Ii have a larg problem. Im lossing all my palverte trees to a large
> beetle. This bug is over 3in long in the female, and 2in in male.brown in
> coler and large pinchers. This big lays eggs in the roots and have larvie,
> that look like a snake some over 6in long . I have lost over 8 full grown
> trees and have 5 moer dieing . If you can not help do you know someone
> that might , befor i lose all my trees. Thank you W Porter>
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Sounds like a Palo Berde borer.  See text and photos at

http://cals.arizona.edu/maricopa/garden/html/t-tips/bugs/palo-bor.htm

Olin Miller, Master Gardener Volunteer
U of A Cooperative Extension, Maricopa County AZ