[Arid_gardener] mesquite twig girdler

[Linda Drew]

This sounds like the mesquite twig girdler:
http://www.gvnews.com/articles/2007/09/23/news/news06.txt

It is a harmless beetle that "prunes" small branches of mesquite.

Linda Drew
Master Gardener

>From: rab2 at cox.net
>To: <arid_gardener at Ag.arizona.edu>
>Subject: [Arid_gardener] Question from Home-Hort WWW page
>Date: Sun, 14 Oct 2007 12:36:44 -0700 (MST)
>
>Ruth Ann Bomba
>85650
>rab2 at cox.net
>
>My mesquite tree is suffering from an insect that encircles the younger 
>branches and kills them by strangulation (I think). What is this pest, and 
>how do I eradicate it?  Thank you!
>
>
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