Have a beetle infestation in the area. Killing out maples. Any suggestions on what I shouldn't do the battles these little Ba$#ards
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Have a beetle infestation in the area. Killing out maples. Any suggestions on what I shouldn't do the battles these little Ba$#ards
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Doesn't look like an Asian longhorned beetle. I could be wrong though. I alwalys thought ALB's were a deep black colour with white spots and long antanees.
600 taps on vacuum
Lapierre mechanical Releaser
CDL electric releaser
2.5 x 10 CDL Venturi ( new for the 2024 season )
Home made modulating auto draw off
Homemade RO 2 x 4" membranes
CDL 16 x 16 bottler
Wesfab 7" filter press
Delaval 73 vacuum pumps
12 hives of bees
I agree...not ALB. I would take one to your local extension services and see if they can ID the bugger. Is it boring any holes?
Miscoe Hill Maple
2015 PJ Evaporator (Phaneuf) 2x6 drop flue
2x6 WF Mason Arch
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12x20 WF Mason Filter/Canner
12x16 Sugarhouse
Looks like a type of cicada to me, though I'm not an entomologist.
I suggest you serve them lightly roasted with a nice maple barbeque sauce?
Dr. Tim Perkins
UVM Proctor Maple Research Ctr
http://www.uvm.edu/~pmrc
https://mapleresearch.org
Timothy.Perkins@uvm.edu
Beetles invasion, wasn't that on Ed Sullivan in 1964?
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60 cfm flood
HC2
5 by 14 oil
Brian
Mitch, it looks to me like a Dicerca divaricata (Metallic Wood-Boring Beetle). It breeds in hardwood trees, including maples. I'd contact a local arborist to help with the infestation. The adults are emerging right now and will soon be laying eggs. It's best to stop the cycle ASAP. Best of luck.
~ Karen ~
2012 - 10 taps, 1 turkey fryer - 169.5L sap 4.2 L syrup
2013 - 23 taps, 2 turkey fryers - 748.5 L sap 17.56 L syrup
2014 - 22 taps, 509 L sap 12.5 L syrup
2015 - 28 taps, 1093.75 L sap 25.1 L syrup
2016 - 25 taps, 1223.5 L sap 28.25 L syrup
2017 - 21 taps, 518.5 L sap 12.7 L syrup
2018 - 28 taps, 2 turkey fryers & Denali 3 burner propane stove - 798L sap 16.9 L syrup
2019 - 28 taps, 1409.5L sap 40.12L syrup
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