Sawfly Strip Scots Pine.
On a recent site visit, I noticed a Scots Pine that seemed to be bare. What was going on? European Pine Sawfly!
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Early instar European pine sawfly (Neodiprion sertifer) larvae are now large enough to cause noticeable damage to their pine hosts which include Scotch, mugo, red, jack, Table mountain, and Swiss mountain pines. White and Austrian pines are occasional hosts. The larvae are grayish-green with bulbous shiny black head capsules; their color and small size make the difficult to see as they feed on the needles.
All larval stages feed in colonies and practice the same feeding behavior. They start by aligning themselves with their head at the tip of a needle and...
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