02-29-2020, 06:24 AM
We went to the QLB info session in Hilo this month & none too soon!
During the windstorm this week, I heard the snapping of a lot of branches in our neighbors yard, I went over (thinking more of a big animal in the trees) & noticed that our neighbors` citrus trees have the tell-tale frass & holes of QLB.
Keaau Town area.
The trees are almost (if not completely) girdled with boring damage & to make matters worse, bark beetles are taking up house & doing more damage in the frass areas.
These buggas can fly, so it is best that all of us are looking for any of the indicators that they are in any of the trees you would like to save.
Hawaii Dept of Ag info on this:
https://hdoa.hawaii.gov/pi/files/2018/08...ca-NPA.pdf
During the windstorm this week, I heard the snapping of a lot of branches in our neighbors yard, I went over (thinking more of a big animal in the trees) & noticed that our neighbors` citrus trees have the tell-tale frass & holes of QLB.
Keaau Town area.
The trees are almost (if not completely) girdled with boring damage & to make matters worse, bark beetles are taking up house & doing more damage in the frass areas.
These buggas can fly, so it is best that all of us are looking for any of the indicators that they are in any of the trees you would like to save.
Hawaii Dept of Ag info on this:
https://hdoa.hawaii.gov/pi/files/2018/08...ca-NPA.pdf