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c.majka@ns.sympatico.ca wrote:
> It is the so-called "Round-headed Apple Tree Borer (Saperda candida
> Fabricius) whose larvae feed on the bark of apple, crabapple,
> hawthorne, quince, and other related trees. Apparently in some
> circumstances such as orchards they can become a serious pest of these
> trees, but I've not heard of such accounts here.
>
Hi Chris & All, Aug 6, 2007
Having worked with apple here for about 30 years and rubbed
shoulders with those with far more experience I can confirm that it
'attacks' only after trees are in very poor condition.
A detailed 2.5 page description of larval feeding habits, life cycle
and behavior (William Saunders, Insects Injurious to Fruits, 2nd ed.
1911, 436 pp) suggests that in other areas it may indeed by injurious.
Yt, DW, Kentville
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