"Jimi" wrote in
:

Hello ...I posted 4 photos seen here of a Skotch pine
tree. I then have
three photos of trunk infestation. I live in Southern
Saskatchewan Canada (close to the montanna border) . The
tree apears very healthy, however the holes in the tree
have me concerned... Any ideas on what this is and how to
combat it would be a great help. Thank you all for any
positive responses..

well, the holes are from a woodpecker. woodpeckers eat
assorted inscects that crawl on or burrow in trees, so the
holes are a good thing. if the tree appears healthy i wouldn't
worry too much about it, but you might want to keep an eye out
for borers or carpenter ants.
lee
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