"The Old Bloke" wrote in message
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My eureka lemon tree recently quickly died. When I cut it down I found
that an axial borer had drilled out the centre of the wood. The borer had
got right down into the stump.
I quickly disposed of the cuttings but now it is in three Murraya bushes.

I have not seen the borer. The wood shows no entry point that I can find.
There is no saw dust.

Regards
Doug



Could be the augur beetle or perhaps termites. I would think you'd see the
latter though. Looks like both attack trees that are not healthy and
possibly on the way out anyway.

It is interesting that it is a citrus and murraya's that are affected. Both
belong to the same family. You might need to get a soil test.

Cheers

Richard