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Old 19-06-2012, 05:41 PM posted to uk.rec.gardening
David in Normandy[_8_] David in Normandy[_8_] is offline
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On 19/06/2012 18:24, Emery Davis wrote:
http://tinyurl.com/cklvbye

The French government thinks it is not Anoplophora chinensis. Which is
good because I don't want my garden chipped and burned. The guy
from the ministry suggested perhaps Cossus cossus,

So, what beastie has done the deed?

I've been inspected for the last 3 years for Anoplophora, so this had me
very worried indeed. I'm still not totally sanguine about it, honestly.

-E


It isn't something as simple as woodpecker damage or some other bird
pecking holes looking for grubs? Can't tell the scale of the image as to
what diameter the trunk is.