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Old 21-06-2012, 11:35 PM posted to uk.rec.gardening
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On 19/06/2012 17:24, 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




Leopard Moth larvae can create considerable tunnelling damage in fruit
trees. The extensive external damage could be, as others have said, a
Woodpecker's attempt to extract its meal.

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