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.
--
Spider
from high ground in SE London
gardening on clay