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Sapsucker attacking my silver burch
I have a persistence sapsucker that hits my two silver burches. One of
them is suffering (leaves are 1/2 the size of the other), and wounds are leaking sap. I've tried covering the trunk (damage) in foam wrap, but the bird just goes to a different place. Does anyone have a remedy to stop this persistent sapsucker from coming back. I can get within 5-feet of him, before he flies off. I'm located in WA. |
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Sapsucker attacking my silver burch
your birch got borers. get a couple cans of systemic and wipe out the borers and the
sapsuckers will stop going after it. we had an oooold apple tree drilled with lots of holes. I took a wire brush to the bark, then painted it and that stopped the drilling. until then you can try some tanglefoot on the trunks. Ingrid Mike wrote: I have a persistence sapsucker that hits my two silver burches. One of them is suffering (leaves are 1/2 the size of the other), and wounds are leaking sap. I've tried covering the trunk (damage) in foam wrap, but the bird just goes to a different place. Does anyone have a remedy to stop this persistent sapsucker from coming back. I can get within 5-feet of him, before he flies off. I'm located in WA. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ List Manager: Puregold Goldfish List http://puregold.aquaria.net/ www.drsolo.com Solve the problem, dont waste energy finding who's to blame ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Unfortunately, I receive no money, gifts, discounts or other compensation for all the damn work I do, nor for any of the endorsements or recommendations I make. |
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Sapsucker attacking my silver burch
Mike wrote in message . ..
I have a persistence sapsucker that hits my two silver burches. One of them is suffering (leaves are 1/2 the size of the other), and wounds are leaking sap. I've tried covering the trunk (damage) in foam wrap, but the bird just goes to a different place. Does anyone have a remedy to stop this persistent sapsucker from coming back. I can get within 5-feet of him, before he flies off. I'm located in WA. The bad news is that you have birch borers The good news is the sapsucker is doing less damage than the borers and is eating them. The borers will girdle the tree. The Sapsucker just makes holes. You may have the wrong tree for your area , river birch is less susceptible to borer. Almost any search engine will turn up info on birch borer or bronze headed birch borer. The better pages come from cooperative extensions and land grant colleges. |
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