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Sinuate pear tree borer
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Sinuate pear tree borer
Number: 4531
Received 16.5.2024
In progress: 0 days
Date of occurrence: 16.5.2024
Significance: Less harmful
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From: froukje
Assigned: M. Zúbrik
Country: The Netherlands

Question

on Mespilus germanica on thin part trunk/first branches. Lg on pictures excavated by woodpeckers. LG zigzagging deeply sunken in the wood, severe damage, but tree still alive. d-shape exit holes 3,5mm wide. not all exit holes are neatly d-shaped.

Answer

Dear Froukje, thanks for this question and a nice pictures. Yes, the gallery seems to me very much like gallery system of Agrilus sinuatus. This species is very probably the author of this gallery. With best regards M. Zubrik
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Sinuate pear tree borer

Agrilus sinuatus

Sinuate pear tree borer

Agrilus sinuatus

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Received: 16.5.2024
Wood: Different tree species
Number: 4531
Date of occurrence: 16.5.2024
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