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Arborvitae > Foliage > Foliage chewed or removed
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Deer feeding/antler rubbing
- Long lines of shredded or peeled off bark along main trunk up to 3 feet off the ground from antler rubbing; wood may appear shiny or "polished"
- Foliage and small branches (<1 inch diameter) cut off with a rough or ragged edge; not a clean cut!
- Feeding occurs from the ground up to 6 feet or slightly higher; ragged edges, same as above; if the bark is removed by a deer there will be no teeth marks
- More information on Problems with deer
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Black vine and strawberry root weevils
Otiorhynchus sulcatus and O. ovatus
- Notched feeding along the needle edges
- Occurs during the summer
- Also common on yews
- ¼ inch, brown to black (strawberry root weevil) or up to ½ inch black with gold specks on wing covers (black vine weevil)
- More information on Black vine weevil and strawberry root weevil
