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Butternut > Trunk/Branches > Tiny to small holes in trunk or branches
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Yellow bellied sapsucker
Sphyrapicus varius
- Evenly spaced holes in main stem, approximately ¼ inch, arranged in a linear or columnar pattern
- More information on Yellow bellied sapsucker
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Flat headed apple tree borer
Chrysobothris femorata
- ¼ inch oval-shaped exit holes present
- Older tunnels cause cracks in bark, froth oozes from openings
- Infested areas of tree show sunken, darkened areas of bark
- Larvae tunnel under bark of large branches and trunk
- Can cause dieback or entire tree can be killed, especially young trees
- Larvae is yellow with no legs
- Adult is ¼ to ½ inch long, flattened beetle, ranging from metallic brown to dull gray
- More information on Flat-headed apple tree borer
