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S. carpocapsae is considered a generalist parasite and has been effectively used to control a variety of insects including: Webworms, cutworms, armyworms, girdlers, some weevils, and wood-borers. This species is an example of an "ambush" forager, standing on its tail in an upright position near the soil surface and attaching to passing hosts ...
Fragment of a broomstick affected by woodworm. Woodboring beetles are commonly detected a few years after new construction. The lumber supply may have contained wood infected with beetle eggs or larvae, and since beetle life cycles can be one or more years, several years may pass before the presence of beetles becomes noticeable.
Placosternus difficilis, commonly known as the mesquite borer, is a wood-boring longhorn beetle [1] [2] which resembles a black and yellow wasp. [3] Larvae of mesquite borers are deposited in, among others, mesquite trees , although it has been recorded from a range of hosts and is considered polyphagous . [ 4 ]
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The invasive beetle that kills ash trees has traveled to new areas in Texas. Texas A&M Forest Service confirmed last week that the emerald ash borer is now in five counties in North and Central Texas.
The Texas State Soil and Water Conservation Board (TSSWCB) is a state agency of Texas, headquartered in Temple. [1] The agency enforces the state's soil and water conservation laws and coordinates conservation and nonpoint source pollution abatement programs. The Texas State Legislature created the agency in 1939. [2]
As an example, Van Tassel says, "If you had a bad year with vine borers, burn those plants as opposed to composting them, or else you compromise the quality of your compost." Create Your Pile Once