And Chris Girdler, the president/CEO of the Somerset-Pulaski Economic Development Authority, did just that with a Commonwealth Journal reporter in this last few days of 2024. The first thing ...

Do they look like they’ve been run through a pencil sharpener? If so, you’ve likely encountered the work of twig girdlers. These insects are common across Texas and often go unnoticed until ...

“We don’t hand these out like Halloween candy,” Lester said Wednesday, showing the badge about to be pinned on new Butte police officer Ben Girdler. “When you get this badge and you pin it ...

There is nothing for you to be concerned with or any action to take regarding your oak trees. The primary way to control twig pruner and twig girdler is to rake and destroy the fallen twigs should ...

Dear Neil: We have lost one large oak tree to what a neighbor called ... That’s damage of twig girdlers. The adult female beetles lay their eggs on the tip ends of those branches, then ...

Q : A large oak tree in my yard is losing leaves ... This is usually caused by an insect called a twig girdler. Again, it can look alarming, but will not hurt a large tree.

Twig girdlers usually attack pecan, hickory, oak, and other ornamental trees, but can also attack smaller woody ornamentals. Damage is usually minimal and is more of a nuisance than anything else.

What’s going on here? KL Sounds like the cause of your issue is an insect called the twig girdler (oncideres cingulata). Twig girdlers can be destructive; however, the process they go through ...

I would replace your tree with another species that is more durable, perhaps cedar elm, chinquapin oak or Chinese pistachio ... I suspected it might be twig girdlers. Those adult female beetles ...

Dear Neil: Why is my Chinaberry tree losing its bark? It also doesn’t look very healthy. I’m seeing tiny black insects on its trunk. I’m watering it carefully in the ...

I would replace your tree with another species that is more durable, perhaps cedar elm, Chinquapin oak or Chinese pistachio ... I suspected it might be twig girdlers. Those adult female beetles ...