Project Description
Black Turpentine Beetle Pitch Tubes
Bark-boring beetle that attacks various species but mainly Japanese black pines and pitch pines. The insect brings with it the blue stain fungus (Leptographium spp) which actually causes the decline and death of the trees. Symptoms include “pitch tubes” on lower 6 foot of trunk, off-color needles which turn from light green to brown as areas of tree die off. Bark spray treatments recommended.
