Oak Borer

I found damage on some our newer oaks on the 5th hole with Red Oak Borer damage. I had our Arborist from Greenwood Tree Experts confirm my findings and recommend treatment. Today we treated all of the newer oaks on the 5th hole and the brand new Swamp White Oak on the 9th hole.

The red oak borer, Enaphalodes rufulus (Haldeman)³, is an important member of the oak borer complex that permanently damages the wood of living oak trees. The red oak borer is native to North America, where it occurs naturally from southeastern Canada and Maine to Florida, and west to Minnesota, Iowa, Oklahoma, and Texas. Wood-inhabiting insects such as carpenterworms, timberworms, and carpenter ants use red oak borer tunnels to gain entry into oaks. These other pests extend and increase the damage begun by the red oak borer. Decay organisms also gain entry into oak heartwood through borer tunnels.

Borer Hole

Bark and Systemic Control for Year Long Protection