How do I preventing insects eating tree

Hajj · 6 Sep 2011

Hello I live in the UK. There was a cut branch on my tree. The tree is about 8m tall and the branch in question about 20 cm in diameter.

I went away for about 10 days in the summer. When I returned I saw that insects had started to eat this cut branch and even hollowed it out. I cut about 80 cm off so they get no further. I found ear wigs and wood lice burrowed inside and the wasps were visiting it too. I have still seen wasps 'sniffing' about the fresh cut. How should I treat this so the problem does not happen again?

I realised the problem when I returned because I was surprised to find 'saw dust' on the bush below.

I have old timber floorboards not to mention timber joists, so what should I be doing?

Thanks,

Hajji

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How do I preventing insects eating tree

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