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Old 05-02-2024, 03:53 PM
Alistair Alistair is offline
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Originally Posted by Elefantino View Post
On the ride this morning the sound all over the area was loooooouuuuud!

I found about two dozen of those buggers on one of our newly planted apple trees and they don't come off easily.

Good thing this is only once every seven years.
Are they actually damaging to apple trees? I know they tap into small twigs for moisture/feeding, but don't recall ever reading that the damage is lasting or problematic.
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