. Better fruit. Fruit-culture. Adult flat-headed apple tree borer. Enlarged. Newly transplanted trees sustain the greatest loss from this insect because it is impossible to avoid a period of re- tarded growth following the removal of the trees. After being transplanted, trees should be watched carefully throughout the summer and the borers removed with a knife before they have had time to make deep wounds in the bark and wood. The knife should be used with great care to avoid unneces- sary cutting of the bark at a time when the tree is already weakened. An ex- cellent practice where trees are
. Better fruit. Fruit-culture. Adult flat-headed apple tree borer. Enlarged. Newly transplanted trees sustain the greatest loss from this insect because it is impossible to avoid a period of re- tarded growth following the removal of the trees. After being transplanted, trees should be watched carefully throughout the summer and the borers removed with a knife before they have had time to make deep wounds in the bark and wood. The knife should be used with great care to avoid unneces- sary cutting of the bark at a time when the tree is already weakened. An ex- cellent practice where trees are planted near woodlands, or in any position where flat-headed borers are likely to be numerous, is to shade the trunk of the tree by means of a board driven. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Washington State Apple Commission. Hood River, Ore. , Better Fruit Pub. Co
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