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[Lucky Pittman <lucky.pittman@murraystate.edu>]

At 09:14 PM 5/2/2007, Topgun wrote:
> They are Asian Powderpost  or shothole borers. I have them here. I think
> they were introduced by importing cane stakes from ther orient which came
> with the ones we ordered in LA; on second thought maybe they are 
> called Asian ambrosia beetles
> Mike Hall at LSU can comment further. We observed them on still growing
> pecan trees though stressed.

Thanks.
I was pretty sure I'd seen that description somewhere with regard to 
some sort of borers - and I think it was the Asian ambrosia 
beetles.  Just couldn't bring it up out of the recesses of my brain.

Lucky