Thursday, August 21, 2008

pitch pest

Discovered a new (to me) pest on a pine today at West Manor Park -



I didn't know what this was on the tree when I found it, so I had to ask Rob when I got back to the office -

It's sequoia pitch moth - the larvae ooze this out, makes a real mess - I stepped in the white pitchy stuff that had dripped on the ground and got it all stuck on my sandal, had to scrape it off with stick & scuff around in the grass to get it all off - ick!

But I'll not likely forget this the next time I see it...

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