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How to Recognize a Sick Tree with Emerald Ash Borer
Visual signs include:
- thinning and dieback of tree crowns
- vertical cracks
- woodpecker damage caused by woodpeckers seeking larvae
- shoot development on lower portions of tree as it attempts to survive
- D-shaped exit holes caused by the emergence of adult Emerald Ash Borers
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