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LONNIE Joined: 12/07/2007 Location: Marshville, NC Posts: 2	Posted: Dec/07/2007 4:11 PM PST Can anyone tell me what kind of insect or animal has been pruning pencil size branches from my hickory trees. Quote \| Reply \| Report

LONNIE Joined: 12/07/2007 Location: Marshville, NC Posts: 2	Posted: Dec/08/2007 9:55 AM PST It started in August and I was told it was done by praying mantis which I found hard to believe. All the limbs look like a sharpened pencil. Thanks for your response Quote \| Reply \| Report

treeman Joined: 3/29/2002 Location: Posts: 2874	Posted: Dec/09/2007 3:30 PM PST If this involved oaks in stead of hickories I would be inclined toi agree with Ron. I have never seen cicadas oviposit on hickories. I suspect is is one of the "twig Girdlers" common in the south east and attack pecans and hickories (both genus Carya). Check this out: http://www.ces.ncsu.edu/depts/ent/notes/O&T/trees/ note96/note96.html . Remeber to remove any spaces in your browser the GG editor seems to like adding to web addresses. Edit: The space is right in front of "note96. Simply delete it after you copy and paste to your browser. Quote \| Reply \| Report