Wood Borers and Woodpeckers – Helping or Hurting?

Talking Trees with Davey Tree · May 11, 2023 · 21m

Lou Meyer, business developer for Davey’s mid-Atlantic region, talks about wood borers, woodpeckers and when to be concerned about both.

In this episode we cover:

Lou’s thoughts on woodpeckers (1:00)

What you can do to protect your trees from woodpeckers (3:50)

Sapsucker season and should you wrap your trees? (4:40)

Pileated woodpeckers and why they peck (5:31)

The different types of woodpeckers and should you be concerned about them (7:14)

Lou’s thoughts on woodborers (8:45)

Emerald Ash Borer (EAB) and what it does (9:25)

The devastation EAB causes and how it has changed urban forestry…