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Tag: leafcutter

Posted on May 7, 2015May 6, 2015 in Birds

What Made These Holes?

Leaf-cutter Bee damage on rose_DBG_LAH_7311Do your lilacs look like someone took a giant hole punch to their leaves? How about your rosebushes (left), green ash, or Virginia creeper? The first time I saw the precise circle of leaf missing from a leaf, I thought someone was playing a trick on me. It didn’t look at all like insect damage.

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