Tag Archive | woodpecker feeding damage
Woodpecker Damage on Ash Trees at the Morgan Arboretum
Introduction The emerald ash borer (EAB) has killed 75 million ash trees in North America since 2002 (“Ville de Montreal”, 2015), causing Montreal to invest 15 million dollars over the next three years to deal with the infestation, and plant new trees (Laframboise, 2016). Predators of the EAB larvae include woodpeckers (Jennings et al., 2013). […]
Pileated Woodpecker whereabouts in the Morgan Arboretum
Research Question In order to to investigate where the Pileated Woodpecker (Dryocopus pileatus) is predominantly found within the Morgan Arboretum and whether they have a preference in area or tree they target, we asked ourselves the following question. “Is the Pileated Woodpecker (Dryocopus pileatus) more active (excavate more trees) in certain parts of the Morgan […]
The St. Lawrence Lowlands 