Norway maple and saw dust

[diltree]

I looked at a Norway maple that had saw dust at the base of the tree........no defoliation, very little dead wood, and no signs i could see of pests........it must be a pest, but I'm not sure which one, i am leaning toward carpenter ants......any other ideas????

 

[kf_tree]

any pics? did you see any bore holes? the aisian long horn like those norways. i've seen a few down this way.....it looks like you emptied a few pockets of saw dust apound the base of the tree.

 

[diltree]

When the customer called me i thought at first asian long horned beetles( thats the big buzz pest in our area) but im not sure thats the problem.....there is seriously no sign of pests except the sawdust

 

[jmack]

any pics? did you see any bore holes? the aisian long horn like those norways. i've seen a few down this way.....it looks like you emptied a few pockets of saw dust apound the base of the tree.

kf if you have Asian Longhorned Beetle in Orange county call the USDA ASAP yo

 

[tordon22]

Black Carpenter Ants in area?

 

[treeseer]

.there is seriously no sign of pests except the sawdust

Where there's sawdust, there's gotta be holes. I need magnification to see close detail; try it.

 

[kf_tree]

kf if you have Asian Longhorned Beetle in Orange county call the USDA ASAP yo

i cut down in brooklyn..........i saw them right before the clear cutting of greenpoint. i spoke to a guy from the dept of agriculture about it back then. he showed up at my yard as part of an investigation.