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moth mates and lays eggs wich hatch into larvae. ive read that pheremone traps confuse the males by drawing them in away from femles thereby minimizing breeding

ok, it didnt say any thing about the pitch butthe 2nd edition of insectes that feed on trees and shrubs (pg 72) says eggs are laid singlyon the bark of the trunk or limbs of pines. after hatching, the larvae tunnel into the inner barkand cambium region, where they excavate a cavity and establish...

going to look in my insect book

but the pitch is a different color, texture and flows different than just a hole in the tree. any idea why?

i think they secrete somthing into thecambium that causes the pitch to keep flowing and foam up like it does. i think

they will be back, less work to keep up with than the first go round though

they are on variable cycles so its hard to get rid of them, dig the pitch mass out and throw it away. pesticides really dont work cause the larvae isnt in the tree, its in the mass as youve showed. nice pics by the way. they are mainly an aesthetic problem