citrus borers - now what?

[SonnyCrockett]

I have a small Glen navel orange tree with some kind of boring insect.  There are two holes pretty close together with curly strands of sap coming out.  What should I do?

[Millet]

Sonny, there is a lot of information on the internet about citrus tree borers.   Type in Citrus Tree Borer into your computer and you will get a lot of information. Just about any nursery that sells chemicals should also be able to help you. - Millet

[SonnyCrockett]

Most of what came up was for different kinds of boring insects.  I did see a "lemon tree borer" from New Zealand.  Searching this forum for "citrus borer" only brought up this same thread.

The hole into the branch was very small - maybe the size of an average sewing needle in diameter.  I was thinking maybe ambrosia beetles because of the hole size.  I cut the branch off rather than treat the whole tree, since I only had the one spot affected.  It looked like the hole was very short and didn't go too far.  Maybe something laying eggs?