Scots Pine with bark coming off

[elfie]

The bark is coming off one of our Scots pine trees and wondered if anyone knows what may be the cause and if it is dangerous to the tree health.  It looks s though beetles are attacking it.

Any help greatly appreciated.

 

elfie 

 

 

 

 

[openspaceman]

1 hour ago, elfie said:

The bark is coming off one of our Scots pine trees and wondered if anyone knows what may be the cause and if it is dangerous to the tree health.  It looks s though beetles are attacking it.

Any help greatly appreciated.

 

The barks being knocked off by woodpeckers after the grubs that are in the breeding galleries under the bark. The grubs only got laid there because there was something fundamentally wrong with the tree's health. If the tree were healthy it would have drowned the invaders in resin.

Edited June 23, 2020 by openspaceman
Dan Maynard proof reading

[Dan Maynard]

 

Not quite sure which branches are this tree in second pic but does look sparse. Maybe take another picture looking up into the crown.

 

 

[Wonky]

Beatals I say darn beatle invasion.. all them grubs will be food or if they hatch there be on to the the next part of the life cycle.

 

so the trees time is limited...

 

but get others opinions first ?

[elfie]

Guys very much appreciate all your feedback here on the tree condition.