Clemson University - USDA Cooperative Extension Slide Series , Bugwood.org
locust borer (Megacyllene robiniae) adult(s)
Clemson University - USDA Cooperative Extension Slide Series , Bugwood.org
locust borer (Megacyllene robiniae) adult(s)
Lacy L. Hyche, Auburn University, Bugwood.org
locust borer (Megacyllene robiniae) pupa(e)
Lacy L. Hyche, Auburn University, Bugwood.org
locust borer (Megacyllene robiniae) larva(e)
Lacy L. Hyche, Auburn University, Bugwood.org
locust borer (Megacyllene robiniae) pupa(e)
Lacy L. Hyche, Auburn University, Bugwood.org
locust borer (Megacyllene robiniae) larva(e)
Jim Baker, North Carolina State University, Bugwood.org
locust borer (Megacyllene robiniae) adult(s)
John A. Weidhass, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Bugwood.org
Their larvae bore through the bark and tunnel extensively in the wood. Heavily infested trees may be so weakened that they break off in high winds.
Wayne Brewer, Auburn University, Bugwood.org
locust borer (Megacyllene robiniae) damage
James Solomon, USDA Forest Service, Bugwood.org
eggs, larva, pupa, adult
James Solomon, USDA Forest Service, Bugwood.org
to stem (note adult exit holes)
James Solomon, USDA Forest Service, Bugwood.org
locust borer (Megacyllene robiniae) damage on black locust (Robinia pseudoacacia)
Jon Yuschock, Bugwood.org
Megacyllene robiniae, common in the fall particularly on Goldenrod.
Whitney Cranshaw, Colorado State University, Bugwood.org
Trunk of heavily damaged tree that was killed by locust borer
Whitney Cranshaw, Colorado State University, Bugwood.org
Teneral adult within tunnel of black locust
Steven Valley, Oregon Department of Agriculture, Bugwood.org
Megacyllene robiniae dorsal