Tuesday 30 July 2024

Study Pinpoints Best Place to Look to Detect Invasive Beetle Infestations

A long black beetle with white spots and long, curved antennae crawls on the surface of a tree branch. The beetle's antenna sections alternate white and black, and its legs feature splotches of dusty blue. The background is blurred green foliage.

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Five thousand logs from trees infested by the invasive Asian longhorned beetle (Anoplophora glabripennis) revealed distinct patterns: The beetles prefer trunks and branches of 8-14 centimeters in diameter, and their egg-laying pits are a far more frequent sign of infestation than adult emergence holes. [Read more]

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