Cherry, flowering (Prunus)-Shothole borer

Scolytus rugulosus

Pest description and damage The adult shothole borer is a brownish-black beetle about 0.08 inch in length. The larvae are white, legless, and about 0.16 inch long. When the numerous beetles emerge, the bark takes on a shothole appearance. These beetles are primarily a problem on injured or stressed plants, but healthy trees growing adjacent to blocks of neglected trees are attacked.

For biology, life history, monitoring and management

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Management-chemical control

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