 Feeding Japanese pine sawyer beetle, a vector of the Pinewood nematode. Photo: Jijing Song and Juan Shi, Beijing Forestry University, Bugwood.org |
- Large (up to 30 mm long), brown-grey coloured beetles with long antennae
- Adult beetles feed on the young shoots of conifers
- Larvae develop in weakened trees and can be detected by the presence of round exit holes
- These beetles are most damaging due to their ability to act as vectors of the Pinewood nematode (Bursaphelenchus xylophilus)
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High priority pest of: Plantation forestry
Scientific name: Monochamus alternatus, M. galloprovinicialis, M. carolinensisEPPRD Category:
Life Form: Beetles & weevils (COLEOPTERA)
Pest Documents
FS: fact sheet
CP: contingency plan
DP: diagnostic protocol
High priority pests of: Plantation forestry
Scientific name: Monochamus spp. including
M. alternatus, M. galloprovinicialis, M. titillator, M. scutellatusEPPRD Category:
Life Form: Beetles & weevils (COLEOPTERA)
Pest Documents
FS: fact sheet
CP: contingency plan
DP: diagnostic protocol
