Flat Headed Wood Borer

Question 1

Describe larvae

Answer 1

1.5-2 inch long
Yellowish white
Leger’s
Pronounced flat enlargement behind head with hard plate on upper and lower sides

Question 2

Describe adult

Answer 2

Bright metallic color
Boat shaped
1/3 inch long

Question 3

Reproduction

Answer 3

Lay eggs near cracks or wounds in tree bark

Question 4

Unique

Answer 4

Larva hatch and bore beneath bark to enter sapwood
Adults emerge from host in early spring and summer