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Hickory Bark Beetle


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Hickory Bark Beetle. Adults feed in terminal growth, and larvae tunnel. The hickory bark beetle navigates the tree bark and feeds on the sap and bark using its strong mandibles.

Forest Pest Insects in North America a Photographic Guide
Forest Pest Insects in North America a Photographic Guide from www.forestpests.org

They are about 1/5 inch long with a reddish/brown hue covering its back with few hairs. Adults feed in terminal growth, and larvae tunnel. Adults appear in early summer before constructing egg galleries in the bark of the trunk.

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Forest Pest Insects in North America a Photographic Guide

Adults appear in early summer before constructing egg galleries in the bark of the trunk. Adults feed in terminal growth, and larvae tunnel. Hickory bark beetles are a very deadly pest that affect all kinds of hickory trees in the athens, ga. Reportedly, this bark beetle is the most destructive insect of hickory (wood 1982).

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