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  • Image: Maple callus borer 1
    Credit: J. Solomon, USDA Forest Service, Bugwood.org
  • Image: Maple callus borer 2

    Credit: J. Solomon, USDA Forest Service, Bugwood.org

  • Image: Maple callus borer 3

    Credit: J. N. Dell, Bugwood.org

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green arrowMaple callus borer
Synanthedon acerni

  • 1/8 to 3/16 inch holes in stem near damaged bark or other wounds that may become disfigured and unattractive with high infestations
  • Pupae stick out of exit hole, empty pupal cases are commonly observed after moths have emerged
  • An adult moth, appearing wasp-like, has translucent wings with black markings; bluish-black antennae on a reddish-orange head and mid-section
  • Silver maple is preferred host
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  • Image: Pigeon tremex 1
    Credit: W. Cranshaw, Colorado State University, Bugwood.org
  • Image: Pigeon tremex 2

    Credit: J. Solomon, USDA Forest Service, Bugwood.org

  • Image: Pigeon tremex 3

    Credit: S. Katovich, USDA Forest Service, Bugwood.org

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green arrowPigeon tremex
Tremex columba

  • 5/16 inch round exit hole, clustered on trunk
  • Sometimes dead female insects remain stuck in stem
  • Adults are up to 2 inches long with a reddish brown, oblong body; females have a conspicuous ovipositor on the tip of their abdomen
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