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  • Poplar gall borer 1

    Credit: MN Dept. of Natural Resources Archive, Bugwood.org

  • Poplar gall borer 2

    Credit: USDA Forest Service, North Central Research Station Archive, Bugwood.org

  • Poplar gall borer 3

    Credit: Mike Ostry, USDA Forest Service, Bugwood.org

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green arrowPoplar gall borer
Saperda inornata

  • Twig becomes swollen where larvae are feeding under bark
  • Branch tips die and/or break above the gall
  • Also found on aspen and poplars
  • Fully grown larvae are up to 1" long, cylindrical body, creamy-white and legless
  • More information on Poplar gall borer...

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