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Cottonwood Borers

Posted by July 2nd, 2004 at 12:00 am

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Longhorn Beetles

This bug was found in Oklahoma…..can you tell me what it is?
Thanks,
Judy Campbell

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Hi Judy,
You have Cottonwood Borers, Plectrodera scalator. They are beetles from the long-horned beetle family Cerambycidae. These are very large black and white beetles. We have several photos on our beetle page from last year. Adults are common around cottonwood and poplar trees and the grubs bore into the wood of those trees.

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