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Locust Borer

Megacyllene robiniae

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This bug has been reportedly found in the following regions:

Barling, Arkansas

Benton, Kentucky

Georgetown, Massachusetts

Croton On Hudson, New York

Little Neck, New York

Cincinnati, Ohio

Tahlequah, Oklahoma

Midlothian, Texas

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Benton, KY (Zone 7a) | July 2006 | Positive

Although the larvae are found beneath the bark of the Black Locust trees, I've never seen this insect in enough numbers to consider it a pest.

The adults are a colorful insect emerging in early fall and feed on goldenrod pollen and nectar.

1/2" to 3/4" long found in woods in the Eastern and Southern US and eastern Canada.

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