It’s a video of a huge black beetle we found while walking down the sidewalk yesterday. Structural failure sometimes occurs before their presence becomes evident. Almost all timber will deteriorate when exposed to moisture for long periods of time. It is almost always within the wall cavity, not within the rooms. I found this bug dead in my driveway (Manitou Springs, Colorado) and I have never seen anything like it here. Root weevils feed on a variety of plants, including needled and broad-leaved evergreens, deciduous and herbaceous plants, and several important food crops. This is crucial: if it isn’t done, the problem could return, remove at least one metre of timber past the last visible sign of rot damage as the root system of the rot may be present in apparently sound timber – in some cases, it may prove easier to replace the entire piece of affected timber rather than trying to replace and strengthen a portion. However, biological control has been less effective against this new borer. The easiest way to identify which one is affecting timber is to look at the holes they leave: the common house borer leaves a small round hole, the two-tooth long-horn borer an oval hole up to 5 mm long. The belly shot shows the lighter coloration and the head-on view reveals the powerful mandibles that should be avoided … Tree pests are a destructive breed of insect, often times attacking them from the inside out, damaging leaves and root systems. I ran back down to the house and grabbed my camera with Sigma 70-300mm lens attached. Open-grown trees and those weakened by disease are most susceptible. I wrote about the same type of beetle last year and even got some pictures, (which I’ll post here too). Treating Emerald Ash Borer: EAB feed beneath the bark, so the only way to treat them is with a systemic insecticide. The broadnecked root borer, Prionus laticollis (L.), and the tilehorned prionus, P. imbricornis (Drury), are pests of pecan and hickory as well as many other trees from southern Canada throughout the Eastern United States and extending west to the Plains States (Payne and others 1976, Linsley 1962). Huge Black Beetle – Broad Necked Root Borer. One of the problems with Lorsban® 4E is that the soil around the base of the vines must be kept weed-free in order for it to be effective. A • Several different borers can infest dogwoods. Treat any bare wood with Kiwicare NO Borer fluid. To get rid of borer follow these steps: Proof bare wood > Treat any bare wood with NO Borer Total Wood Protection spray. The 'neck' of the Broad-necked Root Borer is quite wide and has small spikes along the sides. Tree borer beetles are naturally attracted to pine trees by smelling the trees sap or the pheromones released by other beetles currently feeding on the tree. 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