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The adult beetle Is brorusish
metallic green and between t/3 to 1/2 inch long with an diMVgAted shape But it’s the gn»b-Uke larv a that cause tin' damage.
Thev're cream-colored and flattened and reach slightly ever an inch in length when mature; Mature larva spend the winter m a small chamber In the outer saiv wood of the ash tree. In early spring, the larvae transform into pupae, shll within the chamber, iniate Mav or June, tire adult beetle emerges from the pupa and chew^s its wav to the surface, leaving a ~D" shaped hole tn the tree.
Alter mating, female beetles lav their eggs in the bark crevices ofash trees. Alter the eggs hatch, the larvae tunnel into the tree to the area just below the bark where they create serpentine tunnels and extensive damage hi the tree The tunnels disrupt the flow of water and nutrients through the tree’s vascular system. This is fatal to the tree.
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