Report #7584 - Report: Ponderous Borer (Trichocnemis spiculatus)

Ponderous Borer (Trichocnemis spiculatus) on Jul 23, 2025

Originally reported as Asian Longhorned Beetle (Anoplophora glabripennis)

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Description of specimen

Big beattle

Commentary

Thanks for your report! Not ALB, this is our largest native longhorn beetle, the Ponderous borer (Trichocnemis speculatus). Not pests, they don't attack living trees and they don't damage structural timbers.

Tom Valente
July 24, 2025, 5:19 a.m.

Ponderous Borer (Trichocnemis spiculatus) on Jul 23, 2025

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