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Guides

• Saperda imitans

  Oblique-banded Longhorn Beetle

  Saperda imitans is a univoltine longhorned beetle in the family Cerambycidae, described by Felt and Joutel in 1904. It is a specialist on black cherry (Prunus serotina), particularly infesting wind-damaged trees in Allegheny hardwood stands. The species overwinters in sapwood and outer heartwood, causing damage that impacts commercial timber value. It is not attracted to ethanol baits and shows specific preferences for host condition, targeting dying trees with moist phloem rather than completely dead or healthy specimens.

  Cerambycidaelonghorned-beetleblack-cherryPrunus-serotinaforest-pestunivoltinewind-damaged-timberAllegheny-hardwoodssapwood-borerheartwood-damage