Roundheaded appletree borer

Insect

Roundheaded appletree borer

Saperda candida Fabr.

Coleoptera: Cerambycidae

Distribution: Most fruit-growing states and provinces in eastern North America.

Adult (A) has a hard, elongated body, with white and brown longitudinal stripes and long antennae. The larva is a fleshy, cream-colored legless grub with a dark brown head, blackish mandibles. The first thoracic segment broader than the rest of the body (B).