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luvsgrtdanes (Ronnie), PA(Zone 6b) Jul 13, 2009

I have never seen this in my yard and tonight I saw two...Yikes kind of scary!!

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suunto Sinks Grove, WV Jul 13, 2009

This beetle is a long-horned wood-boring beetle (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) in the subfamily Prioninae; likely Prionus laticollis, known as the broad-necked root borer - see http://tinyurl.com/l9o3ox for an image. Their larvae feed on the roots of trees, and sometimes an be quite damaging.

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luvsgrtdanes (Ronnie), PA(Zone 6b) Jul 13, 2009

Thank you!

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