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Beetle emergence holes, the size of the diameter of a pencil lead, and/or sawdust on the bark, indicate burrowing beetles. The beetles are 3.5 mm in size.
Actual size of beetle
![]() European elm bark beetle |
![]() Native elm bark beetle |
The characteristic pattern of the breeding galleries on the surface of the wood under the bark can also be used to identify these two beetles.
![]() Actual wood sample of beetle galleries |
![]() Upper beetle gallery - with the grain - European Lower beetle gallery - across the grain - Native Upper beetle - European Lower beetle - Native |