Shothole borer
Insect
Shothole borer
Scolytus rugulosus (Müller)
Coleoptera: Scolytidae
Distribution: Most fruit-growing states and provinces in eastern North America.
Photos
When the insects are abundant, fruit clusters wilt and associated leaves become brown.
Arthur Agnello, Cornell Univ.
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The adult is stocky with a hard black body (A) and antennae, leg segments and tips of elytra reddish brown; its head is not visible from above. The larva is a legless grub, pinkish white, and slightly enlarged just behind the reddish head (B).