Emerald Ash Borer Lookalikes
These insects are common in Maine and sometimes are mistaken for the emerald ash borer.
EMERALD ASH BORER
The emerald ash borer is metallic green and about 1/2 inch long |
Six-spotted tiger beetle (photo by David Cappaert, Michigan State University)
MOST OFTEN MISTAKEN FOR EAB.
THIS BEETLE IS OFTEN SEEN RUNNING ON THE GROUND |
Japanese beetle (photo by David Cappaert, Michigan State University)
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Green June beetle (photo by Susan Ellis, Bugwood.org) |
Dogbane beetle (photo by Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources) |
Sweat bee (photo by David Cappaert, Michigan State University) |
Green stink bug (photo by Frank Peairs, Colorado State University) |
Golden Buprestid beetle (photo by Steven Valley, Oregon Department of Agriculture) |
Bronze birch borer (photo by Whitney Cranshaw, Colorado State University) |
Cukoo wasp (photo by Jessica Lawrence, Eurofins Agroscience Services) |
Ground beetle (photo by Milan Zubrik, Forest Research Institute - Slovakia) |
Emerald ash borer lookalike sheet by the University of Nebraska et al. |
Emerald ash borer lookalike sheet by the University of Minnesota |
Updated:
March 5, 2013
