Is a Locust a Beetle

Megacyllene robiniaeOrder:ColeopteraFamily:CerambycidaeGenus:MegacylleneSpecies:M. robiniae

Is a locust a grasshopper?

Technically, a locust is a type of grasshopper. They belong to the short-horned grasshopper family. However, all grasshoppers are not locusts.

Are locust borers bad?

The damage from borer tunneling and wind breakage often results in deformed trees or clumps of sprout growth. With over 20,000 species described, Cerambycidae is a large family. Many are serious pests, with the larvae boring into wood, where they can cause extensive damage to either living trees or untreated lumber.