What Insects Kill Trees

Forest and Eastern tent caterpillars.Emerald ash borer.Asian longhorned beetle.Ips pine beetles.Gypsy moths.

What kind of bug kills trees?

Wood-boring insects are among the most destructive pests of ornamental trees and shrubs. Most borers are the larvae (immature stages) of certain moths and beetles. They tunnel and feed under the bark in living wood, destroying water- and sap-conducting tissues.

How do you get rid of tree boring bugs?

We recommend first using a contact insecticide such as Sylo Insecticide to the tree trunk, limbs, and bark to kill any active borers are inside the tree. This is a pyrethroid that delivers a quick knockdown of insects on trees.