Zeuzera pyrina

The yellow drill or wood borer

Crops:

Stone and pip fruit, olive, and other species of trees.

Generations:
an annual generation

Damage:
It deteriorates the leaves and causes the death of the shoots. Affected branches may die and young trees may die completely. It generally attacks trees less than 15 years old and the larvae are usually observed on branches or trunks less than 10 cm in diameter.