Small mulberry borer

People might use pheromone traps or visual lures to attract small mulberry borer, as they are drawn to chemicals emitted by members of their species and certain visual patterns or colors could be mimicked for trapping attempts.

Eggs of small mulberry borer are laid within the crevices of dead or dying hardwood trees, often oak. Larvae reside inside the wood where they feed on the decaying organic material, creating galleries as they mature. To find larval stages, one must search in forests or wooded areas, peeling back the bark and examining decaying logs. Pupation occurs within the wood, so the search for pupae requires splitting logs or cutting into infested wood. Adults of small mulberry borer emerge from the wood and are commonly found on the bark or foliage of hardwood trees during the warmer months. To observe adults, one should inspect trunks and branches of trees in similar habitats as the larvae and pupae.

The best time to find adult small mulberry borer is generally late spring to early summer during the day, as this is their active period for mating and feeding.

Warm, dry, and calm weather is ideal for finding small mulberry borer since they are more active and visible during such conditions.