How big is the Titan beetle? Will bring these harm to the plant!

Longicorn is the general term for longicorn insects, named for its strength as cattle and good at flying in the sky. There are many kinds of longicorn. There is an insect called Titan longicorn, which is one of the largest insects in the world and one of the most mysterious creatures. So, how big is the Titan Longicorn?

1. Introduction to the Heavenly Bull!

1 What is your name again?

Longicorn because of its strength as cattle and good at flying in the sky and get the name of "longicorn", because it will send out "click, click" saw tree sound and named "saw tree lang", some places called "water cattle","buffalo","spring cattle" and so on.

2. Is the longicorn beneficial insect or pest?

Longicorn is a pest, most of which harm woody plants, some harm herbs, a few harm wood, buildings, houses and furniture, etc.; larval stage will corrode trunk, branches and roots, adults will feed on pollen, tender bark, twigs, leaves, roots, tree sap, fruits, fungi, etc.

3. Does the beetle bite?

Longicorn has a very powerful chewing mouthparts, can bite open very hard wood, so, it will bite, so, when playing, be careful to be bitten. The saliva of longicorn is poisonous, want to squeeze out blood immediately after being bitten, wash wound with soapy water next can.

How big is the Titan Giant Longicorn?

1. Titan longicorn is one of the largest insects in the world. It lives in the rainforest of South America. Its maximum body length can reach 16.7 cm. Because it is too big and overweight, it generally does not take off directly from the ground. It can only take off from branches.

Titan longicorn is one of the most mysterious creatures. Its larvae are said to live in tree holes and feed on the carrion of trees, but no one has ever found it. According to the size of the tree holes, pupae are as big as small tomatoes.

3. Titan longicorn has great strength. It has a strong jaw and can bite a wooden pencil in half. Like other longicorn, it will move its head up and down when it encounters danger, causing friction on the shell of its neck and issuing a hissing warning.

4. Titan longicorn adults never eat, which is different from most other longicorn beetles. The only purpose of their growth is to mate and reproduce. At this time, the energy required by the body comes entirely from the larval stage.

5. Titan longicorn females are rarely found, and most of them are males, because females will emit a substance to attract males to mate, so females only need to stay in place and wait.

3. What harm will the longicorn cause to plants?

1, longicorn is a herbivorous insect, will harm woody plants, herbs and wood, buildings, houses, furniture, etc., is the main pest in forestry production, crop cultivation and construction wood.

2. The larvae and adults of longicorn prefer to move on trees. Because of many species, the damaged trees are different. There are 28 species of longicorn in mulberry, 25 species of willow and poplar, 18 species of citrus and 23 species of pine.

3, longicorn larvae moth trunk, branches and roots, if it is harmful to woody plants, it will make the tree weak, leading to the invasion of bacteria, but also easy to be broken by the wind, serious will make the whole plant die; if harmful to herbs, it will cause crop production, wilt or death.

4. The adults of longicorn feed on pollen, tender bark, twigs, leaves, roots, tree sap, fruits, fungi, etc., such as pine, cypress, willow, elm, walnut, citrus, apple, peach, tea, cotton, wheat, corn, sorghum, sugarcane, hemp, etc. will be harmed.

5. According to the habits of longicorn beetles, the Chinese working people have created a set of control methods such as searching for eggs, killing larvae, applying pesticides through insect holes, killing adults, etc. Now most of them are spraying or painting pesticides such as dichlorvos, phosphorus amine, dimethoate, insecticide, fenitrothion, phoxim, fenitrothion, fenitrothion, omethoate, fluoroacetamide, etc. on the trunk.

Summary: Titan longicorn is one of the largest insects in the world, reaching a maximum length of 16.7 cm. It is very strong and can bite a wooden pencil in half. Longicorn is a pest that can harm fruit trees, wood and crops, and farmers have to prevent it.