{Disarmed} Re: borer at this time of year?

Egg

Larvae

Pupae

Adult

Instar = growth stages of the larvae. Most insects have five instars. Consider it something like shedding skin like a snake.

The fifth instar of the borer is really quite large. Hard to believe it forms as small a pupae as it does.

I've been harvesting the pupae in hopes of getting a very good photo of the moth.

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I burn the foliage each spring as well. I do cut foliage in the late fall too.

Regards,

Sandy Ives in Ottawa

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