What is the preferred host of dogwood borer?

What is the preferred host of dogwood borer?

• A. Japanese dogwood
• B. Flowering dogwood
• C. Red maple
• D. Oak

Answer: (B)

Dogwood borer targets dogwood trees, with larval development best supported in the bark and cambial tissue of these hosts. Among the options, flowering dogwood is the preferred host because it is the dogwood species most commonly attacked in landscapes and nurseries, providing the bark characteristics and tissue the larvae need. The other plants listed are not typical hosts for this pest: red maple and oak are not dogwoods, and while other dogwood species exist, flowering dogwood is the one most frequently infested.

Dogwood borer targets dogwood trees, with larval development best supported in the bark and cambial tissue of these hosts. Among the options, flowering dogwood is the preferred host because it is the dogwood species most commonly attacked in landscapes and nurseries, providing the bark characteristics and tissue the larvae need. The other plants listed are not typical hosts for this pest: red maple and oak are not dogwoods, and while other dogwood species exist, flowering dogwood is the one most frequently infested.