ABSTRACT
Cerambycid wood borers are integral components of both hardwood and conifer forest insect communities around the globe. They are critical contributors to recycling of nutrients in these communities and forest succession in natural forest stands. Typically, they are colonizers of weakened, dead, and dying trees, or they are secondary invaders of trees colonized by other insects and diseases. With some important exceptions, they are not considered to be primary pests in native environments. However, the pest status of the insects is changing.
