The cherry tree borer, Synanthedon bicingulata (Staudinger, 1887), is considered as a tree boring pest boring into cambium layer and weakens the tree. Cherry trees, the host species of S. bicingulata, are the most abundant ornamental trees in South Korea. However, there has been insufficient study conducted on ornamental trees compared to orchards. The study aimed to investigate the injury patterns caused by their larvae based on height and direction they faced. Since life cycle of S. bicingulata in Gangwon province had not been surveyed, occurrence pattern was also investigated using sex attractant. Injury patterns of 253 cherry trees in Chuncheon, were surveyed in April 2023. As a result, the injury occuring under 1 m in height was 2.61 times more extensive than injury between 1m and 2m in height of trunk. Also, the injury on the south-faced trunks was 2.68 times larger than on the north-faced trunks.

In general, trees showing water stress planted in a harsh environment like urban landscapes are weakened and can be easily infested by insect borers, such as cerambycid and curculionid beetles. Prunus × yedoensis constitutes a significant portion of urban street trees in Korea and there has been an increasing incidence of damage caused by red-necked longhorned beetle (RLB), Aromia bungii. When water stress is incresed, the production of resin, a natural defense mechanism against the infestation of Aromia bungii larvae, can be decreased that impact on larval survival rates. This study was conducted to investigate the relationship between infestation rate of RLB and water stress of cherry trees. We counted number of larval entrance and adult emergence holes in 50 trees and monitored adult’s behaviors during daytime. In addition, we measured water stress using a pressure chamber for each tree.