Longicorn beetles are plant eating insects, which will endanger woody plants. Most pine, cypress, willow, elm, walnut, citrus, apple, peach and tea are the primary pests in forestry production, crop cultivation and wood construction. So, what does longicorn eat? Is it poisonous?

What does longicorn like to eat?

Longicorn beetles are plant insects. The larvae of longicorn beetles like to eat trunk and branch trunk, which is not conducive to the growth and development of trees and makes trees weak, resulting in bacterial invasion and easy to be broken by the wind. When the damage is severe, the whole plant dies, the wood is eaten, and the craft value is lost.

Is longicorn poisonous?

Under normal circumstances, longicorn beetles are not poisonous, but they are poisonous after being bitten by longicorn beetles. Once bitten, squeeze out the blood on the wound immediately, and then wash the wound with soapy water. There is no need to go to the hospital. If the blood is not squeezed out in time after longicorn beetles bite and bleed, the venom will be distributed to the whole body, and severe symptoms of dizziness and disgust will appear.

Longicorn beetle is still a kind of traditional Chinese medicine. It is the boring adult of mulberry longicorn beetle, cloud spotted longicorn beetle and star longicorn beetle. Scattered in most parts of China. Catch it in summer, scald it with boiling water and dry it. It has the effects of analgesia, calmness, promoting blood circulation and removing stasis. It is mainly used for amenorrhea, metrorrhagia and leakage, and poor milk.