Draft:Carolina pine sawyer

Monochamus carolinensis, commonly known as the Carolina pine sawyer, occupy most of the eastern states of America as well as some eastern sections of Canada and Mexico. They remain primarily in dead or sick trees. Monochamus carolinensis reside amongst these dying or stressed pines where they will eat and spawn as well. Some popular Pines for the Monochamus carolinensis include Scots, Austrian, Japanese red and Japanese black pines, and do not occupy loblolly pines.^[2]

The Larval and adult stage Carolina pine sawyers feed on pine species throughout the eastern states of America as well as some eastern sections of Canada and Mexico.^[3] They feast on almost every part of the tree as Larvae and adults. Some of the pine trees that they feed on include Scots, Austrian, Japanese red and Japanese black pines.^[2]

While there are not many natural predators, mortality among Monochamus carolinensis larvae is common. It is believed that this high mortality rate is due to competition between intraspecific species and cannibalism. While there could be natural predators of the adult stage, few have been identified yet.^[2]

After Monochamus carolinensis sexually mature, they fly to dead and stressed pines where they will breed and oviposit their eggs in between and below the bark in pits or slits along the tree. While they can deposit multiple eggs at a time, they usually only lay one. This breeding process is all done during the night.^[2] The Larvae pupate after eating the soft Phloem and cambium and emerge in the spring as adults. They chew round holes through the wood and bark to emerge from their pine.^[3] Monochamus species are not observed to reproduce and lay eggs on healthy trees.^[4]