Aromia bungii is a species of beetle native to China, belonging to the family of longhorn beetles (Cerambycidae). It was described by the entomologist Franz Faldermann in 1835.[1]
Aromia bungii is a wood-boring pest mostly infesting trees in the genus Prunus in its native range, but has additional reported hosts such as poplars and olives. The beetle attacks both healthy trees and trees affected by other pests. The larvae hatch approximately after 10 days and then bore a gallery in the phloem (sapwood) and sometimes even reaching the heartwood, creating wide corridors up to 12 mm in diameter, leaving frass from the perforations. The adult are 22 to 38 mm long. The whole lifecycle can range from 2 to 4 tyears depending on the environmental conditions.
Native range of Aromia bungii is in east Asia (south-east Palearctic) and the beetle is found in the subarctic and subtropical areas of China, Russian Far East, Mongolia, the Korean Peninsula and northern Vietnam. Aromia bungii has also been reported from Germany, Italy and Japan.[2]