The elm borer (''Saperda tridentata'') is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Guillaume-Antoine Olivier in 1795. It is known from Canada and the United States. It feeds on ''

Ulmus rubra ''Ulmus rubra'', the slippery elm, is a species of elm native to eastern North America. Other common names include red elm, gray elm, soft elm, moose elm, and Indian elm. Description ''Ulmus rubra'' is a medium-sized deciduous tree with a sprea ...

'' and '' Ulmus americana''. It acts as a vector for the fungus ''

Ophiostoma ulmi ''Ophiostoma ulmi'' is a species of fungus in the family Ophiostomataceae. It is one of the causative agents of Dutch elm disease. It was first described under the name ''Graphium ulmi'', and later transferred to the genus ''Ophiostoma''. Dutc ...

'', and as a host for the parasitoid wasp ''

Cenocoelius saperdae ''Cenocoelius'' is a genus of hymenopteran insects belonging to the family Braconidae. Those species whose life history has been studied are all koinobiont parasitoids on wood-boring beetle larvae (mainly Cerambycidae and Curculionidae but some ...

''.BioLib.cz - ''Saperda tridentata''
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tridentata Beetles described in 1795 {{Saperdini-stub