[1] Dogwood twig borer adults have slender, elongated bodies like many other beetles of the genus Oberea.

[1][2] The larvae of dogwood twig borers, in their final phase, are yellowish, legless and about 19 millimeters long.

This method is commonly recommended and has proved very effective at controlling the population of the dogwood twig borer.

[2] Dogwood twig borer adults emerge in early June, rarely in large numbers.

Parts of the twig are sometimes internally separated from the dogwood as a series of closely packed holes are drilled to remove the boring dust (frass).