Insect identification request.

[leadarrows]

Could this insect be responsible for killing trees.

 

[JeffGu]

Looks like one of the longhorn beetles in the genus Clytus, maybe C. arietis (wasp beetle) or a similar one, and although the larvae feed on decidious trees, I don't think these ones would likely kill a tree unless it has a lot of other issues. The Asian Longhorn Beetle (A. glabripennis) is the really destructive one. Someone a little more familiar with the longhorn beetles in the midwest might chime in with an identification. I think C. arietis is a European species, but there might be a similar looking one around here (C. ruricola maybe?) with those patterns.
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[aaron]

looks like a Locust borer

 

[JeffGu]

You're right... it does. I stand corrected. Damn bugs, too many look-alikes and copycats in the insect world. They're trying to confuse us before the invasion.

 

[leadarrows]

looks like a Locust borer

Seems right. Thank you.

 

[Jason Douglas]

Looks pretty close to locust borer. Look for them on golden rod flowers this time of year too.

 

[JeffGu]

There we go. Jason knows bugs. And pesticides. Like, Kwell Shampoo and RID XXX, for example.

 

[PJM]

Not bright enough yellow and pattern doesn't really match locust borer, but it certainly is a closely related species. I'm going with Neoclytus scutellaris. They would be a secondary pest, attacking already stressed trees.

 

[ray benson]

https://www.whatsthatbug.com/2012/08/29/longhorned-borer-beetle-neoclytus-scutellaris-3/

 

[JeffGu]

Thank you, @PJM and @ray benson... looks like you guys found it.