Dendroctonus brevicomis
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Author: Erich G. Vallery (USDA Forest Service)
Source: IPM Images
Dendroctonus brevicomis Le Conte, 1876 (western pine beetle)
The beetle is a serious pest of ponderosa pines (Pinus ponderosa) in western North America and its range coincides roughly with the distribution of that pine species. It carries two symbiotic fungi which grow inside the egg galleries constructed by the beetle. The developing larvae feed on the fungi as well as on the phloem and bark of the host tree. Following the emission of an aggregation pheromone by the first females, additional beetles are attracted and the mass-attacks overcome the defenses of the host trees and lead to tree mortality.
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| • Deutsch: | westamerikanischer Riesenbastkäfer |
| • English: | western pine beetle |
| • Français: | dendroctone occidental du pin |
For details see the respective page in the BugwoodWiki.
- Other images of Dendroctonus brevicomis (IPM Images - click to enlarge)
infestation of ponderosa pines
signs of damage in pine bark
galleries
larvae feeding in the bark
details of head
head and thorax in side view
head and thorax
pronotum
details of elytra
details of elytra
abdomen
