Forests (2021) 12 (7 - 950)

Wei Lin, Sangwook Park, Zi-Ru Jiang, Ying-Chao Ji, Andris Simon Ernstsons, Jun-Jun Li, You Li and Jiri Hulcr (2021)
Native or invasive? The red-haired pine bark beetle Hylurgus ligniperda (Fabricius) (Curculionidae: Scolytinae) in East Asia
Forests 12 (7 - 950)
Abstract: The red-haired pine bark beetle, Hylurgus ligniperda (Fabricius), is one of the most rapidly spreading invasive forest insects. Originally from Eurasia, it has subsequently been introduced to Oceania, North, and South America. Yet, the status of H. ligniperda in East Asia is ambiguous. Here, investigation and analysis were conducted on the beetle in China, South Korea, and Japan. New occurrences in China and South Korea were recorded by field surveys and the expansion of H. ligniperda spreading in East Asia was analyzed. The results show that H. ligniperda is likely an invasive species in East Asia, initially invading Japan, then South Korea. Now it has invaded and successfully colonized Shandong province, China. Furthermore, the species has spread rapidly and it is now widely distributed in South Korea and Japan.
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Database assignments for author(s): Jiri Hulcr

Research topic(s) for pests/diseases/weeds:
general biology - morphology - evolution

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Pest and/or beneficial records:

Beneficial	Pest/Disease/Weed	Crop/Product	Country	Quarant.
	Hylurgus ligniperda	Pine (Pinus)	Japan
	Hylurgus ligniperda	Pine (Pinus)	Korea-South
	Hylurgus ligniperda	Pine (Pinus)	China (NE)