Pissodes (genus)
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Pissodes castaneus (syn. P. notatus) in Poland (click on image to enlarge it)
Source: Wikimedia Commons
Source: Wikimedia Commons
Pissodes Germar, 1817
This genus contains around 50 species of wood boring weevils that live in the northern hemisphere. Some species have been accidentally introduced into South America and South Africa. Depending on the species, they breed in the shoots, branches or trunks of healthy living trees, sick or dying trees and also in felled trees.
Several species are serious forest pests like the white pine weevil, Pissodes strobi, in North America or the small banded pine weevil, Pissodes castaneus, in Europe and northern Asia. Especially those species that attack and kill the terminals (e.g. P. strobi) are harmful and can kill conifer seedlings.
Currently, the following species have been entered into the system:
