Thanasimus dubius (predator)
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Thanasimus dubius (click on image to enlarge it)
Author(s): Natasha Wright, Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services
Source: IPM Images
Author(s): Natasha Wright, Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services
Source: IPM Images
Thanasimus dubius (predator) (Fabricius)
The beetle is an important generalist predator of bark beetles in North America. It uses the bark beetle aggregation pheromone and volatiles released by attacked trees to locate its prey. The adults feed on the aggregating bark beetles and lay their eggs into the attacked trees. The larvae then feed on the bark beetle larvae.
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larva feeding on Dendroctonus frontalis larva
larva
pupa
