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Phloeosinus cupressi, the cypress bark beetle, is a species of crenulate bark beetle in the family Curculionidae. [1] [2] [3] It is found in North America. [1]
Hesperocyparis macrocarpa also known as Cupressus macrocarpa, [4] [5] or the Monterey cypress is a coniferous tree, and is one of several species of cypress trees endemic to California. The Monterey cypress is found naturally only on the Central Coast of California .
Phloeosinus is a genus of cedar bark beetles in the family Curculionidae. ... Phloeosinus cupressi Hopkins, 1903 (cypress bark beetle) Phloeosinus dentatus (Say, 1826)
Corneyanus bark beetles live in the bark of weak or dying trees, researchers said. A photo shows the bark “gallery” where the new species lives. The bark of a Cupressus corneyana tree where ...
Extreme drought and bark beetles now threaten California's Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest, home to Methuselah, a 4,853-year-old bristlecone pine.
Phloeosinus aubei is an invasive pest species which damages or possibly kills its host trees, which are typically cypresses, junipers, and thujas.The beetle is capable of flying up to 24 km (15 mi), and has strong dispersal capabilities and ability to locate its host trees.
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It is an aggregation pheromone that attracts insects to the plant/ tree host, including the bark beetle. Monoterpenes has also been known to prevent fungal growth [18] and are also toxic to bark beetles at high vapor concentrations. [17] This latter process demonstrates a defense of pines using monoterpenes against the bark beetle.