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Dendroctonus frontalis, the southern pine beetle, [1] often shortened to simply SPB, is a species of bark beetle native to the forests of the southern United States, Mexico and Central America. [2] It has recently expanded its range to the northeastern United States , where it is considered an invasive species and has destroyed massive amounts ...
Ips avulsus, the small southern pine engraver, is a species of typical bark beetle in the family Curculionidae.The pheromones ipsenol, ipsdienol, and lanieron combined attract the most colonization in the host material in regards to the chemical ecology of the small southern pine engraver, which also effects their reproduction processes.
Dendroctonus is a genus of bark beetles.It includes several species notorious for destroying trees in the forests of North America. The genus has a symbiotic relationship with many different yeasts, particularly those in the genera Candida and Pichia that aid in digestion and pheromone production.
Tiny bark beetles, namely the Ips engraver and southern pine varieties, have been killing millions of trees across Louisiana and Mississippi after a severe drought last year left forests and woods ...
The mountain pine beetle Dendroctonus ponderosae, southern pine beetle Dendroctonus frontalis, and their near relatives are major pests of conifer forests in North America. A similarly aggressive species in Europe is the spruce ips Ips typographus .
Infested wood can be chipped, stripped of bark, or solarized in plastic to kill the beetles. [4] If the sounds of related but different species of beetles, such as western pine beetles and southern pine beetles (which both feed on pinyon but never live together), are played into a tree the beetles present will tear each other apart. [13]
Chalcophora georgiana, commonly known as the southern sculptured pine borer, is a species of metallic wood-boring beetle in the family Buprestidae. It is found in North America. It is found in North America.
Monochamus titillator (southern pine sawyer) is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1775.