Black Turpentine Beetle, Dendroctonus terebrans (Olivier) (Insecta: Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae)

The black turpentine beetle, Dendroctonus terebrans (Olivier), or BTB, is one of five common species of pine bark beetles in the southeastern United States. Black turpentine beetles bore into the inner bark of stressed or injured pines (Pinus spp.), where they breed and feed on phloem tissue. Adult...

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Main Authors: Albert E. Mayfield, John L. Foltz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The University of Florida George A. Smathers Libraries 2005-10-01
Series:EDIS
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Online Access:https://journals.flvc.org/edis/article/view/115164
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