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

Black turpentine beetles bore into the inner bark of stressed or injured pines, where they breed and feed on phloem tissue. Adults are strongly attracted to volatile pine odors and readily breed in fresh stumps. In typical forests, infestations do not exhibit the rapid and devastating expansion cha...

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Main Authors: Albert E. Mayfield, Jiri Hulcr, John L. Foltz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The University of Florida George A. Smathers Libraries 2015-08-01
Series:EDIS
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Online Access:https://journals.flvc.org/edis/article/view/132185
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