Tomicus piniperda
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 Mined shoot of Scotch pine branch with a pine shoot beetle on it.
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Pine shoot beetle (PSB for short), common pine shoot beetle, or larger pine shoot beetle (Tomicus piniperda) is a beetle attacking and destroying primarily Scotch pines, but also Austrian, Eastern white, red and jack pines, and is the second-most destructive shoot-feeding species in Northern Europe.
The beetle is native to Europe and has spread to Asia and north-central North America. The beetle has been identified as a serious pest in the United States. As a precautionary step to help protect pine tree farms, the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service has quarantined the species to the northeast and north-midwest regions of the States, as well as a small portion of southeast Canada.
[edit] Discovery
The first known colony in North America was found in July of 1992 at a Christmas tree farm close to Cleveland, Ohio.
[edit] References
- http://www.aphis.usda.gov/publications/plant_health/content/printable_version/fs_phpsb.pdf
- http://www.issg.org/database/species/ecology.asp?si=1200&fr=1&sts=
- http://www.padil.gov.au/viewPestDiagnosticImages.aspx?id=457
- http://www.agf.gov.bc.ca/cropprot/psbeetle.htm
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