Dendroctonus frontalis
| Dendroctonus frontalis | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Curculionidae |
| Subfamily: | Scolytinae |
| Genus: | Dendroctonus |
| Species: | D. frontalis |
| Binomial name | |
| Dendroctonus frontalis Zimmermann, 1868 | |
Dendroctonus frontalis, the southern pine beetle, is a species of bark beetle native to the forests of southern United States, Mexico and Central America.[1] It has a hard reddish brown to black exoskeleton and measures approximately 3 mm (0.12 in), about the size of a grain of rice. It is short-legged, the front of its head is notched and the hind of its body is round.[2]
Tree infestations
Dendroctonus frontalis inhabits several Pinus species. Host trees in the United States include primarily P. taeda, P. echinata, P. elliottii, P. virginiana, P. rigida, P. palustris, P. serotina, P. pungens and P. strobes, P. ponderosa, P. engelmannii and P. leiophylla.[2] Host trees in Central America include P. caribaea, P. engelmannii, P. leiophylla, P. maximinoi and P. oocarpa.[2] In the south-eastern United States it is considered one of the most important causes of economic loss in forestry.[3] About $900 million worth of damage was caused by this invasive species from 1960 to 1990 in the southern United States.[4]
References
- ↑ "Dendroctonus frontalis Zimmermann, 1868". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 25 April 2011.
- 1 2 3 FAO Forestry Department (2009). "Dendroctonus frontalis" (PDF). Global Review of Forest Pests and Diseases. A Thematic Study Prepared in the Framework of the Global Forest Resources Assessment 2005. FAO Forestry Papers 156. Food and Agriculture Organization. ISBN 978-92-5-106208-1.
- ↑ Matthew J. Ungerer & Matthew P. Ayres & María J. Lombardero. "Climate and the northern distribution limits of Dendroctonus frontalis Zimmermann (Coleoptera: Scolytidae)" (PDF). Journal of Biogeography 26 (6): 1133–1145. doi:10.1046/j.1365-2699.1999.00363.x. JSTOR 2656057.
- ↑ University of Florida Article by James R. Meeker, Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Division of Forestry; Wayne N. Dixon, Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Division of Plant Industry; and John L. Foltz and Thomas R Fasulo, University of Florida published November 2000,
External links
Data related to Dendroctonus frontalis at Wikispecies- Texas A&M Agrilife: Southern Pine Bark Beetle