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mountain pine beetle
Dendroctonus ponderosae Hopkins


Taxonomic Rank: Hexapoda (including Insecta) > Coleoptera > Curculionidae > Dendroctonus
Category: Insects: Bark Beetles and Phloem Feeding Insects

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0014164 Damage at Ebell Creek; August 1964
0758122 Damage

Aerial view of tree mortality. Nine Mile Creek

0758123 Damage

Aerial view of tree mortality. Nine Mile Creek

0758124 Damage

Color aerial photo showing effect of stand density on occurrence of beetle attack. Nine Mile Creek

0758125 Infestation

Aerial view of tree mortality, Black Hills N.F., SD. This photo shows mortality caused by two generations of this insect. The yellow-green crown were attacked the previous year and the reddish brown crowns were attacked two years ago.

0758126 Damage

Aerial view of tree mortality.

0758127 Damage

Aerial view of tree mortality

0758128 Damage

Aerial view of tree mortality.

0758129 Damage

Aerial view of tree mortality. Note, this scene shows mortality caused by two generations of beetles. The yellow-green crowns were attacked one year ago and the reddish brown crowns were attacked two years ago.

0758130 Damage

Aerial view of severe tree mortality in lodgepole pine

0758131 Damage

Aerial view of severe tree mortality. The line at photo center is the US/Canada border. This photo illustrates that insects do not respect political boundaries.

0758132 Infestation

Heavy infestation, Dark red crowns are lodgepole pines and yellow-orange crowns are ponderosa pines.

0758133 Infestation

Heavy infestation, Dark red colored crowns are lodgepole pine and the yellow-orange crowns are ponderosa pines.

0758255 Infestation Oblique color infrared aerial photo of tree mortality
0758256 Infestation Oblique color infrared aerial photo of mountain pine beetle caused tree mortality
0758257 Infestation Color vertical aerial photo showing benefits of thinning to reduce incidence of mountain pine beetle attack.
0949022 Galleries with adults
0949023 Galleries
0949030 Adult(s) dorsal view
0976038 Display or Sign 1975 Round-Up Parade float called "The Last Round-Up" with mountain pine beetle
1171022 Infestation Pitch tubes
1171023 Infestation Pitch tubes
1207043 Damage Close-up of pine bole showing copious attack of beetle, Kelly Prairie, Heppner Ranger District, March 1977
1207044 Monitoring Using a snow cat to examine a beetle outbreak area, Kelly Prairie, Heppner Ranger District, March 1977
1207045 Larva(e)
1207046 Egg(s) Close-up of beetle eggs laid in gallery beneath bark
1207047 Galleries Close-up of bark beetle gallery beneath bark showing frass, larvae and eggs
1207048 Damage Close-up of bark showing exit holes and some pitch tubes with frass
1207049 Damage Distant view showing pine stand killed by beetle, near Oregon State Highway 244 east of Ukiah
1207050 Harvesting View of Idaho jammer logging yarder removing pines killed by beetle, near Johnson Rock fire lookout, La Grande Ranger District
1207051 Harvesting Close-up view of Idaho jammer logging equipment operating on La Grande Ranger District
1207052 Prescribed Fire Burning pine in a beetle outbreak area as a control measure, November 1975
1207054 Damage Granite Creek area showing pine killed by beetle, Baker Ranger District
1207055 Damage pine stand killed by beetle, La Grande Ranger District
1210093 Feature(s) Pitch tubes on bark resulting from an attack
1210097 Damage Old group of trees killed, Garber Creek area, South Platte RD, Pike NF
1241459 Galleries Gallery has a 'crook" at the lower end.
1241460 Damage Pitch tubes and boring dust are usually evident at attack sites.
1248016 Damage Large multiple tree spot on the summit of Tennessee Mountain near Nederland, CO. Pinus contorta and P. flexilis
1248017 Damage Aerial view of a multiple tree spot on road to Rollins Pass near Rollinsville, CO
1248018 Galleries Rollins Pass, CO
1248019 Damage Rollinsvile, CO
1248020 Damage Fading trees near Willow Creek Pass, CO
1248021 Damage Aerial view of heavy mortality near Antero Jct, South Park, CO
1248022 Damage Aerial view of heavy mortality in ponderosa pine near Antero Jct, South Park,CO
1254001 Damage

Pitch tubes on bark surface

1254002 Galleries Pair of adults constructing egg gallery, Lincoln, MT
1254003 Galleries
1254004 Damage Fading pines indicative of beetle attack, Red Feather Lakes, CO.
1254005 Damage Aerial view of dead and dying trees, Black Hills NF, SD
1306001 Damage mass attack
1306002 Damage pitch tube
1306003 Galleries gallery pattern inside bark
1306004 Adult(s)
1306005 Adult(s)
1306006 Damage mass attack with pheromone bait
1306007 Damage spot infestation
1306008 Damage spot infestation
1306009 Damage spot infestation
1306010 Damage spot infestation
1306011 Adult(s) pitch tube with adult beetle
1306012 Damage pitch tube
1306013 Damage landscape level epidemic
1306014 Control MSMA lethal trap tree
1306015 Larva(e) with predator larva
1398168 Damage Pitch tubes. Medicine Bow Mountains, southeast Wyoming
1399091 Damage
1428084 Adult(s) Pair of adult beetles in egg gallery.
1428085 Larva(e) Larvae and galleries.
1428086 Galleries Galleries underneath bark.
1428087 Damage Group of ponderosa pines killed by mountain pine beetle.
1428088 Damage Fresh fading ponderosa pine due to previous year's mountain pine beetle attack.
1428089 Damage Fresh fading pines due to previous year's beetle attack.
1437143 Research Thermocouple for measuring temperature in western/mountain pine beetle attack on lodgepole pine, Targhee National Forest, Idaho.
1441001 Adult(s)
1441002 Adult(s) callow adult
1441003 Pupa(e)
1441004 Pupa(e)
1441006 Damage pitch tubes
1441007 Galleries with larvae and pupae
1441008 Galleries with blue stain
1441009 Damage April 1978
1441010 Control Aerial view of beetle infected pine cut, piled and ready to be burned. May 1963, Southern Bighorns Bureau of Land Management beetle project.
1441011 Damage
1441012 Damage cross section of log showing blue stain
1441013 Management Overstock stand with roundwood removal leaving 70 square feet of residual basal area. Black Hills National Forest in South Dakota.
1441014 Management Thinned stand before slash cleanup; Black Hills National Forest in August 1973
1441016 Management Thinned stand with slash piled for burning to reduce mountain pine beetle risk. Black Hills National Forest, August 1973
1441018 Management Stand cut to 70 square feet of basal area, Black Hills National Forest
1441019 Control Piling and burning beetle infested pine. Pike National Forest, Lake George Ranger District, March 1963
1441020 Prescribed Fire Burning a large pile of beetle infested trees at night. Pike National Forest, South Platte District. June 1963
1441021 Prescribed Fire burning beetle infested trees
1441022 Control 400 beetle infected pines piled, ready to burn. Trees correctly piled. Pike National Forest, Lake George District. May 1963
1441126 Biological Control mites on beetle
1441127 Damage with clerid larva predator
1441132 Damage Uncompahgre National Forest, Colorado
1441137 Adult(s)
1441141 Damage West toward Bear Mountain, Colorado; Feb. 1992
1441142 Infestation North West toward Spring Creek MPB on BL/KH Feb1992 MIDDLE
1441143 Infestation N-NE Bear Mountain Basin, BLKH MPB RIGHT
1441144 Damage Bear Mountain Basin looking West, July 1992
1441145 Infestation Reshoot #2 Bear Mountain Basin looking at Northwest MPB Veiw NW MIDDLE
1441146 Infestation Reshoot #2 Bear Mountain Basin looking North BLKH MPB July 24,92 RIGHT
1441147 Infestation Bear Mountain Basin Before ( Winter 92)
1441148 Infestation Bear Mountain Basin BLKH mpb Feb 1992
1441149 Infestation 15 July 1992 retake #1 Bear Mountain BLKH MPB -moth faders
1441150 Damage Black Hills National Forest, South Dakota
1441151 Damage
1441152 Damage Bear Mountain Basin; Note fading trees
1441153 Infestation 15 July 1992 Bear Mountain Basin Right of three NW view
1441154 Control salvage cut to 80 BA; Bear Mountain Basin July 1992
1441155 Control salvage sale; Bear Mountain Basin; July 1992
1442036 Control beetle infected trees piled ready to be burned
1467053 Galleries
1467054 Adult(s)
1467055 Infestation
1467056 Feature(s) pitch tube
1467057 Adult(s) ready to emerge
1467058 Infestation
1467059 Galleries early gallery
1467060 Damage
1467061 Galleries
1467062 Galleries
1467063 Galleries with larvae
1467452 Infestation
1467453 Infestation
1467454 Infestation
1468060 Feature(s) pitch tubes
1468061 Trap(s)
1468062 Adult(s)
1468064 Feature(s)
1468065 Infestation
1468068 Feature(s) pitch tube - unsuccessful attack
1468069 Feature(s) pitch tube
1468070 Life Cycle adults and pupae
1468395 Larva(e)
1468396 Galleries
1468397 Adult(s) with crystalized resin
1468398 Pupa(e)
1468399 Damage
1468400 Adult(s)
1468401 Infestation
1468402 Infestation
1468403 Infestation
1468404 Infestation nearly all mature trees killed; Early 1930's
1468405 Infestation
1470170 Damage
1470171 Infestation
1678049 Pupa(e)
1678050 Life Cycle callow adults and larvae
1949068 Galleries

Vertical egg gallery in the bark of Pinus sp., showing eggs being laid in the phloem on alternate sides of the gallery and dark brown to black, 5 mm long adult Dendroctonus ponderosae (new adults are light brown to yellow).

1949070 Larva(e) White to cream-coloured larvae of Dendroctonus ponderosae (average length 6 mm) feeding at right angles to the egg gallery.
2108052 Control log truck, Prince George, British Columbia, Canada
2108053 Infestation Prince George, British Columbia, Canada
2108054 Infestation log decks, Prince George, British Columbia, Canada
2108055 Infestation log decks, Prince George, British Columbia, Canada
2108056 Control logging for control, Prince George, British Columbia, Canada
2108057 Damage Lodgepole pine cross-section, Prince George, British Columbia, Canada
2108058 Infestation Prince George, British Columbia, Canada
2108059 Infestation Prince George, British Columbia, Canada
2108060 Infestation Prince George, British Columbia, Canada
2108061 Damage infested stand, Prince George, British Columbia, Canada
2108062 Life Cycle lodgepole stand, Prince George, British Columbia, Canada
2108063 Control log truck and MPB outbreak, Prince George, British Columbia, Canada
2108064 Control log deck and chopper, Prince George, British Columbia, Canada
2108065 Galleries Prince George, British Columbia, Canada
2108066 Control log trucks, Prince George, British Columbia, Canada
2108067 People IUFRO Field Trip 2005, Prince George, British Columbia, Canada
2108068 People IUFRO Field Trip 2005, Prince George, British Columbia, Canada
2108069 Galleries Prince George, British Columbia, Canada
2108070 People IUFRO Field Trip 2005, Prince George, British Columbia, Canada
2108071 Damage damage near lake, Prince George, British Columbia, Canada
2108072 Damage in pitch tubes, Prince George, British Columbia, Canada
2108073 Damage fresh galleries, Prince George, British Columbia, Canada
2108074 Infestation aerial view, Prince George, British Columbia, Canada
2108075 People IUFRO Field Trip 2005, Prince George, British Columbia, Canada
2108076 Damage Prince George, British Columbia, Canada
2108077 Infestation aerial view, Prince George, British Columbia, Canada
2108078 Infestation aerial view, Prince George, British Columbia, Canada
2108079 Infestation aerial view, Prince George, British Columbia, Canada
2108080 Infestation aerial view, Prince George, British Columbia, Canada
2108081 Infestation aerial view, Prince George, British Columbia, Canada
2108082 Infestation aerial view, Prince George, British Columbia, Canada
2122042 Damage Aerial view of tree mortality, Pinus contorta, Pinus flexilis, Tennessee Mountain, Nederland, CO
2122043 Damage Tree mortality on western slope of the Wet Mountains, CO
2122044 Damage Aerial view of tree mortality, Sangre de Cristo Mountains, CO
2139086 Infestation stand mortality
2142051 Damage

fading (red) crowns

2142052 Damage

pitch tubes

2142053 Damage

fading crowns; current-year attacks; dwarf mistletoe infections in lower branches

2142054 Damage

pitch-out

2142056 Larva(e)
2142057 Adult(s)

adult female in gallery with eggs

2142058 Adult(s)

adult female in gallery with eggs

2142059 Control

verbenone pouch

2142060 Control

verbenone pouch

2142061 Control

sanitation of infested trees at recreation site

2142062 Control

verbenone pouch

 

2142063 Egg(s)

gallery with eggs

2161057 Feature(s) posterior; New Mexico, Manzano Peak, Gibola, 22 Nov 1963, R.G. Jones
2161058 Feature(s) pronotum; New Mexico, Manzano Peak, Gibola, 22 Nov 1963, R.G. Jones
2179052 Damage 2003
2179053 Damage
2179054 Adult(s) caught in resin flow
2252068 Biological Control being eaten by adult beetle predator
2252069 Trap(s) lindgren funnel trap
2252070 Management pheromone bait
2252071 Control thinning operation to reduce potential for damage
2252072 Damage aerial view
2252073 Control high pressure ground sprayer
2252074 Damage aerial view
2252075 Damage panaromic view
2252076 Life Cycle with larvae
2252077 Larva(e) in galleries
2252078 Damage close-up of pitch tube
2252079 Damage boring dust on lodge pole pine
2252080 Adult(s) young adult
2252081 Galleries
2252082 Damage pitch tubes on tree trunk
2252083 Larva(e) close-up
2253030 Damage cross section of trunk showing blue stain
2253034 Control fell and burn of infested material
2253059 Damage aerial view
2253060 Biological Control woodpecker feeding on beetles in/under bark
2253073 Damage pitch tubes
2253092 Damage Belly River, panaromic view
2253093 Damage Belly River, Glacier - Waterton National Park panaromic view
2253094 Damage Belly River, Glacier - Waterton National Park, panaromic view
2253095 Damage Belly River, Glacier - Waterton National Park, panaromic view
2253096 Damage spot
3227023 Damage panoramic view - Vail, Colorado
3227024 Damage Panoramic view - Yellowstone
3227025 Damage
3227026 Damage pitch tubes - Baker, OR
5082085 Damage pitch out that successfully killed adult attempting to tunnel
5082087 Feature(s) dead adult in pitch out produced in tree defense
5135062 Infestation Aerial view of damage near Berthoud Pass, CO, 2006
5135063 Infestation Aerial view of damage near Berthoud Pass, CO, 2006
5135064 Infestation Aerial view of damage near Berthoud Pass, CO, 2006
5135065 Infestation Aerial view of damage near Berthoud Pass, CO, 2006
5135066 Infestation Aerial view of damage near Berthoud Pass, CO, 2006
5135067 Infestation Aerial view of damage near Berthoud Pass, CO, 2006
5135068 Infestation Aerial view of damage near Berthoud Pass, CO, 2006
5135069 Infestation Aerial view of damage near Berthoud Pass, CO, 2006
5135070 Infestation Aerial view of damage near Berthoud Pass, CO, 2006
5135071 Infestation Aerial view of damage near Berthoud Pass, CO, 2006
5288099 Adult(s)
5288100 Adult(s)
5289001 Adult(s)
5289002 Adult(s)
5289003 Adult(s)
5289004 Adult(s)
5289005 Adult(s)
5303092 Infestation Recently killed and fading lodgepole pine. Rabbit Ears’ Pass, Routt County, Colorado. September 3, 2007
5303093 Infestation Recently killed and fading lodgepole pine. Rabbit Ears’ Pass, Routt County, Colorado. September 3, 2007
5303094 Infestation Recently killed and fading lodgepole pine. Rabbit Ears’ Pass, Routt County, Colorado. September 3, 2007
5303095 Infestation Recently killed and fading lodgepole pine. Rabbit Ears’ Pass, Routt County, Colorado. September 3, 2007
5303096 Feature(s) Fresh pitch tubes produced within 6 weeks. Rabbit Ears’ Pass, Routt County, Colorado. September 3, 2007
5303097 Feature(s) Old pitch tubes produced previous year. Rabbit Ears’ Pass, Routt County, Colorado. September 3, 2007
5303098 Feature(s) Fresh pitch tubes produced within 6 weeks. Rabbit Ears’ Pass, Routt County, Colorado. September 3, 2007
5303100 Feature(s) Old pitch tubes produced previous year. Rabbit Ears’ Pass, Routt County, Colorado. September 3, 2007
5323032 Adult(s) Adults are hard, stout bodied, cylindrical insects ranging in size from 3.5 - 6.5mm in body length. Head and thorax black, body black to brownish; New Mexico, Manzano Peak, Gibola, 22 Nov 1963, R.G. Jones.
5323033 Adult(s) Elytra; New Mexico, Manzano Peak, Gibola, 22 Nov 1963, R.G. Jones
5323034 Adult(s) New Mexico, Manzano Peak, Gibola, 22 Nov 1963, R.G. Jones.
5323035 Adult(s) New Mexico, Manzano Peak, Gibola, 22 Nov 1963, R.G. Jones.
5323036 Adult(s) New Mexico, Manzano Peak, Gibola, 22 Nov 1963, R.G. Jones.
5323037 Adult(s) Adults are hard, stout bodied, cylindrical insects ranging in size from 3.5 - 6.5mm in body length. Head and thorax black, body black to brownish; New Mexico, Manzano Peak, Gibola, 22 Nov 1963, R.G. Jones.
5323038 Adult(s) Adults are hard, stout bodied, cylindrical insects ranging in size from 3.5 - 6.5mm in body length. Color variation shown; New Mexico, Manzano Peak, Gibola, 22 Nov 1963, R.G. Jones.
5323039 Adult(s) Adults are hard, stout bodied, cylindrical insects ranging in size from 3.5 - 6.5mm in body length. Color variation shown. New Mexico, Manzano Peak, Gibola, 22 Nov 1963, R.G. Jones.
5323040 Adult(s) New Mexico, Manzano Peak, Gibola, 22 Nov 1963, R.G. Jones.
5323041 Adult(s) Pronotum; New Mexico, Manzano Peak, Gibola, 22 Nov 1963, R.G. Jones.
5346019 Infestation

Aerial view of tree mortality, Berthoud Pass, CO, July 2007

5346020 Infestation

Aerial view of tree mortality, Eldora Ski Area, Boulder Co, CO, August 2007

5346021 Infestation

Aerial view of tree mortality, Boulder Co, CO, August 2007

5346022 Infestation

Aerial view of tree mortality, Boulder Co, CO, August 2007

5346023 Infestation

Aerial view of tree mortality, Sange de Cristo Range, CO, July 2007

5346024 Infestation

Aerial view of tree mortality, Bear Lake, Rocky Mountain National Park, CO, August 2007

5346025 Infestation

Aerial view of tree mortality, Bear Lake, Rocky Mountain NP, CO, August 2007

5346026 Infestation

Aerial view of tree mortality, Colorado State Forest, CO, August 2007

5346027 Infestation

Tree mortality near Long Draw Reservior,Roosevelt NF, CO, August 2007

5346028 Infestation

Aerial view of tree mortality, Tennessee Mtn, Boulder Co, CO, August 2007

5346029 Infestation

Aerial view of tree mortality, Tennessee Mtn, Boulder Co, CO, August 2007

5382162 Adult(s)

Female in gallery with eggs

 

5382164 Damage

Fresh pitch tubes

 

5382165 Adult(s)

Adult killed in “pitch-out” of ponderosa pine.

 

5382166 Damage

Fresh pitch tubes

 

5382167 Damage

Fresh pitch tubes

 

5382168 Damage

Adult excavating tunnel.  Although this tree is still producing pitch, it has been heavily attacked by mountain pine beetle, and this adult beetle is excavating a larval gallery, treading the oozing pitch.

 

5382169 Damage

Adult excavating tunnel.  Although this tree is still producing pitch, it has been heavily attacked by mountain pine beetle, and this adult beetle is excavating a larval gallery, treading the oozing pitch.

 

5382170 Damage

Fresh pitch tube

 

5382171 Damage

Adult killed in “pitch-out” of ponderosa pine

 

5382172 Galleries

Female in gallery with eggs

 

5382435 Damage

Aerial view of tree mortality

5382436 Damage

Aerial view of tree mortality

5382437 Damage

Aerial view of tree mortality

5382438 Damage

Tree mortality

5382439 Damage

Aerial view of a thinned stand with heavy damage

5382440 Damage

Aerial view of thinned stand with heavy damage

5382441 Damage

Aerial view of heavy tree mortality

5382442 Damage

Aerial view of fresh attacks in ponderosa pine amid older dead lodgepole pines, Colorado State Forest

5382443 Infestation

Aerial view of fresh attacks in ponderosa pine amid older dead lodgepole pines, Colorado State Forest

5382444 Damage

Aerial view of attacks in both lodgepole pines (red-orange) and ponderosa pines (yellow)

5382445 Damage

Aerial view of tree mortality in ponderosa and lodgepole pines, near Glen Haven

5382446 Damage

Aerial view of tree mortality.  Note differences in attack density by tree size

 

5382447 Damage

Aerial view of tree mortality, Colorado State Forest

5382448 Damage

Aerial view of tree mortality, Tennessee Mountain

5382449 Damage

Aerial view of tree mortality, Tennessee Mountain

5382450 Damage

Aerial view of a large spot, Woodland Mountain

5382451 Damage

Aerial view of a large spot, Woodland Mountain

5393492 Life Cycle

adult

5393503 Life Cycle

Adult on penny to show size

5393505 Symptoms

Pitch tubes on Scots pine

5393506 Symptoms

Pitch tubes on Scots pine

5393507 Symptoms

Adult killed by pitch out



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