| black twig borer |
NAPIS: INBQBXA
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| Xylosandrus compactus (Eichhoff) | |
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Taxonomic Rank: Hexapoda (including Insecta): Coleoptera: Curculionidae |
Identification, Biology, Control and Management Resources
- Global Invasive Species Database - Invasive Species Specialist Group
- Featured Creatures - Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Division of Plant Industry and University of Florida
| Selected Images from Invasive.org | View All Images at Invasive.org |
 Galleries; galleries in magnolia twig Forrest L. Oliveria, USDA Forest Service, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Damage; attack causing flagging (this is the first recorded attack by this insect on leyland cypress in 1995) and it has since been found on most christmas tree farms Andrew J. Boone, South Carolina Forestry Commission, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
Taxonomic References:
- Bosik, J. J. Common Names of Insects and Related Organisms 1997. Lanham, MD: Entomological Society of America (ESA), 1997. 232 pp.
- R.W. Poole and P. Gentili, Nomina Insecta Nearctica. 1996. Nomina insecta nearctica: a checklist of the insects of North America. Vol. 1. Rockville (MD): Entomological Information Services. Available at URL: http://www.nearctica.com/nomina/main.htm
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