mountain pine beetle
(Dendroctonus ponderosae)
Resources
- Forest Insect and Disease Leaflet - USDA Forest Service
- Forest Insect & Disease Identification & Management Training Manual - USDA Forest Service
- Biological Control of Arthropod Forest Pests of the Western U.S. - USDA Forest Service
- A Field Guide to Diseases & Insect Pests of Northern & Central Rocky Mountain Conifers - USDA Forest Service
- Data Sheets on Quarantine Pests - European and Mediterranean Plant Protection Organization
Selected Images
Maps
State List - This map identifies those states that list this species on their invasive species list or law. For more information, visit Invasive.org
Invasive Listing Sources
Taxonomic Rank
| Kingdom: Animalia |
| Phylum: Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: Hexapoda |
| Class: Insecta |
| Infraclass: Neoptera |
| Subclass: Pterygota |
| Order: Coleoptera |
| Suborder: Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: Cucujiformia |
| Superfamily: Curculionoidea |
| Family: Curculionidae |
| Subfamily: Scolytinae |
| Tribe: Hylesinini: Tomicina |
| Genus: Dendroctonus |
| Subject: Dendroctonus ponderosae Hopkins, 1902 |
References
Common Name Reference: Common Names of Insects and Related Organisms
Scientific Name Reference: Nomina Insecta Nearctica Database