spruce beetle
Dendroctonus rufipennis (Kirby, 1837)
Resources
- Forest Insect and Disease Leaflet - 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
Representative Images(View more at Forestry Images)
![]() 0805004 spruce beetle Dendroctonus rufipennis Adult(s) Edward H. Holsten |
![]() 0805009 spruce beetle Dendroctonus rufipennis Pupa(e) Edward H. Holsten |
![]() 0805007 spruce beetle Dendroctonus rufipennis Galleries Edward H. Holsten |
![]() 0949047 spruce beetle Dendroctonus rufipennis Galleries A. Steven Munson |
![]() 0758149 spruce beetle Dendroctonus rufipennis Damage William M. Ciesla |
![]() 1441047 spruce beetle Dendroctonus rufipennis Control USDA Forest Service - Region 2 - Rocky Mountain Region |
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 |