Dendroctonus jeffreyi

Dendroctonus jeffreyi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Curculionidae
Genus: Dendroctonus
Species:
D. jeffreyi
Binomial name
Dendroctonus jeffreyi
Hopkins, 1909

Dendroctonus jeffreyi, known generally as the Jeffrey pine beetle or mountain pine beetle, is a species of crenulate bark beetle in the family Curculionidae.[1][2][3] It is found in North America.[1] The Jeffrey pine beetle is monophagous on the Jeffrey pine tree, a dominant yellow pine and most concentrated in areas ranging from Southwestern Oregon to Baja California to western Nevada.[4] In its native range, it causes a significant amount of damage as large numbers of tree mortality have been documented. It is known to cause significant changes to the composition and structure of the Jeffrey pine tree.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b "Dendroctonus jeffreyi Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-05-01.
  2. ^ "Dendroctonus jeffreyi species details". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-05-01.
  3. ^ "Dendroctonus jeffreyi Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-05-01.
  4. ^ a b Strom, B; Smith, S; Brownie, C (2013). "Attractant and Disruptant Semiochemicals for Dendroctonus jeffreyi(Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae)". Environmental Entomology. 42 (2): 323–332. doi:10.1603/en12300. PMID 23575023.

Further reading

  • Lobl, I.; Smetana, A., eds. (2013). Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 7: Curculionoidea I. Apollo Books. ISBN 978-90-04-26093-1.
  • Lobl, I.; Smetana, A., eds. (2013). Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 8: Curculionoidea II. Apollo Books. ISBN 978-90-04-25916-4.


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