| Latin Name | Ips paraconfusus |
| Common Name | California five-spined bark beetle |
| Biology | Adults are ~4 mm, dark brown. Attacks stressed pines. Two to four generations/year. Males produce aggregation pheromones. Overwinters as adults . |
| Damage | Attacks ponderosa, lodgepole, and sugar pines. Creates galleries under bark, girdling trees. Transmits fungi . |
| Distribution Regions | Western North America (US, Canada) . |
| Monitoring | Visual inspection of pitch tubes and boring dust. Pheromone traps . |
| Recommended Traps | Pheromone traps (e.g., multi-funnel traps) . |
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