Latin Name | Ips grandicollis |
Common Name | Eastern five-spined engraver beetle |
Biology | Adults are ~4 mm, reddish-brown. Attacks pines. Multiple generations/year. Overwinters as adults. Males produce aggregation pheromones . |
Damage | Creates galleries under bark, leading to top kill. Weakens pines . |
Distribution Regions | North America (e.g., US, Mexico) . |
Monitoring | Visual inspection of boring dust. Pheromone traps . |
Recommended Traps | Pheromone traps (e.g., slot traps) . |
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