Coleoptera (Curculionidae, Scolytinae); similar to P. subopacus; infests conifers (e.g., spruces); larvae develop in phloem galleries.

Causes phloem damage, weakening trees; contributes to forest decline in coniferous stands.

Eastern Europe, Asia (e.g., Russia, Northeast China, Korea).

Trapping with aggregation pheromones; surveys of stressed conifers.

Multiple-funnel traps or sticky traps with species-specific pheromones.