Dendroctonus micans
TaxID: 77164
Basic Information
Dendroctonus micans
European spruce beetle, Great Spruce Bark Beetle
Dendroctonus micans, the great spruce bark beetle, is a species of bark beetle native to the coniferous forests of Europe and Asia. The beetles attack economically important spruce species including Picea abies (Norway spruce) and Picea sitchensis (Sitka spruce). The adults burrow into the bark of the trees and lay eggs there. The larvae feed on the phloem under the bark; they can girdle the tree if present in large enough numbers. The species is a serious pest of commercial forestry, and is an invasive species in many regions where it is not native, such as the United Kingdom, France, Turkey, Georgia, and North America. While its main host is spruce, it also attacks coniferous trees of other genera, including firs such as Abies sibirica (Siberian fir); pines such as Pinus sylvestris (Scots pine); the Douglas-fir Pseudotsuga menziesii, and the common larch, Larix decidua. Biological pest control has been applied using a natural predator, the beetle Rhizophagus grandis, in several countries.
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Taxonomic Information
Metazoa
Arthropoda
Insecta
Coleoptera
Curculionidae
Dendroctonus
micans
unclassified
Species
nan
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Arthropods
Photos (5 photos)
Morphological Features
No morphological description available.
Host Plants (22 host plants)
Data sources: EPPO Global Database and relevant literature.
| Scientific Name | Status |
|---|---|
| Abies alba | Host |
| Abies holophylla | Host |
| Abies nordmanniana | Host |
| Abies sibirica | Host |
| Larix decidua | Host |
| Picea abies | Host |
| Picea breweriana | Host |
| Picea engelmannii | Host |
| Picea glauca | Host |
| Picea jezoensis | Host |
Quarantine Status (51 records)
Data sources: IPPC website and national quarantine websites; verified by human review.
| Country | Status | Year Added |
|---|---|---|
| Argentina | Absent | 2019 |
| Armenia | Absent | — |
| Austria | PZ Quarantine pest ((EU) 2019/2072 Annex III) | 2019 |
| Azerbaijan | A1 list | 2024 |
| Belgium | PZ Quarantine pest ((EU) 2019/2072 Annex III) | 2019 |
| Bulgaria | PZ Quarantine pest ((EU) 2019/2072 Annex III) | 2019 |
| Belarus | Present | — |
| Brazil | Absent | — |
| Canada | Quarantine pests | 2019 |
| Chile | Quarantine pests | — |
Distribution (39 countries)
Data Sources: EPPO Global Database and GBIF.
| Country | Status | State |
|---|---|---|
| Austria | Present | — |
| Belgium | Present | — |
| Bulgaria | Present | — |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | Present | — |
| Belarus | Present | — |
| Switzerland | Present | — |
| China | Present | |
| Czechia | Present | — |
| Germany | Present | — |
| Denmark | Present | — |
Distribution Map (Latitude and longitude coordinates sourced from GBIF.)
Download CSVGenomes (0 records)
Data source: NCBI.
No genome records available.
Transcriptomes (0 records)
Data source: NCBI.
No transcriptome records available.
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