Jacques Regad, Département de la Santé des Forêts, Bugwood.org

European spruce beetle

Dendroctonus micans

European spruce beetle (Dendroctonus micans) is an insect pest of spruce trees. It is a native of Europe, Siberia, and Japan.

This is the largest European bark beetle. It infests wounded trees, primarily Norway spruce, Scots pine and larch. This is just one of many forest pests that are moved to un-infested forests by movement of firewood.

For more information about this plant pest, see the CAPS data sheet and the CABI data sheet.

Survey Maps

11/2019 - 'Hundreds of hectares of moonscape': B.C. spruce beetle infestation used to accelerate clear cuts
10/2019 - Increasing Temperatures Could Mean An Increase In Spruce Beetle Activity
10/2019 - Beetle survey, treatment in region to cost $100,000
10/2019 - Telkwa mayor wants Province to tackle spruce beetle outbreak