European spruce bark beetle

Ips typographus

European spruce bark beetle (Ips typographus) is an insect pest of spruce trees. It is a native of Europe and was first detected in Indiana in 1995.

Currently not found in North America, this insect is very successful in seeking out suitable hosts and has a high probability of being able to reproduce should it enter via the northern portions of North America. This is just one of many forest pests that are moved to un-infested forests by humans moving firewood. Help to protect our forests: don't move firewood!

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

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12/2020 - Millions of beetles are wiping out forests around the world
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
5/2019 - Murkowski Questions Forest Service on Spruce Beetle Mitigation in Alaska, Wildfire Prevention Efforts, and Timber Production
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