EPPO Global Database

Dendroctonus frontalis(DENCFR)

Distribution details in United States of America (New York)

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2021: Present, restricted distribution
First recorded in: 2014
Comments
Reported as causing tree mortality on Pinus rigida.

EPPO Reporting Service (2023/221) : first recorded in 2021 in the north of New York state.
References
* Dodds KJ, Aoki CF, Arango-Velez A, Cancelliere J, D’Amato AW, DiGirolomo MF & Rabaglia RJ (2018) Expansion of southern pine beetle into northeastern forests: Management and impact of a primary bark beetle in a new region. Journal of Forestry, 116(2), 178–191. https://doi.org/10.1093/jofore/fvx009

* Kanaskie CR, Schmeelk TC, Cancelliere JA, Garnas JR (2023) New records of Southern Pine Beetle (Dendroctonus frontalis Zimmermann; Coleoptera: Curculionidae) in New York, New Hampshire, and Maine, USA indicate Northward range expansion. The Coleopterists Bulletin 77(2), 248-251.
Situation in neighbouring countries
Country State Status
Mexico Present, restricted distribution view...