EPPO Global Database

Dendroctonus pseudotsugae(DENCPS)

Hosts

Important note about the classification of host plants in GD:
Categories have been assigned by the EPPO Secretariat on the basis of available data at the time of entry. They correspond to a qualitative evaluation of the importance of the host plant for the pest concerned and remain indicative only.
Further explanation of categories is available in the guide.
Organism Type
Pseudotsuga menziesii (PSTME) Major host
* Freeman MB, Labarge A, Tobin PC (2020) Phenology of Douglas-Fir Beetle (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) and Its Role in Douglas-Fir Mortality in Western Washington.  Environmental Entomology, 49(1), 246–254, https://doi.org/10.1093/ee/nvz146
Larix occidentalis (LAXOC) Host
* Ross DW, Neal TA, Wallin KF (2022) Role of 3-Carene in host location and colonization by Dendroctonus pseudotsugae (Coleoptera: Curculionidae). Environmental Entomology 51(1), 190-195.
------- occasional host, in outbreak situation. Can develop in dead larch but not in live trees.
Pseudotsuga macrocarpa (PSTMA) Host
Tsuga heterophylla (TSUHE) Host