Pine weevil
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The pine weevils ( Pissodes ) are a genus from the family of the weevil . Many of the species belonging to this genus are forest pests.
They prefer to attack pines .
For all other species of the genus of Pissodes the head terminates in a long extension (trunk) on which at mid-length the sensor spring. Most species lay their eggs in holes that the female beetles gnaw where the bark is smooth and not too thick. The larvae eat their way through the bast in the direction of the roots.
Types (selection)
- Pine weevil , also known as the small pine weevil ( Pissodes castaneus )
- Real pine weevil , also called pine weevil ( Pissodes pini )
- Pine stick weevil ( Pissodes piniphilus )
- Kiefernzapfenrüssler ( Pissodes validirostris )
- Resin weevil ( Pissodes hercyniae )
- Pine weevil , also called silver fir weevil ( Pissodes piceae )
- Highland coniferous weevil ( Pissodes scabricollis )
literature
- Fritz Schwerdtfeger : The forest diseases. Textbook of forest pathology and forest protection . 4th, revised edition. Parey, Hamburg and Berlin 1981, ISBN 3-490-09116-7
- Wolfgang Schwenke (Hrsg.) Among others: The forest pests of Europe. A manual in 5 volumes Volume 2: Käfer . Parey, Hamburg and Berlin 1974, ISBN 3-490-11016-1
Web links
Commons : Pissodes - album with pictures, videos and audio files
