The white pine weevil (figure 1) - Pissodes strobi (Peck) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) - is a native insect attacking eastern white pine (Pinus strobus L.). The latest cytogenetic and breeding studies indicate that two other North American pine weevil species - the Sitka spruce weevil and the Engelmann spruce weevil...
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White Pine Blister Rust; Pruning Recommendations; White Pine Weevil ... Following logging in the late 1800's and the early part of this century, two major pests, white pine blister rust, Cronartium ribicola J.C.Fisch., and white pine weevil, Pissodes strobi (Peck), combined to reduce the value of white pine.
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The white pine weevil is considered the most destructive insect pest of eastern white pine in North America. This species kills the terminal leader primarily of eastern white pine. Colorado blue spruce, Norway spruce, Scots, red, pitch, jack, and Austrian pines, and occasionally Douglas fir are also attacked.
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Pissodes strobi - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
White pine weevil or Engelmann spruce weevil ( Pissodes strobi ) is the primary weevil attacking and destroying white pines, described in 1817 by W. D. Peck, esq., Professor of Natural History an...
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WHITE PINE WEEVIL ( Pissodes strobi ) ... The White Pine Weevil, is a major source of concern to Christmas tree growers. Although the weevil rarely kills an entire tree, it usually kills the terminal shoot and top one or two whorls of branches.
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Resources for woody ornamental integrated pest management in Southwestern Pennsylvania. ... White Pine Weevil Fact Sheet ... The white pine weevil, Pissodes strobi (Peck), is considered the most destructive insect pest of eastern white pine in Pennsylvania with either forked or deformed trees resulting from repeated infestations.
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WHITE PINE WEEVIL, Pissodes strobi Peck, Curculionidae, COLEOPTERA ... The white pine weevil is a small (3/16 to 1/4 inch), brownish beetle with a curved snout that is almost as long as the rest of the body. The wing covers are spotted with brown and white scales. White pine weevil eggs are small,
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; 1398227; Adult(s); Newly emerged adult white pine weevil and exit holes on a red pine terminal. Red pine attack is rare. Steven Katovich; ... white pine weevil, Pissodes strobi (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) Adult(s)
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The white pine weevil, Pissodes strobi Peck (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) is the most serious and economically important native insect pest of spruce and pine regeneration in Canada. ... ; What is the White Pine Weevil?
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White Pine Weevil; “Sitka spruce weevil”; (Pissodes strobi); Look For: Damage is first noticed in the summer when the spruce terminal suddenly yellows and eventually loses its needles and turns brown (Figure 1). Normally, tree dieback does not extend beyond the previous year’s terminal growth.
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