Overview
Distribution
One of the most widely distributed bark beetle, the Red Turpentine Beetle is common in most coniferous forests from Northern Canada to Mexico, with the exception of the SE USA. It was recently introduced to China, where it is emerging as a damaging pest of native pines.
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National Distribution
Canada
Origin: Native
Regularity: Regularly occurring
Currently: Present
Confidence: Confident
Type of Residency: Year-round
United States
Origin: Native
Regularity: Regularly occurring
Currently: Present
Confidence: Confident
Type of Residency: Year-round
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Ecology
Associations
Known prey organisms
Pinus
Based on studies in:
USA: North Carolina (Forest, Plant substrate)
This list may not be complete but is based on published studies.
- H. E. Savely, 1939. Ecological relations of certain animals in dead pine and oak logs. Ecol. Monogr. 9:321-385, from pp. 335, 353-56, 377-85.
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Known predators
Heteroptera
Platysoma parallelum
Thanasimus dubius
Temnochila virescens
Rhizophagus cylindricus
Based on studies in:
USA: North Carolina (Forest, Plant substrate)
This list may not be complete but is based on published studies.
- H. E. Savely, 1939. Ecological relations of certain animals in dead pine and oak logs. Ecol. Monogr. 9:321-385, from pp. 335, 353-56, 377-85.
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Molecular Biology and Genetics
Molecular Biology
Statistics of barcoding coverage: Dendroctonus valens
Public Records: 0
Specimens with Barcodes: 6
Species With Barcodes: 1
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Conservation
Conservation Status
National NatureServe Conservation Status
Canada
Rounded National Status Rank: NNR - Unranked
United States
Rounded National Status Rank: NNR - Unranked
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NatureServe Conservation Status
Rounded Global Status Rank: GNR - Not Yet Ranked
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