Evolving Management Strategies for a Recently Discovered Exotic Forest Pest: The Pine Shoot Beetle, Tomicus Piniperda (Coleoptera)

Authors: Haack R.A.¹; Poland T.M.²

Source: Biological Invasions, Volume 3, Number 3, 2001 , pp. 307-322(16)

Publisher: Springer

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Abstract:

Established populations of the Eurasian pine shoot beetle (Tomicus piniperda (L.); Coleoptera: Scolytidae) were first discovered in North America in Ohio in 1992. As of 31 December 2000, T. piniperda was found in 303 counties in 12 US states (Illinois, Indiana, Maine, Maryland, Michigan, New Hampshire, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Vermont, West Virginia, and Wisconsin) and in 43 counties in 2 Canadian provinces (Ontario and Quebec). A federal quarantine imposed in November 1992 regulates movement of pine (Pinus) trees, logs, and certain pine products from infested to uninfested areas within US. The forest products, Christmas tree, and nursery industries are affected by the quarantine. This paper summarizes information on the discovery and spread of T. piniperda in North America, survey efforts, recent interception history, development and changes in the federal quarantine, development of a national compliance management program, and extension and research efforts.

Keywords: bark beetle; exotic species; pine shoot beetle; Pinus; quarantine; Scolytidae; Tomicus piniperda

Language: English

Document Type: Regular paper

Affiliations: 1: USDA Forest Service, North Central Research Station, 1407 S. Harrison Road, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48823, USA; Author for correspondence (e-mail: rhaack@fs.fed.us; fax: +1-517-355-5121) 2: USDA Forest Service, North Central Research Station, 1407 S. Harrison Road, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48823, USA

Publication date: 2001-01-01