Hickory Bark Beetle at palingantitublog Blog


Hickory Bark Beetle. These galleries are short and in thick. The hickory bark beetle is reported to be the most serious insect pest of hickory in the united states.

hickory bark beetle (Scolytus quadrispinosus)
hickory bark beetle (Scolytus quadrispinosus) from www.insectimages.org

Adults appear in early summer before constructing egg galleries in the bark of the trunk. They are about 1/5 inch long with a reddish/brown hue covering its back with few hairs. Leaves are wilted or undersized, thin canopy with dead branches.

hickory bark beetle (Scolytus quadrispinosus)

The hickory bark beetle along with the fungus ceratocystis smalleyii is responsible for hickory wilt. They are about 1/5 inch long with a reddish/brown hue covering its back with few hairs. Adults appear in early summer before constructing egg galleries in the bark of the trunk. Several states have reported instances where.