Insects Feeding
on this Plant:
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Pinus sylvestris (Scots Pine) [Pinaceae]
(Observations are from Knight, Hottes & Frison, Covell, MacRae, Blackman & Eastop, Wheeler et al., Hamilton, Miller, Pepper, Robinson & Bradley, Majka et al., Cranshaw, ScaleNet)
Coleoptera (Beetles)
Buprestidae: Buprestis lineata (Lined Buprestis) [larvae bore through wood of dead trees] Mcr1991, Chrysobothris cribraria [larvae bore through wood of dead trees] Mcr1991; Curculionidae: Hylobius congener (Seedling Debarking Weevil) [found in Canada, NE USA, Minneosta, & North Carolina] MAM2007, Pissodes nemorensis (Eastern Pine Weevil) [found in SE Canada & scattered areas of the USA] MAM2007; Scolytidae: Tomicus piniperda (Common Pine Shoot Beetle) [adults tunnel into tips of shoots, larvae feed in tunnels behind bark] Crw2004
Heteroptera (True Bugs)
Miridae: Ceratocapsus barbatus WHM1983, Ceratocapsus luteus WHM1983, Deraeocoris albigulus WHM1983, Deraeocoris nigritulus WHM1983, Deraeocoris nubilus WHM1983, Dichrooscytus rufipennis Kn1941, Dichrooscytus suspectus WHM1983, Phytocoris mundus WHM1983, Phytocoris pinicola Kn1941, Pilophorus amoenus WHM1983, Pilophorus crassipes WHM1983, Pilophorus gracilis Kn1941 WHM1983, Pilophorus laetus WHM1983, Pilophorus uhleri WHM1983
Homoptera (Sucking Insects)
Adelgidae: Pineus strobi (Pine Bark Adelgid) [sucks sap from twigs, branches, & trunk] Crw2004; Aphididae: Cinara pinea (Large Pine Aphid) [found on new shoots, this aphid was introduced into North America from Eurasia] BE2013 Pp1965 RB1965, Cinara pini (Scots Pine Aphid) HF1931, Cinara pinivora Pp1965, Cinara watsoni [found on new growth, or near tips of last year's shoots, especially on pines of subsection Australes; distributed in E USA] BE2013 Pp1965, Essigella pini Pp1965, Eulachnus agilis (Spotted Pine Needle Aphid) [found on old needles, Scots Pine is the preferred host; this aphid was introduced into North America from Eurasia] BE2013 Pp1965, Eulachnus rileyi [found on needles of both Old & New World pines, this aphid was introduced into North America from Eurasia] HF1931, Prociphilus americanus (Balsam Fir Root Aphid) [this aphid is normally found on Abies spp.] RB1965; Cercopidae: Aphrophora cribata (Pine Spittlebug) [syn. Aphrophora cribatus, found from Canada to Georgia; Scots Pine is a preferred host] Hm1982; Coccidae: Toumeyella pini (Striped Pine Scale) [found on twigs; Scots Pine is a preferred host] Crw2004; Diaspididae: Chionaspis heterophyllae (Pine Scurfy Scale) [found on needles; this insect occurs in E USA, along the Pacific Coast of the USA, & Canada] SN2014, Chionaspis pinifoliae (Pine Needle Scale) [found on needles; this insect is widely distributed throughout the USA] SN2014, Diaspidiotus juglansregiae (English Walnut Scale) [found on bark, polyphagous; this insect is widely distributed in the USA] SN2014, Dynaspidiotus abietis [this scale insect occurs in many areas of E USA, it was introduced from Eurasia] SN2014
Hymenoptera (Bees, Wasps, & Sawflies)
Diprionidae: Diprion similis (Introduced Pine Sawfly) [larvae feed on leaves] Crw2004, Neodiprion lecontei (Red-headed Pine Sawfly) [larvae feed on leaves] Crw2004
Lepidoptera (Butterflies, Skippers, & Moths)
Pyralidae: Dioryctria zimmermani (Zimmerman Pine Moth) [larvae tunnel through inner bark] Crw2004; Sphingidae: Lapara bombycoides (Northern Pine Sphinx) [found in northern IL] Cv2005; Sesiidae: Synanthedon pini (Pitch Mass Borer Moth) [larvae bore pitch-filled tunnels into trunks] Crw2004; Tortricidae: Eucosma gloriola (Eastern Pine Shoot Borer Moth) [larvae bore through pith of shoots] Crw2004, Rhyacionia adana (Adana Pine Tip Moth) [larvae feed on terminal growth; this moth is found mostly east of Illinois] Mlr1987, Rhyacionia buoliana (European Pine Shoot Moth) [larvae bore into buds & shoots] Crw2004, Rhyacionia busckana (Red Pine Tip Moth) [larvae feed on terminal growth; this moth is found east of Illinois] Mlr1987