Curculionidae
The Curculionidae are a family of weevils, commonly called snout beetles or true weevils. They are one of the largest animal families, with 6,800 genera and 83,000 species described worldwide. They are the sister group to the family Brentidae.
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). Several ''Hylobius'' species are major pests of
conifer
Conifers are a group of conifer cone, cone-bearing Spermatophyte, seed plants, a subset of gymnosperms. Scientifically, they make up the phylum, division Pinophyta (), also known as Coniferophyta () or Coniferae. The division contains a single ...
ous trees.
Species
Species include:
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Hylobius abietis
''Hylobius abietis'' or the large pine weevil is a beetle belonging to family Curculionidae. This species is widely regarded as the most important pest of most commercially important coniferous trees in European plantations. Seedlings planted o ...
Hylobius albosparsus
''Hylobius'' is a genus of true weevils (family Curculionidae). Several ''Hylobius'' species are major pests of coniferous trees.
Species
Species include:
*''Hylobius abietis'' Carl Linnaeus, Linnaeus, 10th edition of Systema Naturae, 1758 †...
Gyllenhaal
Gyllenhaal () is the surname of a Swedish noble family descended from cavalry officer Lieutenant Nils Gunnarsson Haal (died 1680 or 1681), ennobled in 1652 with a change of surname to "Gyllenhaal".Hylobius pinicola'' Couper, 1864 — Couper collar weevil
*'' Hylobius radicis'' Buchanan, 1935 — pine root collar weevil
*'' Hylobius rhizophagus'' Benjamin & Walker, 1963 — root tip weevil, Millers
*'' Hylobius transversovittatus'' Goeze, 1777 — Goeze root-boring weevil
*'' Hylobius warreni'' Wood, 1957 — Warren's collar weevil
See also
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Forest pathology
Forest pathology is the research of both Biotic stress, biotic and Abiotic stress, abiotic maladies affecting the health of a forest ecosystem, primarily Fungal infection in plants, fungal pathogens and their insect vectors. It is a subfield of ...