''Dendroctonus'' is a genus of bark beetles. It includes several species notorious for destroying trees in the forests of North America. The genus has a symbiotic relationship with many different

yeasts Yeasts are eukaryotic, single-celled microorganisms classified as members of the fungus kingdom. The first yeast originated hundreds of millions of years ago, and at least 1,500 species are currently recognized. They are estimated to constitut ...

, particularly those in the genera '' Candida'' and ''

Pichia ''Pichia'' (''Hansenula'' and ''Hyphopichia'' are obsolete synonyms) is a genus of yeasts in the family Pichiaceae with spherical, elliptical, or oblong acuminate cells. ''Pichia'' is a teleomorph, and forms hat-shaped, hemispherical, or round asc ...

'' that aid in digestion and pheromone production. Species include: *'' Dendroctonus adjunctus'' - roundheaded pine beetle *''

Dendroctonus approximatus ''Dendroctonus'' is a genus of bark beetles. It includes several species notorious for destroying trees in the forests of North America. The genus has a symbiotic relationship with many different yeasts, particularly those in the genera '' Cand ...

'' - Mexican pine beetle *''

Dendroctonus barberi ''Dendroctonus'' is a genus of bark beetles. It includes several species notorious for destroying trees in the forests of North America. The genus has a symbiotic relationship with many different yeasts, particularly those in the genera '' Cand ...

-'' southwestern pine beetle *'' Dendroctonus brevicomis'' - western pine beetle *''

Dendroctonus frontalis ''Dendroctonus frontalis'', the Southern Pine Beetle (also known as SPB), is a species of bark beetle native to the forests of southern United States, Mexico and Central America. The Southern Pine Beetle reddish brown to black exoskeleton and me ...

'' - southern pine beetle *'' Dendroctonus jeffreyi'' - Jeffrey pine beetle *''

Dendroctonus mesoamericanus ''Dendroctonus'' is a genus of bark beetles. It includes several species notorious for destroying trees in the forests of North America. The genus has a symbiotic relationship with many different yeasts, particularly those in the genera '' Cand ...

'' - Mesoamerican pine beetle *''

Dendroctonus mexicanus ''Dendroctonus'' is a genus of bark beetles. It includes several species notorious for destroying trees in the forests of North America. The genus has a symbiotic relationship with many different yeasts, particularly those in the genera '' Cand ...

'' - smaller Mexican pine beetle *''

Dendroctonus micans ''Dendroctonus micans'', the great spruce bark beetle, is a species of bark beetle native to the coniferous forests of Europe and Asia. The beetles burrow into the bark of spruce trees and lay eggs which develop into larvae that feed on the woo ...

'' - great spruce bark beetle *'' Dendroctonus murrayanae'' - lodgepole pine beetle *''

Dendroctonus parallelocollis ''Dendroctonus'' is a genus of bark beetles. It includes several species notorious for destroying trees in the forests of North America. The genus has a symbiotic relationship with many different yeasts, particularly those in the genera '' Cand ...

'' - larger Mexican pine beetle *'' Dendroctonus ponderosae'' - mountain pine beetle *'' Dendroctonus pseudotsugae'' - Douglas-fir beetle *''

Dendroctonus punctatus ''Dendroctonus'' is a genus of bark beetles. It includes several species notorious for destroying trees in the forests of North America. The genus has a symbiotic relationship with many different yeasts, particularly those in the genera '' Cand ...

'' - Allegheny spruce beetle *''

Dendroctonus rufipennis ''Dendroctonus rufipennis'', the spruce beetle, is a species of bark beetle native to British Columbia, Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Quebec, Northern Manitoba, the Yukon, Colorado, Wyoming, Montana, and Maine. They are known t ...

'' - spruce beetle *'' Dendroctonus simplex'' - eastern larch beetle *''

Dendroctonus terebrans ''Dendroctonus terebrans'', the black turpentine beetle, is a species of bark beetle native to the eastern United States. Its larvae tunnel under the bark of pine trees, weakening and sometimes killing the trees. Description This is the largest ...

'' - black turpentine beetle *'' Dendroctonus valens'' - red turpentine beetle *''

Dendroctonus vitei ''Dendroctonus'' is a genus of bark beetles. It includes several species notorious for destroying trees in the forests of North America. The genus has a symbiotic relationship with many different yeasts, particularly those in the genera '' Cand ...

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''Dendroctonus'' Species of the Western United States
Scolytinae Curculionidae genera {{Scolytinae-stub