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The cypress weevil, Eudociminus mannerheimii (Boheman), is a native insect that breeds primarily in scarred, weakened, or fallen bald cypress (Taxodium distichum [L.] L.C. Rich) and pond cypress (T. ascendens Brongn.). In Florida, adult feeding has caused limited wounding and girdling of pond cypress stump sprouts and planted seedlings. Small diameter bald cypress nursery stock has also been damaged by larvae tunneling through the main stem and root collar. Apart from entries in species checklists and catalogs, published information about the cypress weevil is extremely limited (Hopkins 1904, Blatchley and Leng 1916, Baker and Bambara 1999). Although the cypress weevil has not been a frequent pest of major economic importance, its occasional damage should be recognized, and the lack of information regarding its biology, potential hosts, and management, warrants further research. This document is EENY-360 (IN645) (originally published as DPI Entomology Circular 415), one of a series of Featured Creatures from the Entomology and Nematology Department, UF/IFAS Extension. Published: November 2005. EENY-360/IN645: Cypress Weevil, Eudociminus mannerheimii (Boheman) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) (ufl.edu)

The cypress weevil, Eudociminus mannerheimii (Boheman), is a native insect that breeds primarily in scarred, weakened, or fallen bald cypress (Taxodium distichum [L.] L.C. Rich) and pond cypress (T. ascendens Brongn.). In Florida, adult feeding has caused limited wounding and girdling of pond cypress stump sprouts and planted seedlings. Small diameter bald cypress nursery stock has also been damaged by larvae tunneling through the main stem and root collar. Apart from entries in species checklists and catalogs, published information about the cypress weevil is extremely limited (Hopkins 1904, Blatchley and Leng 1916, Baker and Bambara 1999). Although the cypress weevil has not been a frequent pest of major economic importance, its occasional damage should be recognized, and the lack of information regarding its biology, potential hosts, and management, warrants further research. This document is EENY-360 (IN645) (originally published as DPI Entomology Circular 415), one of a series of Featured Creatures from the Entomology and Nematology Department, UF/IFAS Extension. Published: November 2005. EENY-360/IN645: Cypress Weevil, Eudociminus mannerheimii (Boheman) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) (ufl.edu)

The cypress weevil, Eudociminus mannerheimii (Boheman), is a native insect that breeds primarily in scarred, weakened, or fallen bald cypress (Taxodium distichum [L.] L.C. Rich) and pond cypress (T. ascendens Brongn.). In Florida, adult feeding has caused limited wounding and girdling of pond cypress stump sprouts and planted seedlings. Small diameter bald cypress nursery stock has also been damaged by larvae tunneling through the main stem and root collar. Apart from entries in species checklists and catalogs, published information about the cypress weevil is extremely limited (Hopkins 1904, Blatchley and Leng 1916, Baker and Bambara 1999). Although the cypress weevil has not been a frequent pest of major economic importance, its occasional damage should be recognized, and the lack of information regarding its biology, potential hosts, and management, warrants further research. This document is EENY-360 (IN645) (originally published as DPI Entomology Circular 415), one of a series of Featured Creatures from the Entomology and Nematology Department, UF/IFAS Extension. Published: November 2005. EENY-360/IN645: Cypress Weevil, Eudociminus mannerheimii (Boheman) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) (ufl.edu)

Black turpentine beetles bore into the inner bark of stressed or injured pines, where they breed and feed on phloem tissue. Adults are strongly attracted to volatile pine odors and readily breed in fresh stumps. In typical forests, infestations do not exhibit the rapid and devastating expansion characteristic of the closely related southern pine beetle, but in stands where stress conditions are frequent or persistent, black turpentine beetle can become a chronic pest and cause significant mortality over an extended period of time. Historically, black turpentine beetle has been a major pest of pines wounded or treated with herbicides in naval stores production. During the 1950s, black turpentine beetle damaged 37 million board feet of timber and contributed to the financial collapse of turpentine farms. This revised 5-page fact sheet was written by Albert E. Mayfield, John L. Foltz, and Jiri Hulcr, and published by the UF Department of Entomology and Nematology, June 2015. (Photo credit Adam Black and Jiri Hulcr, UF/IFAS) EENY356/IN636: Black Turpentine Beetle, Dendroctonus terebrans (Olivier) (Insecta: Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae) (ufl.edu)

Black turpentine beetles bore into the inner bark of stressed or injured pines, where they breed and feed on phloem tissue. Adults are strongly attracted to volatile pine odors and readily breed in fresh stumps. In typical forests, infestations do not exhibit the rapid and devastating expansion characteristic of the closely related southern pine beetle, but in stands where stress conditions are frequent or persistent, black turpentine beetle can become a chronic pest and cause significant mortality over an extended period of time. Historically, black turpentine beetle has been a major pest of pines wounded or treated with herbicides in naval stores production. During the 1950s, black turpentine beetle damaged 37 million board feet of timber and contributed to the financial collapse of turpentine farms. This revised 5-page fact sheet was written by Albert E. Mayfield, John L. Foltz, and Jiri Hulcr, and published by the UF Department of Entomology and Nematology, June 2015. (Photo credit Adam Black and Jiri Hulcr, UF/IFAS) EENY356/IN636: Black Turpentine Beetle, Dendroctonus terebrans (Olivier) (Insecta: Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae) (ufl.edu)

Black turpentine beetles bore into the inner bark of stressed or injured pines, where they breed and feed on phloem tissue. Adults are strongly attracted to volatile pine odors and readily breed in fresh stumps. In typical forests, infestations do not exhibit the rapid and devastating expansion characteristic of the closely related southern pine beetle, but in stands where stress conditions are frequent or persistent, black turpentine beetle can become a chronic pest and cause significant mortality over an extended period of time. Historically, black turpentine beetle has been a major pest of pines wounded or treated with herbicides in naval stores production. During the 1950s, black turpentine beetle damaged 37 million board feet of timber and contributed to the financial collapse of turpentine farms. This revised 5-page fact sheet was written by Albert E. Mayfield, John L. Foltz, and Jiri Hulcr, and published by the UF Department of Entomology and Nematology, June 2015. (Photo credit Adam Black and Jiri Hulcr, UF/IFAS) EENY356/IN636: Black Turpentine Beetle, Dendroctonus terebrans (Olivier) (Insecta: Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae) (ufl.edu)

HS-1137, a 6-page illustrated fact sheet by Albert E. Mayfield III, Jonathan H. Crane, and Jason A. Smith, describes for homeowners this fungal disease of trees in the laurel family that is carried by the non-native redbay ambrosia beetle. Includes descriptions of the beetles, plant hosts, impact, host symptoms, and management strategies. Includes references. Published by the UF Horticultural Sciences Department, March 2008.

HS-1137, a 6-page illustrated fact sheet by Albert E. Mayfield III, Jonathan H. Crane, and Jason A. Smith, describes for homeowners this fungal disease of trees in the laurel family that is carried by the non-native redbay ambrosia beetle. Includes descriptions of the beetles, plant hosts, impact, host symptoms, and management strategies. Includes references. Published by the UF Horticultural Sciences Department, March 2008.

HS-1137, a 6-page illustrated fact sheet by Albert E. Mayfield III, Jonathan H. Crane, and Jason A. Smith, describes for homeowners this fungal disease of trees in the laurel family that is carried by the non-native redbay ambrosia beetle. Includes descriptions of the beetles, plant hosts, impact, host symptoms, and management strategies. Includes references. Published by the UF Horticultural Sciences Department, March 2008.

EENY-408, a 3-page illustrated fact sheet by Albert E. Mayfield, III, is part of the Featured Creatures collection. It provides information about this common defoliator of pines in the eastern United States, its distribution, description, biology, hosts, damage, and management. Includes references. Published by the UF Department of Entomology and Nematology, May 2007. EENY-408/IN735: Pine Webworm, Pococera robustella (Zeller) (Insecta: Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) (ufl.edu)

EENY-408, a 3-page illustrated fact sheet by Albert E. Mayfield, III, is part of the Featured Creatures collection. It provides information about this common defoliator of pines in the eastern United States, its distribution, description, biology, hosts, damage, and management. Includes references. Published by the UF Department of Entomology and Nematology, May 2007. EENY-408/IN735: Pine Webworm, Pococera robustella (Zeller) (Insecta: Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) (ufl.edu)

EENY-408, a 3-page illustrated fact sheet by Albert E. Mayfield, III, is part of the Featured Creatures collection. It provides information about this common defoliator of pines in the eastern United States, its distribution, description, biology, hosts, damage, and management. Includes references. Published by the UF Department of Entomology and Nematology, May 2007. EENY-408/IN735: Pine Webworm, Pococera robustella (Zeller) (Insecta: Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) (ufl.edu)

EENY-388, a 7-page illustrated fact sheet by Jeffrey M. Eickwort, Albert E. Mayfield III, and John L. Foltz, describes three species of pine bark beetles in the genus Ips -- the sixspined ips, I. calligraphus (Germar); the eastern fivespined ips, I. grandicollis (Eichloff); and the small southern pine engraver, I. avulsus (Eichloff) -- which live predominantly in the inner bark of stressed pines in the southern United States, where they breed and feed on phloem tissue. Includes selected references. Published by the UF Department of Entomology and Nematology, September 2006. EENY-388/IN701: Ips Engraver Beetles, Ips spp. (Insecta: Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae) (ufl.edu)

EENY-388, a 7-page illustrated fact sheet by Jeffrey M. Eickwort, Albert E. Mayfield III, and John L. Foltz, describes three species of pine bark beetles in the genus Ips -- the sixspined ips, I. calligraphus (Germar); the eastern fivespined ips, I. grandicollis (Eichloff); and the small southern pine engraver, I. avulsus (Eichloff) -- which live predominantly in the inner bark of stressed pines in the southern United States, where they breed and feed on phloem tissue. Includes selected references. Published by the UF Department of Entomology and Nematology, September 2006. EENY-388/IN701: Ips Engraver Beetles, Ips spp. (Insecta: Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae) (ufl.edu)

EENY-388, a 7-page illustrated fact sheet by Jeffrey M. Eickwort, Albert E. Mayfield III, and John L. Foltz, describes three species of pine bark beetles in the genus Ips -- the sixspined ips, I. calligraphus (Germar); the eastern fivespined ips, I. grandicollis (Eichloff); and the small southern pine engraver, I. avulsus (Eichloff) -- which live predominantly in the inner bark of stressed pines in the southern United States, where they breed and feed on phloem tissue. Includes selected references. Published by the UF Department of Entomology and Nematology, September 2006. EENY-388/IN701: Ips Engraver Beetles, Ips spp. (Insecta: Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae) (ufl.edu)

ENY-353, a 5-page illustrated fact sheet by Eileen A. Buss and Albert E. Mayfield, provides information about damage, identification and biology, monitoring and management of caterpillars. Includes links to additional information and tables of insecticides registered in Florida for use against caterpillars, for homeowners and professional use. Published by the UF Entomology and Nematology Department, June, 2006.

ENY-353, a 5-page illustrated fact sheet by Eileen A. Buss and Albert E. Mayfield, provides information about damage, identification and biology, monitoring and management of caterpillars. Includes links to additional information and tables of insecticides registered in Florida for use against caterpillars, for homeowners and professional use. Published by the UF Entomology and Nematology Department, June, 2006.

ENY-353, a 5-page illustrated fact sheet by Eileen A. Buss and Albert E. Mayfield, provides information about damage, identification and biology, monitoring and management of caterpillars. Includes links to additional information and tables of insecticides registered in Florida for use against caterpillars, for homeowners and professional use. Published by the UF Entomology and Nematology Department, June, 2006.

The black turpentine beetle, Dendroctonus terebrans (Olivier), or BTB, is one of five common species of pine bark beetles in the southeastern United States. Black turpentine beetles bore into the inner bark of stressed or injured pines (Pinus spp.), where they breed and feed on phloem tissue. Adults are strongly attracted to volatile pine odors and readily breed in fresh stumps. Attacks on standing trees usually occur on the lower 1 to 2 m of the trunk or on large roots. Light attacks may kill only localized sections of phloem tissue, but numerous attacks per stem result in tree mortality. Infestations commonly occur in pine stands affected by recent logging activity (e.g., thinning), fire, mechanical injury, storm damage, climatic stress, or competition (USDA Forest Service 1985, Dixon 1986). This document is EENY-356, one of a series of the Department of Entomology and Nematology, UF/IFAS Extension. Original publication date September 2005. EENY356/IN636: Black Turpentine Beetle, Dendroctonus terebrans (Olivier) (Insecta: Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae) (ufl.edu)

The black turpentine beetle, Dendroctonus terebrans (Olivier), or BTB, is one of five common species of pine bark beetles in the southeastern United States. Black turpentine beetles bore into the inner bark of stressed or injured pines (Pinus spp.), where they breed and feed on phloem tissue. Adults are strongly attracted to volatile pine odors and readily breed in fresh stumps. Attacks on standing trees usually occur on the lower 1 to 2 m of the trunk or on large roots. Light attacks may kill only localized sections of phloem tissue, but numerous attacks per stem result in tree mortality. Infestations commonly occur in pine stands affected by recent logging activity (e.g., thinning), fire, mechanical injury, storm damage, climatic stress, or competition (USDA Forest Service 1985, Dixon 1986). This document is EENY-356, one of a series of the Department of Entomology and Nematology, UF/IFAS Extension. Original publication date September 2005. EENY356/IN636: Black Turpentine Beetle, Dendroctonus terebrans (Olivier) (Insecta: Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae) (ufl.edu)

The black turpentine beetle, Dendroctonus terebrans (Olivier), or BTB, is one of five common species of pine bark beetles in the southeastern United States. Black turpentine beetles bore into the inner bark of stressed or injured pines (Pinus spp.), where they breed and feed on phloem tissue. Adults are strongly attracted to volatile pine odors and readily breed in fresh stumps. Attacks on standing trees usually occur on the lower 1 to 2 m of the trunk or on large roots. Light attacks may kill only localized sections of phloem tissue, but numerous attacks per stem result in tree mortality. Infestations commonly occur in pine stands affected by recent logging activity (e.g., thinning), fire, mechanical injury, storm damage, climatic stress, or competition (USDA Forest Service 1985, Dixon 1986). This document is EENY-356, one of a series of the Department of Entomology and Nematology, UF/IFAS Extension. Original publication date September 2005. EENY356/IN636: Black Turpentine Beetle, Dendroctonus terebrans (Olivier) (Insecta: Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae) (ufl.edu)