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U.S. Department of Agriculture

Scientific Name

Ips typographus L. (Cognato and Sun 2007)

Common Name

European spruce bark beetle (ESBB)

Native To

Europe and Asia (Wood and Bright 1992)

Date of U.S. Introduction

Not currently established in the U.S. (Økland et al. 2011)

Means of Introduction

Intercepted in packing crates and unprocessed wood items at ports (Haack 2001)

Impact

Destructive pest of spruce (Picea spp.) that has caused extensive tree losses in Europe (CABI)

Current U.S. Distribution

Not currently established

European Spruce Bark Beetle, Adult

Credit

Daniel Adam Office National des Forêts, France

Source

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Videos

YouTube - County Seat Episode 22 Bark Beetle in Utah
- Google. YouTube; County Seat TV (Utah).

Selected Resources

The section below contains highly relevant resources for this species, organized by source.

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Partnership

Screening Aid - European Spruce Bark Beetle [PDF | 6.82 MB]
- Jun 2015
- USDA. APHIS. PPQ. CPHST. Identification Technology Program.
- See also: ITP Products for more screening aids
Profiles of Selected Forest Pests - Ips typographus [PDF | 453 KB]
- 2009
- UN. Food and Agriculture Organization.
- See also: Global Review of Forest Pests and Diseases for more fact sheets
EPPO Global Database - Anoplophora malasiaca and Anoplophora chinensis
- European and Mediterranean Plant Protection Organization.
Global Invasive Species Database - Ips typographus (insect)
- IUCN. Species Survival Commission. Invasive Species Specialist Group.
Invasive Insects in Canadian Forests - European Spruce Bark Beetle
- Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada; Silv-Econ Ltd.
Invasive Species Compendium - Ips typographus
- CAB International.
Possible New Introduction: European Spruce Bark Beetle
- University of Georgia. Bugwood Network. Bark and Wood Boring Beetles of the World.
- See also: European Spruce Bark Beetle Screening Aid

International Government

Forest Invasive Alien Species - European Spruce Bark Beetle
- Natural Resources Canada. Canadian Forest Service.
Invasive Species - European Spruce Bark Beetle
- Canadian Food Inspection Agency.

Academic

Forecasting Invasion Risks: Factsheets - European Spruce Bark Beetle [PDF | 1.4 MB]
- Feb 2010
- Michigan State University. Integrated Pest Management Program.
- See also: Forecasting Invasion Risks for more factsheets

Citations

CABI. Invasive Species Compendium. Ips typographus. CAB International. [Accessed Nov 24, 2015].
Cognato, A.I., and J.H. Sun. 2007. DNA based cladograms augment the discovery of a new Ips species from China (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae) Cladistics 23(6):539-551.
Haack, R.A. 2001. Intercepted Scolytidae at U.S. ports of entry: 1985-2000. Integrated Pest Management Reviews 6(3):253-282.
Økland, B., N. Erbilgin, O. Skarpaas, E. Christiansen, and B. Långström. 2011. Inter-species interactions and ecosystem effects of non-indigenous invasive and native tree-killing bark beetles. Biological Invasions 13(5):1151-1164.
Wood, S.L. and D.E. Bright. 1992. A catalog of Scolytidae and Platypodidae (Coleoptera). Part 2: taxonomic index. Great Basin Naturalist Memoirs 13:835-1557.