Resources
- Forest Insect and Disease Leaflet - USDA Forest Service
- Forest Insect & Disease Identification & Management Training Manual - USDA Forest Service
- Biological Control of Arthropod Forest Pests of the Western U.S. - USDA Forest Service
- A Field Guide to Diseases & Insect Pests of Northern & Central Rocky Mountain Conifers - USDA Forest Service
- Data Sheets on Quarantine Pests - European and Mediterranean Plant Protection Organization
Selected Images
![]() 2161056 mountain pine beetle Dendroctonus ponderosae Adult(s) Pest and Diseases Image Library |
![]() 1678049 mountain pine beetle Dendroctonus ponderosae Pupa(e) David McComb |
![]() 2252075 mountain pine beetle Dendroctonus ponderosae Damage Jerald E. Dewey |
![]() 1306015 mountain pine beetle Dendroctonus ponderosae Larva(e) Daniel Miller |
![]() 1441003 mountain pine beetle Dendroctonus ponderosae Pupa(e) USDA Forest Service - Region 2 - Rocky Mountain Region Archive |
![]() 2252083 mountain pine beetle Dendroctonus ponderosae Larva(e) Scott Tunnock |
![]() 1467061 mountain pine beetle Dendroctonus ponderosae Galleries USDA Forest Service - Ogden Archive |
![]() 2252078 mountain pine beetle Dendroctonus ponderosae Damage Scott Tunnock |
![]() 2161051 mountain pine beetle Dendroctonus ponderosae Feature(s) Pest and Diseases Image Library |
![]() 2161052 mountain pine beetle Dendroctonus ponderosae Feature(s) Pest and Diseases Image Library |
![]() 2161050 mountain pine beetle Dendroctonus ponderosae Feature(s) Pest and Diseases Image Library |
![]() 1441137 mountain pine beetle Dendroctonus ponderosae Adult(s) USDA Forest Service - Region 2 - Rocky Mountain Region Archive |
Taxonomic Rank
| Kingdom: Animalia |
| Phylum: Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: Atelocerata |
| Class: Hexapoda (including Insecta) |
| Infraclass: Neoptera |
| Subclass: Pterygota |
| Order: Coleoptera |
| Suborder: Polyphaga |
| Superfamily: Curculionoidea |
| Family: Curculionidae |
| Subfamily: Scolytinae |
| Tribe: Hylesinini: Tomicina |
| Genus: Dendroctonus |













