smaller European elm bark beetle

insect
Also known as: Scolytus multistriatus

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spread of Dutch elm disease

  • English elm afflicted with Dutch elm disease
    In Dutch elm disease

    …fungus normally occurs by the smaller European elm bark beetle (Scolytus multistriatus), less commonly by the American elm bark beetle (Hylurgopinus rufipes). Female beetles seek out dead or weakened elm wood to excavate an egg-laying gallery between the bark and the wood. If the fungus is present, tremendous numbers of…

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