Dendroctonus micans
Great Spruce Bark Beetle
- Category
- invertebrate
- Primary role
- pest insect
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Coleoptera
- Family
- Curculionidae
- Genus
- Dendroctonus
Animalia | Arthropoda | Insecta | Coleoptera | Curculionidae | Dendroctonus
External: GBIF #1228061
1 AI-consensus-verified claim across 1 interaction category.
Related entities
Top entities sharing the most verified claims with Dendroctonus micans.
biocontrol 1 claim
- This entity is the object of biocontrol by Rhizophagus grandis · effect: beneficial
“reduce a brood of D. micans by at least two-thirds”
preysOn ✓ 2/2 AI critics agreed
Genus-level evidence
2 claims where the source named the organism only at the genus or collective level (e.g. Dendroctonus sp.) and did not determine the species. Listed separately because they apply to the genus, not specifically to Dendroctonus micans.
- herbivory · Dendroctonus (genus) → Pseudotsuga menziesii · effect: harmful
“3,2-MCH dispensed near freshly felled Douglas fir reduced attacks as much as 96 percent”
- herbivory · Dendroctonus (genus) → Picea sitchensis · effect: harmful
“effective results against other bark beetles on felled Sitka spruce trees”