Insects Feeding on
Pines (Pinus spp.)
| Insect Species | |
| Scientific Name (Species/Family) | Common Name (Species) |
| Oecanthus
pini ¶ (Gryllidae) |
Pine Tree Cricket |
| Acantholyda
erythrocephala* (Pamphilidae) |
Pine False Webworm |
| Diprion
similis* (Diprionidae) |
Introduced Pine Sawfly |
| Neodiprion
sertifera* (Diprionidae) |
European Pine Sawfly |
| Aphrophora
cribatus (Cercopidae) |
Pine Spittlebug |
| Chionaspis
pinifoliae (Diaspididae) |
Pine Needle Scale |
| Cecidomyia
resinicola § (Cecidomyiidae) |
Jack Pine Resin Midge |
| Chalcophora
virginiensis (Buprestidae) |
Flat-Headed Pine Heartwood Borer |
| Brachyleptura
champlaini (Cerambycidae) |
Long-Horned Beetle sp. |
| Leptura
subhamata** (Cerambycidae) |
Long-Horned Beetle sp. |
| Monochamus
notatus** (Cerambycidae) |
Northeast Sawyer |
| Monochamus
scutellatus** (Cerambycidae) |
White-Spotted Sawyer |
| Rhagium
inquisitor** (Cerambycidae) |
Ribbed Pine Borer |
| Stictoleptura
canadensis (Cerambycidae) |
Red-Shouldered Pine Borer |
| Hylobius
congener §§ (Curculionidae) |
Seedling Debarking Beetle |
| Hylobius
pales (Curculionidae) |
Pales' Weevil |
| Hylobius
radicis (Curculionidae) |
Pine Root Collar Beetle |
| Tomicus
piniperda* (Curculionidae) |
Pine Shoot Beetle |
*introduced, **larvae bore through
wood of dead & dying trees
§ larvae develop in pine pitch, §§ debarks seedling trees while feeding
¶ damages twigs or bark while laying eggs, feeds on soft plant tissues,
and feeds on small soft-bodied insects.
Note: Lepidoptera are excluded from this table.