Mountain pine beetle
Dendroctonus ponderosae
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Small black beetle with curved profile and bark-boring larvae. Threatens native pines in Bay Area; indicator of tree stress and climate impacts.
Plants that support Mountain pine beetle
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Ponderosa Pine
Pinus ponderosa
perennial herb
Larvae tunnel through bark and sapwood; critical pest during outbreak years
Bay Area nativeKeystone species