European elm bark beetle

E4251

bark beetle beetle insect

The European elm bark beetle is a small wood-boring beetle known for spreading the fungal pathogen that causes Dutch elm disease, which has devastated elm populations in many regions.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form	Occurrences
Scolytus multistriatus	2

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	bark beetle ⓘ beetle ⓘ insect ⓘ
associatedDisease	Dutch elm disease ⓘ
binomialName	European elm bark beetle self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Scolytus multistriatus
bodySize	small ⓘ
boringBehavior	creates galleries under bark ⓘ
class	Insecta ⓘ
commonName	European elm bark beetle ⓘ
controlMethod	insecticide treatment of elms ⓘ monitoring with pheromone traps ⓘ sanitation felling of infected elms ⓘ
diseaseCycleRole	primary vector of Dutch elm disease in many regions ⓘ
ecologicalRole	wood-boring insect ⓘ
economicImpact	costs of tree removal and replacement ⓘ loss of ornamental elms ⓘ
family	Curculionidae ⓘ
feedingHabit	phloem-feeding ⓘ
genus	Curculionidae ⓘ surface form: Scolytus
habitat	elm forests ⓘ urban elms ⓘ
hostGenus	Ulmus ⓘ
hostPlant	elm ⓘ
impact	devastates elm populations ⓘ
introducedTo	North America ⓘ
kingdom	Animalia ⓘ
lifeStage	adult ⓘ egg ⓘ larva ⓘ pupa ⓘ
nativeTo	Asia ⓘ Europe ⓘ
order	Coleoptera ⓘ
overwintersAs	adult ⓘ larva ⓘ
phylum	Arthropoda ⓘ
reproductionSite	under elm bark ⓘ
spreads	Dutch elm disease ⓘ
subfamily	Curculionidae ⓘ surface form: Scolytinae
taxonRank	species ⓘ
threatTo	native elm species ⓘ urban trees ⓘ
transmissionMode	fungal spores carried in galleries ⓘ fungal spores carried on body ⓘ
vectorFor	Ophiostoma novo-ulmi ⓘ Ophiostoma ulmi ⓘ

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

European elm bark beetle → binomialName → European elm bark beetle self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Scolytus multistriatus

Dutch elm disease → hasVector → European elm bark beetle ⓘ

Ophiostoma ulmi → vector → European elm bark beetle ⓘ

this entity surface form: Scolytus multistriatus