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Ambrosia beetle

Ambrosia Beetles
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Subphylum: Hexapoda Class: Insecta Subclass: Pterygota Infraclass: Neoptera Superorder: Endopterygota Order: Coleoptera Suborder: Polyphaga Infraorder: Cucujiformia Superfamily: Curculionoidea Family: Platypodidae Genus: Platypus
Species
Platypus abietes Platypus compositus Platypus flavicornis Platypus parallelus Platypus pini Platypus quadridentatus Platypus wilsoni

Ambrosia beetles (Platypus spp., Platypodidae) are a type of wood-boring beetle. They attack weakened or recently cut trees, feeding on a fungus which they bring to the tree. They attack both pine species and hardwoods, but do not attack either healthy trees or seasoned lumber.

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