Common Pine Shoot Beetle

Scientific name: Tomicus piniperda L.

Common name: Common Pine Shoot Beetle

Native To: Europe

Date of U.S. Introduction: 1992

Images: Invasive.org and Google

Means of Introduction: Accidentally introduced on imported wood packing material

Impact: Feeds on the shoots of pine trees, causing a reduction in the tree's height and growth

Current U.S. Distribution: Northeastern U.S. and Upper Midwest Region

• First Reported Occurrence of Pine Shoot Beetle by State (PDF | 725 KB)

Quarantine:

• National Quarantine Map - Pine Shoot Beetle (PDF | 568 KB)
• Federal Orders (includes Federal domestic quarantine orders)
• Pine Shoot Beetle Quarantine Counties for Tomicus piniperda (PDF | 33 KB)

Management Plans: Animals

Selected Internet Resources:

• Federal Government
• State Government
• University/Academic
• International
• Organizations

Pine Shoot Beetle
USDA. Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
Introduction History; Impacts; Distribution; Controls; Legal Aspects

New Introduction - Common Pine Shoot Beetle, Tomicus piniperda (L.)
USDA. Forest Service. Northeastern Area State and Private Forestry.
Identification/Description; Photographs; Introduction History; Impacts; Life Cycle; Distribution

Tomicus piniperda Article Citation Search - AGRICOLA Database
USDA. National Agricultural Library.
Research; Special Note: NAL Catalog Search (resources)

State Government

Pine Shoot Beetle (PDF | 84 KB)
Idaho State Department of Agriculture.
Identification/Description; Photographs; Impacts; Life Cycle; Distribution

Forest Pest Leaflet: Pine Shoot Beetle (PDF | 195 KB)
Maryland Department of Agriculture.
Identification/Description; Photographs; Introduction History; Impacts; Distribution; Controls

Pine Shoot Beetle
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation.
Photographs; Introduction History; Impacts; Life Cycle; Distribution

Pine Shoot Beetle (PDF | 220 KB)
North Dakota Department of Agriculture.
Identification/Description; Photographs; Introduction History; Impacts; Life Cycle; Distribution; Legal Aspects

Pine Shoot Beetle in Ohio
Ohio Department of Natural Resources. Forest Health.
Photographs; Introduction History; Impacts; Legal Aspects

Pine Shoot Beetle - Featured Creatures
University of Florida. Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences.
Identification/Description; Photographs; Introduction History; Impacts; Life Cycle; Distribution; Controls

Pine Shoot Beetle, Tomicus piniperda (Linnaeus) (Revised Sep 2010)
University of Florida. Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences. Publication #EENY-321.
Identification/Description; Photographs; Introduction History; Impacts; Life Cycle; Distribution; Controls

Pine Shoot Beetle - Pests of Trees and Shrubs (PDF | 28 KB)
University of Minnesota. IPM of Midwest Landscapes.
Identification/Description; Photographs; Impacts; Life Cycle; Controls

Common Pine Shoot Beetle
Purdue University. Indiana Cooperative Agricultural Pest Survey Program.
Photographs; Impacts; Distribution

Pine Shoot Beetle
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. Virginia Cooperative Extension.
Taxonomy; Identification/Description; Photographs; Impacts; Life Cycle; Habitat; Controls

Common pine shoot beetle
Natural Resources Canada.
Taxonomy; Photographs; Introduction History; Impacts

Forest Health Alert - Pine Shoot Beetle
Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources (Canada).
Identification/Description; Photographs; Introduction History; Impacts; Life Cycle; Distribution; Controls

Pine shoot beetle
Pests and Diseases Image Laboratory (Australia).
Identification/Description; Photographs

Tomicus piniperda (insect) - ISSG Global Invasive Species Database
World Conservation Union. Invasive Species Specialist Group.
Taxonomy; Identification/Description; Impacts; Life Cycle; Habitat; Distribution; Controls

Anoplophora glabripennis
Discover Life.
Identification/Description; Impacts; Life Cycle; Habitat; Distribution; Dispersion; Controls

Common pine shoot beetle - The Atlas of Forest Insect Pests (1996)
BugwoodWiki.
Produced by: The Polish Forest Research Institute.
Identification/Description; Photographs; Impacts; Life Cycle; Controls

Key to Help Screen Tomicus piniperda (L.)
Bugwood Network. Bark and Wood Boring Beetles of the World.
Identification/Description; Photographs; Illustrations

Pine Shoot Beetle
Eastern Forest Environmental Threat Assessment Center.
Photographs; Introduction History; Impacts; Distribution

Common pine shoot beetle
Invasive.org.
Photographs

Pine Shoot Beetle: Invader of the Month (Jan 2004)
Maryland Invasive Species Council.
Photographs; Introduction History; Impacts; Distribution

Pine Shoot Beetle
Massachusetts Introduced Pests Outreach Project.
Identification/Description; Photographs; Impacts

Common (or larger) pine shoot beetle - Tomicus piniperda L.
Nature Conservancy. Global Invasive Species Initiative.
Photographs; Introduction History; Impacts; Distribution