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πŸͺ² Beetles

Spruce Beetle

Dendroctonus rufipennis

About

A dark brown to black bark beetle that is the primary killer of mature spruce trees in North America. Outbreaks are triggered by drought, windthrow, or warming temperatures.

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Did You Know?

A single outbreak in Alaska during the 1990s killed spruce trees across more than one million acres.