Observations of Xyleborus affinis Eichhoff (Coleoptera:Curculionidae:Scolytinae) in Central Michigan

Authors

Richard A. Roeper, Alma CollegeFollow
Mark A. Bunce, Alma College
John E. Harlan, Alma College
Richard G. Bowker, Alma College

Document Type

Peer-Review Article

Abstract

Xyleborus affinis Eichhoff colonized wind thrown timber in the moist floodplain habitats of Central Michigan. Single adult females constructed a complex gallery system consisting of phloem–sapwood interface tunnels and sapwood tunnels. An average of 24 progeny adults and a sex ratio of 14 females to 1 male were found in mature galleries after the first of September.

Recommended Citation

Roeper, Richard A.; Bunce, Mark A.; Harlan, John E.; and Bowker, Richard G. 2015. "Observations of Xyleborus affinis Eichhoff (Coleoptera:Curculionidae:Scolytinae) in Central Michigan," The Great Lakes Entomologist, vol 48 (3)
DOI: https://doi.org/10.22543/0090-0222.1015
Available at: https://scholar.valpo.edu/tgle/vol48/iss3/2