Scientific name

: Polygraphus longifolia Stebbing

Common name

:

Pine Bark Beetle

Origin

:

India

Introduction

:

Native

Likely pathways of spread

:

From Jaunsar to Jarmola, Tehri Garhwal, Kumaun (Uttarakhand) and Ravi Valleys in Chamba (Himachal Pradesh). It spread to the Chir-Pine forests of Morni Hills (Haryana), Solan, Hamirpur, Nurpur and Mandi Forest Divisions of Himachal Pradesh.

Vectors

:

None

Distribution patterns

:

Himalayas and adjacent Pakistan

Threat level

:

Moderate

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