Insects

[KGmyrek]

I looking for a photos of scolytidae insects and I find interesting page

http://www.forestryimages.org


:D

I mast know mostwww.forestryimages.org from this little bastards

[Paul B]

nice, thanks for the link!
Nosdrovye! (I probably didnt spell that right)

[KGmyrek]

Nazdrowie

In poland we say this when we drinking to someone

so nazdrowie :D

[KGmyrek]

which insects are killing trees in US??

in poland we have one big trouble in mountain on Picea abies tree - ips typographus
http://www.forestryimages.org/browse/detail.cfm?imgnum=2103071

[Paul B]

the idea I knew, the spelling, not so much. It is evening in Poland now right? It is about 1:40pm here where I am, a bit early to raise a glass of anything alcoholic. Here are a few links I use for insects and such, some are regional, some not as much.
http://www.agf.gov.bc.ca/cropprot/index.htm
http://www.fw.vt.edu/dendro/dendrology/wpina.htm
http://www.lichen.com/portraits.html
http://www.mushroomexpert.com/

[Paul B]

one major insect pest in my province of Britich Columbia Canada and a number of USA states is Mountain pine beetle (Dendroctonus ponderosae)
http://www.for.gov.bc.ca/hfp/mountain_pine_beetle/facts.htm
Also Asian longhorn beetle, emerald ash borer, oakwilt and dutch elm disease...

[KGmyrek]

Yes in poland I have evening now :) with friend and traditional polish home made Vodka :)

thx Paul- they are very useful links for me

[Tom_Scheller]

Thanks for the link. In Northeastern Pennsylvania we've got Woolly Adelgids (http://www.invasive.org/browse/subject.cfm?sub=289) on our Hemlocks and Gypsy Moth Caterpillars (http://www.forestryimages.org/browse/subimages.cfm?SUB=165) on everything else.

TS

[Paul B]

thats right Tom, we have them here also. not epidemic at this point but we have them.

[KGmyrek]

in few place in pl we have also alot of http://www.forestryimages.org/browse/detail.cfm?imgnum=1194078
she is similar to gypsy moth caterpillar