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Emerald Ash Borer
Causes widespread ash tree mortality, leading to economic losses in timber and reduced biodiversity.
Asian Longhorned Beetle
Damages a wide range of hardwood trees by boring into the wood, disrupting water and nutrient transport.
Gypsy Moth
Defoliates a wide variety of trees, which can lead to tree death and affect forest health and lumber production.
Mountain Pine Beetle
Attacks and kills large numbers of pine trees, altering forest composition and impacting the lumber industry.
Southern Pine Beetle
Destroys pine forests by boring into the bark, leading to loss of timber resources and habitat.
Hemlock Woolly Adelgid
Feeds on sap, weakening and potentially killing hemlock trees and impacting ecosystems reliant on hemlocks.
Spruce Budworm
Defoliates spruces and firs leading to growth loss and tree mortality, affecting timber and pulp industries.
Pine Shoot Beetle
Stunts growth by boring into new shoots; widespread infestations can reduce wood quality and vigor of trees.
Douglas-fir Beetle
Destroys Douglas-fir trees by tunneling under the bark, disrupting nutrient flow and causing death of the trees.
Eucalyptus Longhorned Borer
Borers tunnel into eucalyptus, weakening the trees, increasing susceptibility to fall, and reducing timber value.
Bronze Birch Borer
Kills birch trees by disrupting water and nutrient transport, affecting ornamental value and ecosystem health.
Sirex Woodwasp
Introduces a symbiotic fungus as it lays eggs, which can kill pine trees and has economic implications on forestry.
Balsam Woolly Adelgid
Feeds on fir trees' sap, causing defoliation, reduced tree growth and eventually tree death, with impacts on forestry.
Japanese Beetle
Feeds on the leaves and bark of a variety of trees, resulting in defoliation, growth reduction, and aesthetic damage.
Bagworm
Defoliates trees by constructing protective bags from which they feed on the foliage, leading to tree stress or death.
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