White Pine Weevil

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Life stages of white pine weevil	Distribution of the hosts of white pine weevil in North America. White pine occurs mainly in the east (horizontal hatching) whereas spruce occurs in the west. Blue and sitka spruce are common hosts along the Pacific coast of Oregon, Washington and British Columbia.


Adult weevil. Note irregular white patches on wing covers

Chip cocoons, under the bark of twigs

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