Ambrosia beetle

Ambrosia Beetles
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Insecta Order: Coleoptera Suborder: Polyphaga Infraorder: Cucujiformia Superfamily: Curculionoidea Family: Platypodidae Genus: Platypus
Species
Platypus abietes Platypus compositus Platypus flavicornis Platypus parallelus Platypus pini Platypus quadridentatus Platypus wilsoni

Ambrosia beetles (Platypus spp., Platypodidae) are a type of wood-boring beetle. They attack weakened or recently cut trees, feeding on a fungus which they bring to the tree. They attack both pine species and hardwoods, but do not attack either healthy trees or seasoned lumber.