Scolytus mali
Large fruit bark beetle
The beetle is about 3.5 mm long. A one-branched egg gallery runs in the direction of the trunk axis. It is slightly wider around the entrance hole and it is about 10 cm long. The gallery is deeply cut into sapwood. It preferentially attacks very weak or dead trees. It is common on fruit trees in gardens, but also in forest stands. Common in Europe.
Gallery under the bark. Dead branches.
Tree Species: Cherry, Apple Tree, Plum, Blackthorn
Part of a plant- attacked: Tree trunk
Pest significance: Harmful
Pest Category: Insects
Present in EU: Yes
Pest group: Insect
Depth of damages: Bark, Under bark only, Up to 0,5 cm depth, Up to 2 cm depth
The extent of damage: Whole trunk
Prevalence in Europe: Common
Damaged products: Firewood, Fresh timber logs (water still in the sapwood)
Roundwood size: Branches and twigs
Wood discoloration: No
Exit holes: Round
Pest subcategory: Bark and underbark insect
Similar pests
Hylesinus varius (=fraxini)
Scolytus intricatus
