INFORMATION AND IMAGES OF MITES ASSOCIATED

            WITH BARK BEETLES AND THEIR PREDATORS

Mite Images: Mite Genera: Tarsonemus, Pyemotes, Dendrolaelaps, ...

Mites species phoretic on Dendroctonus bark beetles:

• Dendroctonus adjunctus
• Dendroctonus approximatus
• Dendroctonus brevicomis
• Dendroctonus frontalis
• Dendroctonus ponderosae
• Dendroctonus valens

Mites species phoretic on Ips bark beetles:

• Ips pini
• video of egg predation by mite (large file)
• Video of Ips pini in phloem

Mites species phoretic on Dyocoetes bark beetles:

• Dyrocoetes confusus

Mites species phoretic on bark beetles predators

• Enoclerus sphegus
• Temnochila chlorida
• Platysoma spp.
• Cortecius spp.
• Elacatis sp.
• Large woodborers

(Do to lack of memory space, not all pictures are available)