Ambrosia beetle

Ambrosia Beetles
Scientific classification
: Eukaryota : Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Coleoptera : Polyphaga : Cucujiformia : Curculionoidea : 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.