Entomopathogenic-fungus-host
Guides
Hylobius pales
Pales Weevil
Hylobius pales, commonly known as the pales weevil, is a significant forest pest in North America that primarily attacks coniferous trees, especially species of Pinus. Adults are dark red-brown with yellowish or gray hair tufts on the elytra and thorax, and possess a robust, cylindrical, gently curved rostrum nearly as long as the thorax. The species is particularly damaging to young pine seedlings in cut-over areas and Christmas tree plantations, with mortality rates reaching 30-70% in unprotected plantings. Larvae develop in stumps and roots of host trees, while adults feed on bark.
Scoliopteryx libatrix
Herald Moth, Herald
Scoliopteryx libatrix, commonly known as the herald moth, is a noctuid moth distributed across the Holarctic region. Adults are notable for their distinctive wing patterning and behavior of overwintering in caves, mines, and similar sheltered structures. The species has been documented as a host for entomopathogenic fungi and shares hibernacula with insectivorous bats. Its acoustic sensitivity to bat echolocation frequencies, combined with an absence of evasive flight responses during hibernation, represents an unusual behavioral adaptation.
Sitophilus granarius
granary weevil, wheat weevil, grain weevil
Sitophilus granarius is a cosmopolitan pest of stored cereals, commonly known as the granary weevil or wheat weevil. Adults are flightless and infest raw grains including wheat, barley, and oats, causing significant quantitative and qualitative losses in storage facilities. The species is distinguished from similar storage weevils by its inability to fly and its preference for cooler, drier conditions. Larvae develop endophytically inside grain kernels, completing their entire immature life cycle within a single seed.
Sulcacis
tree-fungus beetles
Sulcacis is a genus of minute tree-fungus beetles in the family Ciidae, established by Dury in 1917. The genus comprises eight described species distributed across the Holarctic region, including Europe, Asia, and North America. Species in this genus are associated with wood-decaying fungi and are documented hosts of entomopathogenic fungi and pseudoscorpion predators.