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<p>In Jammu and Kashmir's Govindpora (Ramban) and Salamabad (Baramulla), horticultural nurseries with a majority of <italic>Olea europaea</italic> subsp. <italic>cuspidata</italic> (Wall. &amp; G.Don) Cif. plantings were examined for possible bark beetle attacks. These olive tree plantations are infested with a variety of insect pests, but the bark beetle <italic>Hylesinus macmahoni</italic> (Stebbing, 1909) did significant harm to the olive trees that carry fruit. The beetle attacks and consumes the phloem tissues of the plant during its development, causing the afflicted trees to become weak and eventually die. At both sites, infestations of <italic>H. macmahoni</italic> were discovered. The cytochrome oxidase subunit I (COI) gene was used to validate the species' diagnosis, and its morphological characteristics were re-described. The species has a polygynous matting system (one male and two females), producing two full and a third partial generation annually in Kashmir.</p>
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In Jammu and Kashmir's Govindpora (Ramban) and Salamabad (Baramulla), horticultural nurseries with a majority of Olea europaea subsp. cuspidata (Wall. & G.Don) Cif. plantings were examined for possible bark beetle attacks. These olive tree plantations are infested with a variety of insect pests, but the bark beetle Hylesinus macmahoni (Stebbing, 1909) did significant harm to the olive trees that carry fruit. The beetle attacks and consumes the phloem tissues of the plant during its development, causing the afflicted trees to become weak and eventually die. At both sites, infestations of H. macmahoni were discovered. The cytochrome oxidase subunit I (COI) gene was used to validate the species' diagnosis, and its morphological characteristics were re-described. The species has a polygynous matting system (one male and two females), producing two full and a third partial generation annually in Kashmir.

Morpho-molecular identification of the bark beetle <italic>Hylesinus macmahoni</italic> (Stebbing, 1909) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae) infesting <italic>Olea europaea</italic> subsp. <italic>cuspidata</italic> (Wall. &amp; G.Don) Cif., along with a brief biological synopsis

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Morpho-molecular identification of the bark beetle  (Stebbing, 1909) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae) infesting  subsp.  (Wall. & G.Don) Cif., along with a brief biological synopsis

In Jammu and Kashmir's Govindpora (Ramban) and Salamabad (Baramulla), horticultural nurseries with a majority of Olea europaea subsp. cuspidata (Wall. & G.Don)...

Variable	n	Minimum (cm)	Maximum (cm)	Mean (cm)	SD (cm)
Maternal gallery	10	2.7	8	5.61	1.87
Larval gallery	10	4.4	7	5.25	0.74

Variable	H. macmahoni HT-1	H. macmahoni HT-2	H. varius	H. wachtliorni	H. crenatus
H. macmahoni HT-1	x	2.2	13.1	14.6	16
H. macmahoni HT-2	2.2	x	13.8	12.3	14.7

Morpho-molecular identification of the bark beetle Hylesinus macmahoni (Stebbing, 1909) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae) infesting Olea europaea subsp. cuspidata (Wall. & G.Don) Cif., along with a brief biological synopsis

Article Category: Original Article

Published Online: Mar 08, 2024

Page range: 1 - 7

Received: Jul 14, 2023

Accepted: Jan 07, 2024

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/ffp-2024-0001

Keywords
bark beetle, diagnosis, gene, phylogenetic assessment, biology

© 2024 Abdul A. Buhroo et al., published by Sciendo

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Measurement of galleries of H. macmahoni

Interspecific nucleotide differences of H. macmahoni and its related species

Morpho-molecular identification of the bark beetle Hylesinus macmahoni (Stebbing, 1909) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae) infesting Olea europaea subsp. cuspidata (Wall. & G.Don) Cif., along with a brief biological synopsis

Article Category: Original Article

Published Online: Mar 08, 2024

Page range: 1 - 7

Received: Jul 14, 2023

Accepted: Jan 07, 2024

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/ffp-2024-0001

Keywordsbark beetle, diagnosis, gene, phylogenetic assessment, biology

© 2024 Abdul A. Buhroo et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Figure 1.

Figure 2.

Figure 3.

Figure 4.

Figure 5.

Figure 6.

Figure 7.

Measurement of galleries of H. macmahoni

Interspecific nucleotide differences of H. macmahoni and its related species

Keywords
bark beetle, diagnosis, gene, phylogenetic assessment, biology