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Tyrpophloeus populi is a species of bark beetle implicated in sudden aspen decline.[2][3][4]
This beetle is tiny; adults measure about 2 millimeters.
References
- ↑ "Trypophloeus populi". Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
- ↑ Anon. "Aspen bark beetles" (PDF). Forest Health Management Rocky Mountain Region July 2008.
- ↑ Nicholas Riccardi (October 18, 2009). "Climate blamed for aspen deaths". Los Angeles Times.
- ↑ Michelle Nijhuis (December 2008). "What's Killing the Aspen?". Smithsonian magazine. Archived from the original on 2010-06-11. Retrieved 2009-10-20.
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