Large Pine Weevil

Coniferous and mixed forests, particularly in areas with clear-felled sites and fresh pine or spruce stumps

Adults feed on the bark of young conifers, while larvae feed on the inner bark and cambium of stumps and roots

Adults are nocturnal and attracted to the scent of resin from fresh stumps for breeding; they can live up to 2-3 years and have a multi-year life cycle

Major forestry pest causing significant mortality in replanted coniferous seedlings; harmless to humans but can cause severe economic damage to the timber industry