Question

Arrange the bark beetles according to increasing mortality percent of trees.
A. Scolytus scolytus
B. Ips typographus
C. Dendroctonus ponderosae
D. Phloeosinus neotropicus
E. Dendroctonus frontalis
Choose the correct answer from the options given below :

• A. A $<$ B $<$ C $<$ D $<$ E
• B. B $<$ A $<$ C $<$ D $<$ E
• C. E $<$ D $<$ B $<$ A $<$ C
• D. E $<$ B $<$ D $<$ A $<$ C

Hint:

Bark Beetle Lethality Drivers: Aggressive mass-attacking species (Dendroctonus spp.) kill living host trees rapidly by disrupting phloem transport and introducing phytopathogenic blue-stain fungi.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is A