Locally fairly common on pines.
Various pines especially Pinus sylvestris with larva feeding from September to June in a developing bud of a young tree, usually the central bud of a terminal shoot, aborting it and causing and exudation of resin, leading to deformation of the young tree. Recorded in 38 (27%) of 140 10k Squares. First Recorded in 1887. Last Recorded in 2022. (Data up to end 2022) |