Pray Range
T. formicarius feeds on 27 bark-beetle species belonging to 15 genera (Dendroctonus, Dryocoetes, Hylastes, Hylesinus, Hylurgops, Hylurgus, Ips, Leperesinus, Orthotomicus, Pityogenes, Pityokteines, Polygraphus, Scolytus, Tomicus and Trypodendron) which infest coniferous (pine, spruce, larch, Douglas fir,and others), and broad-leaved trees (oak, ash, poplar, and others)
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