Sawflies (Hymenoptera: Symphyta) - pests of pine in Donbass

The data on species composition, ecology and harmfulness of sawflies (Hymenoptera: Symphyta) living in natural and artificial pine plantations of Donbass are presented. Six species trophically associated with pine were registered: Xyela julii (Brebisson, 1818), Gilpinia virens (Klug, 1812), Neodiprion sertifer (Geoffroy, 1785), Acantholyda erythrocephala (Linnaeus, 1758), Acantholyda posticalis pinivora Enslin, 1918, Caenolyda reticulata (Linnaeus, 1767), among which three species ( A. erythrocephala , A. posticalis pinivora and N. sertifer ) are capable of forming chronic foci of mass reproduction.