Abstract Southern pine beetle (SPB) (Dendroctonus frontalis Zimm) outbreaks and wildfire occurrence in recent decades has triggered growing concerns regarding their possible interactions. However, few studies have quantified the fuel characteristics of SPB-killed...
To read the full article please visit the link below: Munro, Holly L., Kamal J. K. Gandhi, Brittany F. Barnes, Cristian R. Montes, John T. Nowak, William P. Shepherd, Caterina Villari, and Brian T. Sullivan. 2021. “Electrophysiological and Behavioral Responses...
Abstract Several species of aggressive bark beetle in the genus Dendroctonus (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) undergo large fluctuations in population density with distinct outbreak and non-outbreak phases. We investigated attributes we hypothesized as subject to...
Abstract Several species of aggressive bark beetle in the genus Dendroctonus (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) undergo large fluctuations in population density with distinct outbreak and non-outbreak phases. We investigated attributes we hypothesized as subject to...
Abstract Blue-stained wood cut from bark beetle-attacked southern pine has a lower economic value than unstained wood. Wood composite products containing blue-stained wood may offer an opportunity to recover some lost timber value. This study investigated the...
Abstract In coming decades, warmer winters are likely to ease range constraints on many cold-limited forest insects. Recent unprecedented expansion of the southern pine beetle (SPB, Dendroctonus frontalis) into New Jersey, New York, and Connecticut in concert with...
Abstract RNA interference (RNAi) is a highly specific gene-silencing mechanism that can cause rapid insect mortality when essential genes are targeted. RNAi is being developed as a tool for integrated pest management of some crop pests. Here we focus on an aggressive...
Abstract Future anthropogenic-induced changes to the earth’s climate will likely include increases in temperature and changes in precipitation that will increase the frequency and severity of droughts. Insects and fungal diseases are important disturbances in forests,...
Abstract Conifer bark beetles attack and kill mature spruce and pine trees, especially during hot and dry conditions. These beetles are closely associated with ophiostomatoid fungi of the Ascomycetes, including the genera Ophiostoma, Grosmannia, and Endoconidiophora,...