Observed and anticipated impacts of drought on forest insects and diseases in the United States

TE Kolb, CJ Fettig, MP Ayres, BJ Bentz, JA Hicke… - Forest Ecology and …, 2016 - Elsevier
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 …

Progress and gaps in understanding mechanisms of ash tree resistance to emerald ash borer, a model for wood‐boring insects that kill angiosperms

C Villari, DA Herms, JGA Whitehill, D Cipollini… - New …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
We review the literature on host resistance of ash to emerald ash borer (EAB, Agrilus
planipennis), an invasive species that causes widespread mortality of ash. Manchurian ash …

The potential for host switching via ecological fitting in the emerald ash borer-host plant system

D Cipollini, DL Peterson - Oecologia, 2018 - Springer
The traits used by phytophagous insects to find and utilize their ancestral hosts can lead to
host range expansions, generally to closely related hosts that share visual and chemical …

[PDF][PDF] Urban trees facilitate the establishment of non-native forest insects

M Branco, P Nunes, A Roques, MR Fernandes… - …, 2019 - neobiota.pensoft.net
Cities, due to the presence of ports and airports and the high diversity of trees in streets,
parks, and gardens, may play an important role for the introduction of invasive forest pests …

Defence syndromes in lodgepole–whitebark pine ecosystems relate to degree of historical exposure to mountain pine beetles

KF Raffa, CJ Mason, P Bonello, S Cook… - Plant, Cell & …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Warming climate is allowing tree‐killing bark beetles to expand their ranges and access
naïve and semi‐naïve conifers. Conifers respond to attack using complex mixtures of …

A glimmer of hope–ash genotypes with increased resistance to ash dieback pathogen show cross‐resistance to emerald ash borer

MM Gossner, A Perret‐Gentil, E Britt, V Queloz… - New …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Plants rely on cross‐resistance traits to defend against multiple, phylogenetically distinct
enemies. These traits are often the result of long co‐evolutionary histories. Biological …

Combined biotic stresses trigger similar transcriptomic responses but contrasting resistance against a chewing herbivore in Brassica nigra

C Bonnet, S Lassueur, C Ponzio, R Gols, M Dicke… - BMC Plant …, 2017 - Springer
Background In nature, plants are frequently exposed to simultaneous biotic stresses that
activate distinct and often antagonistic defense signaling pathways. How plants integrate …

Introduced plants induce outbreaks of a native pest and facilitate invasion in the plants' native range: Evidence from the emerald ash borer

Y Dang, K Wei, X Wang, JJ Duan… - Journal of …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Biological invasions are among the most serious threats to native forest ecosystems
worldwide due to ever‐increasing international trade and global change. Understanding the …

Distinct metabolites affect the phloem fungal communities in ash trees (Fraxinus spp.) native and nonnative to the highly invasive emerald ash borer (AGRILUS …

TM Koski, B Zhang, J Mogouong, H Wang… - Plant, Cell & …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Emerald ash borer (EAB, Agrilus planipennis) is an invasive killer of ash trees (Fraxinus
spp.) in North America and Europe. Ash species co‐evolved with EAB in their native range …

Resistance of European ash (Fraxinus excelsior) saplings to larval feeding by the emerald ash borer (Agrilus planipennis)

DN Showalter, RJ Saville, ES Orton… - Plants, People …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Societal Impact Statement European ash is a significant tree commercially, ecologically, and
culturally. It is currently threatened by two invasive species, the fungus that causes ash …