Chemical signaling mediates nearly all aspects of species interactions. Our knowledge of
these signals has progressed dramatically, and now includes good characterizations of the …

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 …

Bark beetles cause widespread tree mortality, so understanding how climate change will
influence the distribution and magnitude of outbreaks by this group of herbivores is …

Plant-feeding beetle species are diverse and often individually highly variable. Accurate
classifications can be difficult to establish yet are essential for study of evolutionary patterns …

Silviculture is the art and science of managing forest stands to meet landowner goals and
objectives (see Box 20.1); traditional examples of goals and objectives include managing for …

In this study, we isolated and identified an aggregation-sex pheromone from Monochamus
saltuarius, the major insect vector of the pine wood nematode in Korea. Adult males of M …

The effectiveness of a four-component “super lure” consisting of ethanol (E) and the
cerambycid pheromones syn-2, 3-hexanediol (D6), racemic 3-hydroxyhexan-2-one (K6) …

Pine wilt disease is one of the most serious introduced threats to coniferous forests
worldwide. Its causal agent, the pinewood nematode (PWN), Bursaphelenchus xylophilus, is …

The redbay ambrosia beetle, Xyleborus glabratus, is an important pest of redbay (Persea
borbonia) and swamp bay (P. palustris) trees in forests of the southeastern USA. It is also a …

Monochamol (2-undecyloxy-1-ethanol) is a male-produced aggregation pheromone for
several Monochamus Dejean (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) species. We conducted trap** …