Use of semiochemicals for the management of the redbay ambrosia beetle

X Martini, MA Hughes, D Conover, J Smith - Insects, 2020 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Laurel wilt is a devastating exotic fungal disease that threatens avocado
and related members of the laurel family in North America. This disease has killed over 300 …

Platypus quercivorus ambrosia beetles use leaf volatiles in host selection

DL Pham, Y Ito, R Okada, H Ikeno… - Entomologia …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Although chemical volatiles emitted from host and non‐host trees have been suggested as
important cues for bark and ambrosia beetles, their responses to leaf volatiles is poorly …

Wrong landing on a non‐host occurs under the canopy of a host: The presumed path of the ambrosia beetle Platypus quercivorus to approach its host

M Yamasaki, K Tatsumi, T Kobayashi… - Agricultural and Forest …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The ambrosia beetle Platypus quercivorus is a vector of a pathogenic fungus that causes
Japanese oak wilt. Its host is Fagaceae trees; however, these beetles also erroneously bore …

Response of the oak ambrosia beetle Platypus quercivorus (Coleoptera: Platypodinae) to volatiles from fresh and dried leaves

DL Pham, Y Ito, M Yamasaki - Arthropod-Plant Interactions, 2025 - Springer
Bark and ambrosia beetles use trees as hosts, and the preferred host condition—whether
healthy, weakened, or dead—varies among beetle species. Though attraction to volatiles …

Capture of the oak ambrosia beetle within the host tree canopy

M Yamasaki, K Tatsumi, Y Ito - The Canadian Entomologist, 2023 - cambridge.org
Because bark and ambrosia beetles fly during their dispersal and host location processes,
their flight height is important for assessing their host selection strategy. There is no …

Beetles prefer steeply angled crevices: effects of wood surface structure on the initiation of hole boring by Platypus quercivorus

H Kuma, Y Ito, H Ikeno, M Yamasaki - Journal of Forest Research, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Japanese oak wilt is caused by the pathogen, which is introduced into oaks by the ambrosia
beetle Platypus quercivorus of which male initiates to bore. In the field, the entrance holes of …

Females invest more energy in flight: flight characteristics of Platypus quercivorus (Murayama) revealed by a flight mill

DL Pham, Y Ito, R Okada, H Ikeno… - Journal of Forest …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Dispersal flight is an essential component of the life history of bark and ambrosia beetles.
Previous studies have shown considerable variation in flight distance between individual …

Ecological studies on dispersal flight and host selection of the ambrosia beetle Platypus quercivorus (Murayama)

DL Pham - 2020 - repository.kulib.kyoto-u.ac.jp
In general, bark and ambrosia beetles (Coleoptera: Scolytidae: Platypodidae) are
specialized in living and reproducing inside host trees through feeding on plant tissues and …

HÀNH VI LỰA CHỌN CÂY CHỦ CỦA LOÀI MỌT MANG NẤM Platypus quercivorus Murayama (Coleoptera: Playpodidae) THÔNG QUA CÁC HỢP CHẤT HOÁ HỌC …

PD Long, ĐN Quang - TẠP CHÍ KHOA HỌC LÂM NGHIỆP, 2023 - vjfs.vafs.gov.vn
HÀNH VI LỰA CHỌN CÂY CHỦ CỦA LOÀI MỌT MANG NẤM Platypus quercivorus
Murayama (Coleoptera: Playpodidae) THÔNG QUA CÁC HỢP CHẤT HOÁ HỌC DỄ BAY HƠI …

Role of Fungal and Host-Associated Volatiles in the Chemical Ecology of Scolytine Beetles Affecting Hardwood Trees

MW Ethington - 2021 - search.proquest.com
Native and invasive bark and ambrosia beetles threaten the health and productivity of
natural and planted forests worldwide. Management of these pests relies on semiochemical …