The red turpentine beetle (RTB), Dendroctonus valens LeConte (Coleoptera: Curculionidae:
Scolytinae), is a secondary pest of pines in its native range in North and Central America …

We summarize the status of semiochemical-based management of the major bark beetle
species in western North America. The conifer forests of this region have a long history of …

An exotic invasive pest of pines, the red turpentine beetle, Dendroctonus valens LeConte
(Scolytidae)(RTB), was first detected in Shanxi Province, northern China, in 1998 and …

A total of 21 species (including one new to science) of Megastigmus seed chalcids are
recognized in Europe, North Africa and Asia Minor. From 1977 to 2001, 5260 seed samples …

Climate change is an important risk factor for forest ecosystems through alteration of forest
disturbance regimes such as bark beetle outbreaks, which in some places now are more …

A new and potentially devastating pest of oaks, Quercus spp., has been discovered in
southern California. The goldspotted oak borer, Agrilus coxalis Waterhouse (Coleoptera …

There are more than 36,000 species of Cerambycidae (Coleoptera) recognized worldwide
(see Chapter 1), and they are found on all continents except Antarctica (Linsley 1959, 1961) …

The response of the introduced red turpentine beetle, Dendroctonus valens LeConte, to host
semiochemicals in Shanxi Province, China, was distinctly different from that reported in …

We tested two formulations of verbenone for efficacy in protecting ponderosa pine trees from
attack by the red turpentine beetle, Dendroctonus valens LeConte:(1) polyethylene …

Mediterranean climates are characterized by mild wet winters and warm dry summer
conditions. They can be found around the Mediterranean Sea and on portions of the …