Abstract Bark beetles (Curculionidae: Scolytinae) spend most of their life in tissues of host
plants, with several species representing economically relevant pests. Their behaviour is …

Forests form rich biodiversity hubs that act as large reservoirs of natural carbon. The spatial
and temporal heterogeneity of these complex habitats of forest floors provides ecological …

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 …

Two wild subspecies of snapdragon, Antirrhinum majus, subspecies pseudomajus and
striatum, differ in floral color and can be visually discriminated by insect visitors. The extent …

Mountain pine beetle, Dendroctonus ponderosae Hopkins, is a primary agent of forest
disturbance in western North America. Episodic outbreaks occur at the convergence of …

Western pine beetle (Dendroctonus brevicomis LeConte) is a major cause of ponderosa
pine (Pinus ponderosa Dougl. ex. Laws.) mortality in western North America. Twenty-first …

Introduction: The striped ambrosia beetle Trypodendron lineatum (Coleoptera,
Curculionidae, Scolytinae) is a major forest pest in the Holarctic region. It uses an …

Significant research has been devoted to the development of semiochemical repellents for
mountain pine beetle Dendroctonus ponderosae Hopkins. Several formulations of the …

We assessed attraction of pine engraver, Ips pini (Say)(Coleoptera: Curculionidae;
Scolytinae), to pheromone-baited funnel traps treated with repellent semiochemicals in …

Although the use of nonhost plants intercropped among host crops has been a standard
agricultural practice for reducing insect herbivory for millennia, the use of nonhost signals to …