Scolytinae 2 description adults are cylindrical, dark reddishbrown to black, and 5 to 8 mm in length. Continuing to use this website means you agree to our use of cookies. Chapman 1955 first described the acoustic chirping of male dendroctonus psuedotsugae. Dendroctonus frontalis dencfroverview eppo global database. Product codename description p091lure dryocoetes confusus trp b trap lure for dryocoetes confusus p292lure 2,3,2methyl butenol lure trap lure for scolytus schevyrewi p114dfb lure dendroctonus pseudotsugae trp trap lure mcol for dendroctonus pseudotsugae p114dfb lure dendroctonus pseudotsugae trp trap lure seudenol for.
Temperature thresholds related to flight of dendroctonus. Dendroctonus and ips are two important types of bark beetles that are expected to colonize winddamaged trees in the southeast. Southern pine beetle and mexican pine beetle dendroctonus frontalis zimmerman and dendroctonus mexicanus hopkins pdf file. Tree stress and damage that result from drought, poor soil conditions, lightning strikes. How to identify common insect associates of the southern. Host index field guide to insects and diseases of az and. Except where otherwise indicated, material may be copied. Southern pine beetle outbreaks can kill hundreds of thousands of pine trees within a region in a given year. It occurs in the southern and southeastern united states, extending as far west as arizona and as far south as central america. Dendroctonus frontalis, the southern pine beetle spb is one of the most destructive pests of pines in the southern united states, mexico, and central america.
The southern pine beetle spb, dendroctonus frontalis zimmermann, is the most destructive insect pest of pine in the southern united states. Billings texas forest service, lufkin, texas, jaime e. The southern pine beetle is one of the most destructive pests of pines in the southern united states, mexico, and central america. Many srs publications are available at cost via the government printing office gpo. The southern pine beetle spb is one of the most destructive insect pests in pine and causes millions of dollars of losses in pulpwood and sawtimber throughout the southeast.
Bark and woodboring beetles in winddamaged pine stands. This is the largest bark beetle species in the southeastern us. Dendroctonus frontalis is historically the most destructive forest insect pest of southeastern forests. Enantiospecific responses of southern pine beetle dendroctonus frontalis and its clerid predator, thanasimus dubius, to. Dendroctonus frontalis zimmermann north and central america. We combined physiological measurements of insect temperature responses with climatic analyses to test the role of temperature in determining the northern distribution limits of d. Pdf southern pine beetle, dendroctonus frontalis coleoptera.
Southern pine beetle, dendroctonus frontalis zimmermann, is a major native pest of. Climate and the northern distribution limits of dendroctonus frontalis zimmermann coleoptera. Pdf on feb 5, 2019, demian f gomez and others published southern pine beetle, dendroctonus frontalis coleoptera. Adults and larvae kill the trees by directly feeding on and girdling them. Nowak importance of southern pines southern pine species such as loblolly, longleaf, shortleaf, and slash cover much of the southeastern u. Report prepared for usda forest service international programs. The southern pine beetle dendroctonus frontalis coleoptera. In an ongoing effort to be fiscally responsible, the southern research station srs will no longer produce and distribute hard copies of our publications. Black turpentine beetle, dendroctonus terebrans edis university.
The nature of intraspecific competition was investigated in the southern pine beetle, dendroctonus frontalis, a highly destructive pest of pine forests in the southern u. Forest composition following overstory mortality from. Southern pine beetle is the most damag ing forest insect in the southern united states fig. Initial attack the aggregation mechanism of these insects isnt perfectly known but it seems that the volatil compounds producted by the trees attract some female insects the main constituant of the volatil compounds is a monoterpene called apinene. The southern pine beetle, dendroctonus frontalis zimmermann is generally considered to be one of the most significant biotic mortality agents of pines within north america, with a range stretching from new england to eastern texas and from arizona south to nicaragua. What links here related changes upload file special pages permanent link page information. Pdf enantiospecific responses of southern pine beetle. At the high release rate, cisverbenol enhanced attraction of d. The southern pine beetle, dendroctonus frontalis zimmermann is generally considered to be one of the most significant biotic mortality agents of pines within north america, with a range stretching. Southern pine beetle, dendroctonus frontalis coleoptera. Scolytidae and new reports of dendroctonus populations from mexico and. The southern pine beetle spb has the potential to destroy millions of acres of pine timber in any given year. New molecular tools for dendroctonus frontalis coleoptera. Dendroctonus frontalis, the southern pine beetle, is a species of bark beetle native to the forests.
Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. Scolytinae 3 diagnosis the genus dendroctonus can be distinguished from most other pine bark beetle genera by the head, which in this species is easily visible from above. This page was last edited on 20 december 2019, at 09. Climate and the northern distribution limits of dendroctonus. Dendroctonus definition of dendroctonus by merriamwebster. Scott cameron international paper company, savannah, georgia. The black turpentine beetle, dendroctonus terebrans. In most other pine bark beetle genera, the head is hidden underneath the. The suppression of dendroctonus frontalis and subsequent. Tree mortality from btb is, therefore, often a result of accumulated attacks o ver multiple generations or years. Aug 31, 2004 developed by the university of georgia bugwood network in cooperation with usda forest service forest health protection, usda aphis ppq, georgia forestry commission, texas forest service. Lyon 1958 described the stridulation apparatus abdominal scraper and elytral file in additional dendroctonus.
The texas forest service has developed a reliable system fig. Forestry department food and agriculture organization of the. The texas forest service has developed a reliable system for predicting spb infestation trends increasing, static, declining and levels low, moderate, high, outbreak that. Curculionidae are known to have common pheromone components, except for exobrevicomin, which is produced by d.
Dendroctonus frontalis an overview sciencedirect topics. We provide an illustrated key of species of dendroctonus erichson from mexico and central america based on characters of the male genitalia and external morphology. The genus dendroctonus contains some of the most destructive forest insects in north and central america, including the southern pine beetle dendroctonus frontalis, mountain pine beetle dendroctonus ponderosae, douglasfir beetle dendroctonus pseudotsugae and the spruce beetle dendroctonus rufipennis. The validity of dendroctonus frontalis zimmerman, d. Thus, in the state of queretaro, the behavior of populations of species dendroctonus frontalis and dendroctonus mexicanus in an altitudinal gradient of approximately 800 m was determined, during the warmer months april, may and june. Damage of dendroctonus valens on pinus tabulaeformis and its distribution on trunk and root before and after overwintering period. Dendroctonus frontalis what is southern pine beetle spb. Developed by the university of georgia bugwood network in cooperation with usda forest service forest health protection, usda aphis ppq. The southern pine beetle, dendroctonus frontalis, is among the most important agents of ecological disturbance and economic loss in forests of the south. Text is available under the creative commons attributionsharealike license.
Chromosome numbers of dendroctonus parallelocollis and d. Forest entomology electrophysiological and behavioral. Attraction of the southern pine beetle, dendroctonus. Dendroctonus genus of small bark beetles destructive especially to mature conifers genus dendroctonus arthropod genus a genus of arthropods. Ayres1 1 department of biological sciences, dartmouth college, hanover, nh 03755, usa. We do not use these to store personal information about you. Our recent research suggests that feeding by female adult d. Correlation test between the abundance of these species was performed taken.
How to identify common insect associates of the southern pine. Pdf chromosome numbers of dendroctonus parallelocollis. Dendroctonus ponderosae hopkins, 1902 is a destructive pest of pine trees keeling et al. Black turpentine beetle, dendroctonus terebrans olivier. Dendroctonus frontalis and several other species of dendroctonus and ips bark beetles have been found to produce 2phenylethanol in small amounts renwick et al. As with other aggressive pine beetles, it relies on semiochemicals for. The numbers of spb and their primary predator, the checkered clerid beetle thanasimus dubius, fig. The southern pine beetle spb is one of the most destructive insect pests in pine and causes millions of dollars of. The beetle is small, only 24 mm in length, about the size of a grain of rice, and is redbrown to black in color. Page designed through the cooperative efforts of interagency itis teams. The role of dendroctonus valens and its vectored fungi in the mortality of ponderosa pine. Temperature thresholds related to flight of dendroctonus frontalis. General information about dendroctonus frontalis dencfr eppo global database. Bark beetle caused mortality continues to play a critical role in determining the composition and structure of for.
Dendroctonus frontalis dencfrdocuments eppo global. Consultation on the red turpentine beetle, dendroctonus valens, in shanxi province, pr china, july 17, 2001. Electronic versions of publications may be downloaded. It has a hard reddish brown to black exoskeleton and measures approximately 3 mm 0. Bark beetles in the genus dendroctonus b 379 setae equipped with projections pointed backward to the base, or away from the point that cause them to remain imbedded once contact with them is made. Dendroctonus definition is a genus of small bark beetles that are especially destructive to mature coniferous trees and that have a large prothorax, short clubbed elbowed antennae, serrated tibiae, and spiny elytra. Southern pine beetle dendroctonus frontalis pa dcnr. Forest composition following overstory mortality from southern pine beetle and associated treatments1 t.
It includes several species notorious for destroying trees in the forests of north america. One or two types of nematodes, including an aphelenchid, were active in the mycangial area at the prothorax and in mouth parts of beetle adults, and in the head area of larvae. A multiple equilibria model for dendroctonus frontalis with predation and competition sharon j. This page was last edited on 16 january 2020, at 02. Dendroctonus frontalis is considered the most damaging insect affecting loblolly pines10 fig. Dendroctonus definition of dendroctonus by the free dictionary. The larvae mine for a short distance before boring into the outer bark where they pupate. The southern pine beetle, dendroctonus frontalis zimmermann, is the most serious economic pest of conifers in the southern united states and portions of mexicoandcentralamericapriceetal. Gomez and jiri hulcr and published by the ufifas department of entomology and nematology describes the beetle and includes advice on how to monitor for them and. Abstract semiochemicals that inhibit the response of the southern pine beetle, dendroctonus frontalis zimmermann, to its aggregation pheromone have been used with varying degrees of success to protect individual trees from attack and to stop infestation growth. Documents about dendroctonus frontalis dencfr this website uses cookies our website uses cookies to ensure that we give you the best possible online experience. Pdf identification of dendroctonus frontalis zimmermann and d. Forest entomologist, fdacs division of forestry, 1911 sw. Fao encourages the use, reproduction and dissemination of material in this information product.
The head is convex in front and has clubbed antennae. The head is visible from above, with the elevation on either side of the medial frontal groove more pronounced in the male. Geographic distribution of pinus tabulaeformis carr. Abstract the southern pine beetle, dendroctonus frontalis, is among the most important agents of. Southern pine beetle, dendroctonus frontalis maryland. We conducted a field experiment to determine the effect of e. Dendroctonus synonyms, dendroctonus pronunciation, dendroctonus translation, english dictionary definition of dendroctonus. Black turpentine beetle, dendroctonus terebrans olivier insecta.
We describe here techniques for enhancing parasitoid efficacy by direct feeding of parasitoid adults. Southern pine beetle, or spb, is a bark beetle that infests pine trees. Data were analysed from an observational study of naturally. Pdf the morphology of sternite viii as well as that of the spermatheca of the females of dendroctonus frontalis zimmermann and d. The southern pine beetle, dendroctonus frontalis zimmermann, is the most destructive insect pest of pine in the southern united states. Hosted by the usgs core science analytics and synthesis. Dendroctonus frontalis, the southern pine beetle, is a species of bark beetle native to the forests of southern united states, mexico and central america. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. Lombardero department of biological sciences, dartmouth college, hanover, nh 03755, u. Dendroctonus frontalis, to pheromone components of the.
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