Black turpentine beetle, dendroctonus terebrans olivier insecta. We conducted a field experiment to determine the effect of e. Forestry department food and agriculture organization of the. 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. Dendroctonus synonyms, dendroctonus pronunciation, dendroctonus translation, english dictionary definition of dendroctonus. 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. The southern pine beetle dendroctonus frontalis coleoptera. 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. The suppression of dendroctonus frontalis and subsequent. Pdf chromosome numbers of dendroctonus parallelocollis. The head is visible from above, with the elevation on either side of the medial frontal groove more pronounced in the male.
Black turpentine beetle, dendroctonus terebrans olivier. Hosted by the usgs core science analytics and synthesis. 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. 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 frontalis, the southern pine beetle, is a species of bark beetle native to the forests of southern united states, mexico and central america. 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. The black turpentine beetle, dendroctonus terebrans.
Dendroctonus genus of small bark beetles destructive especially to mature conifers genus dendroctonus arthropod genus a genus of arthropods. Dendroctonus definition of dendroctonus by the free dictionary. Dendroctonus frontalis what is southern pine beetle spb. Attraction of the southern pine beetle, dendroctonus. Bark and woodboring beetles in winddamaged pine stands. Dendroctonus frontalis zimmermann north and central america. Billings texas forest service, lufkin, texas, jaime e. 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. Abstract the southern pine beetle, dendroctonus frontalis, is among the most important agents of. Developed by the university of georgia bugwood network in cooperation with usda forest service forest health protection, usda aphis ppq. It has a hard reddish brown to black exoskeleton and measures approximately 3 mm 0. Lombardero department of biological sciences, dartmouth college, hanover, nh 03755, u. A multiple equilibria model for dendroctonus frontalis with predation and competition sharon j. Curculionidae are known to have common pheromone components, except for exobrevicomin, which is produced by d.
Pdf identification of dendroctonus frontalis zimmermann and d. 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. Our recent research suggests that feeding by female adult d. Dendroctonus ponderosae hopkins, 1902 is a destructive pest of pine trees keeling et al. Temperature thresholds related to flight of dendroctonus. 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. Pdf enantiospecific responses of southern pine beetle. Many srs publications are available at cost via the government printing office gpo. 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. Tree mortality from btb is, therefore, often a result of accumulated attacks o ver multiple generations or years.
The validity of dendroctonus frontalis zimmerman, d. How to identify common insect associates of the southern. The numbers of spb and their primary predator, the checkered clerid beetle thanasimus dubius, fig. Dendroctonus frontalis is considered the most damaging insect affecting loblolly pines10 fig. Southern pine beetle, dendroctonus frontalis zimmermann, is a major native pest of. Dendroctonus definition of dendroctonus by merriamwebster. Pdf southern pine beetle, dendroctonus frontalis coleoptera.
Southern pine beetle, or spb, is a bark beetle that infests pine trees. We do not use these to store personal information about you. Temperature thresholds related to flight of dendroctonus frontalis. Electronic versions of publications may be downloaded. The southern pine beetle spb, dendroctonus frontalis zimmermann, is the most destructive insect pest of pine in the southern united states. Chapman 1955 first described the acoustic chirping of male dendroctonus psuedotsugae. Except where otherwise indicated, material may be copied. Tree stress and damage that result from drought, poor soil conditions, lightning strikes. The southern pine beetle, dendroctonus frontalis, is among the most important agents of ecological disturbance and economic loss in forests of the south. Lyon 1958 described the stridulation apparatus abdominal scraper and elytral file in additional dendroctonus. The southern pine beetle, dendroctonus frontalis zimmermann, is the most serious economic pest of conifers in the southern united states and portions of mexicoandcentralamericapriceetal. As with other aggressive pine beetles, it relies on semiochemicals for.
Climate and the northern distribution limits of dendroctonus. Nowak importance of southern pines southern pine species such as loblolly, longleaf, shortleaf, and slash cover much of the southeastern u. Bark beetle caused mortality continues to play a critical role in determining the composition and structure of for. Southern pine beetle, dendroctonus frontalis maryland. Dendroctonus frontalis an overview sciencedirect topics. 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. New molecular tools for dendroctonus frontalis coleoptera. Consultation on the red turpentine beetle, dendroctonus valens, in shanxi province, pr china, july 17, 2001. Pdf the morphology of sternite viii as well as that of the spermatheca of the females of dendroctonus frontalis zimmermann and d. Forest entomology electrophysiological and behavioral.
This page was last edited on 16 january 2020, at 02. Southern pine beetle and mexican pine beetle dendroctonus frontalis zimmerman and dendroctonus mexicanus hopkins pdf file. Southern pine beetle dendroctonus frontalis pa dcnr. The southern pine beetle, dendroctonus frontalis zimmermann, is the most destructive insect pest of pine in the southern united states. The texas forest service has developed a reliable system fig.
Forest composition following overstory mortality from southern pine beetle and associated treatments1 t. Damage of dendroctonus valens on pinus tabulaeformis and its distribution on trunk and root before and after overwintering period. General information about dendroctonus frontalis dencfr eppo global database. Geographic distribution of pinus tabulaeformis carr. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. The southern pine beetle is one of the most destructive pests of pines in the southern united states, mexico, and central america. Dendroctonus and ips are two important types of bark beetles that are expected to colonize winddamaged trees in the southeast. 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.
All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. Scott cameron international paper company, savannah, georgia. The larvae mine for a short distance before boring into the outer bark where they pupate. Data were analysed from an observational study of naturally. How to identify common insect associates of the southern pine. Dendroctonus frontalis is historically the most destructive forest insect pest of southeastern forests. Continuing to use this website means you agree to our use of cookies.
Adults and larvae kill the trees by directly feeding on and girdling them. What links here related changes upload file special pages permanent link page information. Forest entomologist, fdacs division of forestry, 1911 sw. The southern pine beetle spb, dendroctonus frontalis. Chromosome numbers of dendroctonus parallelocollis and d. Ayres1 1 department of biological sciences, dartmouth college, hanover, nh 03755, usa. Climate and the northern distribution limits of dendroctonus frontalis zimmermann coleoptera. 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. The southern pine beetle spb has the potential to destroy millions of acres of pine timber in any given year. Enantiospecific responses of southern pine beetle dendroctonus frontalis and its clerid predator, thanasimus dubius, to. Report prepared for usda forest service international programs. Pdf attraction of the southern pine beetle, dendroctonus. Page designed through the cooperative efforts of interagency itis teams.
Dendroctonus frontalis dencfroverview eppo global database. Pdf on feb 5, 2019, demian f gomez and others published southern pine beetle, dendroctonus frontalis coleoptera. Scolytinae 2 description adults are cylindrical, dark reddishbrown to black, and 5 to 8 mm in length. In maryland, spb is at the northern edge of its range and is commonly found on the lower eastern shore and southern maryland. Dendroctonus frontalis dencfrdocuments eppo global.
Dendroctonus frontalis, to pheromone components of the. 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. Fao encourages the use, reproduction and dissemination of material in this information product. The texas forest service has developed a reliable system for predicting spb infestation trends increasing, static, declining and levels low, moderate, high, outbreak that. It includes several species notorious for destroying trees in the forests of north america. Dendroctonus frontalis and several other species of dendroctonus and ips bark beetles have been found to produce 2phenylethanol in small amounts renwick et al. This is the largest bark beetle species in the southeastern us. In most other pine bark beetle genera, the head is hidden underneath the.
Correlation test between the abundance of these species was performed taken. Host index field guide to insects and diseases of az and. 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. Documents about dendroctonus frontalis dencfr this website uses cookies our website uses cookies to ensure that we give you the best possible online experience. The head is convex in front and has clubbed antennae. Southern pine beetle is the most damag ing forest insect in the southern united states fig. Forest composition following overstory mortality from. Southern pine beetle, dendroctonus frontalis coleoptera. Black turpentine beetle, dendroctonus terebrans edis university. In an ongoing effort to be fiscally responsible, the southern research station srs will no longer produce and distribute hard copies of our publications. It occurs in the southern and southeastern united states, extending as far west as arizona and as far south as central america. This page was last edited on 20 december 2019, at 09.
Text is available under the creative commons attributionsharealike license. The texas forest service has developed a reliable system for predicting spb infestation trends increasing. A multiple equilibria model for dendroctonus frontalis with. 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. Journal of biogeography, 26, 131145 climate and the northern distribution limits of dendroctonus frontalis zimmermann coleoptera. The southern pine beetle, dendroctonus frontalis zimmermann, is native to pine forests of the southern united states. Dendroctonus frontalis, the southern pine beetle, is a species of bark beetle native to the forests. 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. Dendroctonus frontalis is historically the most destructive. 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. At the high release rate, cisverbenol enhanced attraction of d. The role of dendroctonus valens and its vectored fungi in the mortality of ponderosa pine.
Southern pine beetle outbreaks can kill hundreds of thousands of pine trees within a region in a given year. 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. The key incorporates newly identified diagnostic characters for this genus that enhance discrimination of particularly difficult sibling species. Scolytidae and new reports of dendroctonus populations from mexico and.
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