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On the limited consensus of mountain pine beetle impacts on wildfire
ContextThe mountain pine beetle (MPB; Dendroctonus ponderosae ) is a native bark beetle whose outbreaks leads to widespread conifer forest mortality....
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Genomic virulence features of Beauveria bassiana as a biocontrol agent for the mountain pine beetle population
BackgroundThe mountain pine beetle, Dendroctonus ponderosae , is an irruptive bark beetle that causes extensive mortality to many pine species within...
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Naïve Pine Terpene Response to the Mountain Pine Beetle (Dendroctonus ponderosae) through the Seasons
Insect herbivores must contend with constitutive and induced plant defenses. The mountain pine beetle, Dendroctonus ponderosae Hopkins (Coleoptera:...
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Modeled interactions of mountain pine beetle and wildland fire under future climate and management scenarios for three western US landscapes
BackgroundMountain pine beetle (MPB) is a native disturbance agent across most pine forests in the western US. Climate changes will directly and...
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A Pine in Distress: How Infection by Different Pathogenic Fungi Affect Lodgepole Pine Chemical Defenses
In North America, lodgepole pine is frequently subjected to attacks by various biotic agents that compromise its ability to defend against subsequent...
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Effect of Environmental Conditions on Flight Capacity in Mountain Pine Beetle (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae)
Mountain pine beetle ( Dendroctonus ponderosae Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae) is a major pest of pine (Pinaceae) in western North America....
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Transcriptome analyses of the Chinese white pine beetle-fungal symbiont Leptographium qinlingensis under terpene stress or growth on host pine sawdust
Microbial consortia cohabitate within bark beetles, constituting an entity known as the “bark beetle holobiont”, which has been reported to play an...
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Understory vegetation response to mountain pine beetle disturbance in northern Colorado lodgepole pine forests
Understory plants are an important element of forests, having a considerable influence on ecosystem functioning and canopy-tree development following...
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Associated bacteria of a pine sawyer beetle confer resistance to entomopathogenic fungi via fungal growth inhibition
BackgroundThe entomopathogenic Beauveria bassiana is a popular fungus used to control the Japanese pine sawyer, Monochamus alternatus Hope, the key...
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Southern pine beetle-specific RNA interference exhibits no effect on model nontarget insects
The efficacy and high specificity of the RNA interference pathway has prompted its exploration as a potential molecular management tool for many...
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Fuel Profiles and Biomass Carbon Following Bark Beetle Outbreaks: Insights for Disturbance Interactions from a Historical Silvicultural Experiment
Anticipating consequences of disturbance interactions on ecosystem structure and function is a critical management priority as disturbance activity...
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Lowland and Mountain Heaths
As ecosystems created by traditional land use in past centuries, lowland and mountain heaths in Central and Western Europe today have a high nature...
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Fuels change quickly after California drought and bark beetle outbreaks with implications for potential fire behavior and emissions
BackgroundAn extreme drought from 2012–2016 and concurrent bark beetle outbreaks in California, USA resulted in widespread tree mortality. We...
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Linoleic Acid Promotes Emission of Bark Beetle Semiochemicals by Fungal Symbionts
Tree-killing bark beetles in conifer forests vector symbiotic fungi that are thought to help the beetles kill trees. Fungal symbionts emit diverse...
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Host Defense Metabolites Alter the Interactions between a Bark Beetle and its Symbiotic Fungi
Successful host plant colonization by tree-killing bark beetle-symbiotic fungal complexes depends on host suitability, which is largely determined by...
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Chromosome-level genome assembly and population genomic analyses provide insights into adaptive evolution of the red turpentine beetle, Dendroctonus valens
BackgroundBiological invasions are responsible for substantial environmental and economic losses. The red turpentine beetle (RTB), Dendroctonus valens ...
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Fine-scale spatial heterogeneity shapes compensatory responses of a subalpine forest to severe bark beetle outbreak
ContextGrowth releases of individuals that survive disturbances are important compensatory response mechanisms that contribute to ecological...
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Distribution of the Small Spruce Bark Beetle Ips amitinus (Eichhoff, 1872) in Western Siberia
AbstractData on the distribution of small spruce bark beetle Ips amitinus (Eichh.) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae), a new invasive pest of...
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Beauveria bassiana exhibits strong virulence against Dendroctonus ponderosae in greenhouse and field experiments
AbstractThe mountain pine beetle (MPB) has infested over 16 million hectares of pine forests in western Canada, killing over 50% of mature lodgepole...
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RNA-Seq reveals adaptive genetic potential of the rare Torrey pine (Pinus torreyana) in the face of Ips bark beetle outbreaks
The ability of tree species to adapt to water stress and increased frequency of bark beetle outbreaks with climate change may increase with...
