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Environ Entomol

Title:		Resinosis Inhibits Monochamus spp. (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) Colonization of Healthy Shortleaf Pines in Southeastern United States
Author(s):		Ethington MW; Galligan LD; Stephen FM;
Address:		"Department of Entomology, University of Arkansas, Agriculture Building, Fayetteville, AR. Department of Entomology, Purdue University, West State Street, West Lafayette, IN"
Journal Title:		Environ Entomol
Year:		2018
Volume:		47
Issue:		4
Page Number:		867 - 874
DOI:		10.1093/ee/nvy070
ISSN/ISBN:		1938-2936 (Electronic) 0046-225X (Linking)
Abstract:		"The genus Monochamus Dejean (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) includes large, woodboring, longhorned beetles, which colonize pine trees in North America. Many authors have classified the genus as saprophagous, but one recent study reported successful colonization of standing jack pine trees (Pinus banksiana Lamb.) (Pinales: Pinaceae) following severe wind disturbance in Minnesota. We tested whether two Monochamus species native to the southeastern United States (M. titillator (Fabricius) and M. carolinensis (Olivier)) could successfully colonize healthy shortleaf pines (Pinus echinata Mill.) (Pinales: Pinaceae) in recently harvested stands without coincident abiotic or biotic stressors, such as lightning strikes or bark beetle attacks. We attached commercially available semiochemical lures, including monochamol, ethanol, and ipsenol, to healthy shortleaf pine trees and observed Monochamus spp. oviposition response. Egg development was monitored following oviposition by harvesting attacked trees and dissecting oviposition pits. High numbers of oviposition pits were observed on trees treated with lures containing the bark beetle pheromone ipsenol and pits were highly concentrated on the tree bole near lures. Although egg deposition occurred, pit dissection revealed large amounts of resin present in almost all dissected pits and that egg hatch and subsequent larval development were rare. Our results demonstrate that southeastern Monochamus spp. are unlikely to be primary pests of healthy shortleaf pines due to resinosis. To better understand the host finding behavior of these two Monochamus species, we also conducted trapping trials with several semiochemical combinations. Both species and sexes demonstrated similar attraction to compounds, and the most attractive lure combined host volatiles, pheromone, and sympatric insect kairomone"
Keywords:		"Animals Arkansas Coleoptera/*physiology Female *Forestry *Herbivory Male *Oviposition Pheromones/*pharmacology Pinus/*chemistry/growth & development Resins, Plant/*analysis Sex Characteristics Species Specificity;"
Notes:		"MedlineEthington, Matthew W Galligan, Larry D Stephen, Fred M eng Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't England 2018/05/17 Environ Entomol. 2018 Aug 11; 47(4):867-874. doi: 10.1093/ee/nvy070"