Biological Barriers to Forest Pest Invasions: A Novel Host Tree Slows Mountain Pine Beetle Range Expansion [PDF]
Ecology and EvolutionMountain pine beetle breached the Canadian Rocky Mountains—a former geographic barrier—initiating an eastward range expansion that threatens pine forests across North America.
Evan C. Johnson +3 more
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Modeling Pine Caterpillar, Dendrolimus spectabilis (Lepidoptera: Lasiocampidae), Population Dynamics with a Stage-Structured Matrix Model Based on Field Observations [PDF]
InsectsPopulation models offer insights into both theoretical and practical aspects of insect population dynamics. Among the models, stage-structured matrix models are used to describe the population dynamics of insects because the development of insects is by ...
Young-Kyu Park +2 more
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Metapopulation modelling and area-wide pest management strategies evaluation. An application to the Pine processionary moth [PDF]
Ecological Modelling, 2013 Forecasting pest population abundance is a time and resource consuming task, and in particular for area-wide pest management is complicated by demographic and environmental stochasticity. These factors make difficult the development of quantitative tools to design and evaluate different management strategies performances by taking into account various ...
Gianni Gilioli +2 more
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Implications of Population Phases on the Integrated Pest Management of the Southern Pine Beetle, Dendroctonus frontalis [PDF]
Journal of Integrated Pest Management, 2012 The southern pine beetle, Dendroctonus frontalis Zimmermann, has three population phases. In the latent phase, southern pine beetle-initiated infestations are absent, and southern pine beetle functions as a secondary bark beetle when present. The outbreak phase results when one or more multi-tree infestations are detected per 1,000 acres of susceptible
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Landscape influences bat suppression of pine processionary moth: Implications for pest management
Journal of Environmental ManagementBats provide important ecosystem services, particularly in agriculture, yet integrating bat management into conservation plans remains challenging. Some landscape features considerably influence bat presence, diversity, and ecosystem service provision.
Ana Margarida Augusto +2 more
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YOLO-PTHD: A UAV-Based Deep Learning Model for Detecting Visible Phenotypic Signs of Pine Decline Induced by the Invasive Woodwasp Sirex noctilio (Hymenoptera, Siricidae) [PDF]
InsectsSirex noctilio is an invasive pest that contributes to pine tree decline, leading to visual symptoms such as needle discoloration, crown thinning, and eventual tree death.
Wenshuo Yang +7 more
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Effects of selected nuts on the biology of Trogoderma granarium Everts [PDF]
Scientific ReportsTrogoderma granarium is a devastating pest of stored products worldwide. This species has the potential to feed, survive and reproduce in non-grain commodities, including nuts. However, biology of T. granarium has scarcely been studied on nuts.
Hafiz Azhar Ali Khan, Muhammad Bukhari
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Improved YOLOv7 enhances identification of Hylurgus ligniperda in traps [PDF]
Frontiers in Plant ScienceThe red-haired pine bark beetle, Hylurgus ligniperda Fabricius, is an internationally significant forest quarantine pest that poses a threat to coniferous trees in the coastal areas of Shandong, China. Monitoring its infestation is crucial in forest pest
Zhengyi Li, Xiahui Zhang, Jing Tao
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Efficiency Enhancement Technology of Dastarcus helophoroides (Coleoptera: Bothrideridae) for Controlling Monochamus alternatus (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae): Drilling Optimization and Biological Collaboration [PDF]
InsectsDastarcus helophoroides Fairmaire, a parasitic natural enemy widely used in the biological control of Monochamus alternatus Hope, possesses strong abilities to search for hosts and prey. To enhance the biological control efficacy of D.
Jiale Li +7 more
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Journal of Integrated Pest ManagementAbstract The widespread use of insecticides in forest ecosystems has raised significant concerns about their nontarget effects on biological control agents (BCAs), such as predators and parasitoid wasps, which play a pivotal role in natural pest suppression.
Liwen Song, Xingpeng Li
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