Evaluating doses of SPLAT® verb to protect lodgepole pine trees and stands from mountain pine beetle
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DOI: 10.1016/j.cropro.2020.105228
Abstract: Abstract Several formulations of the antiaggregation pheromone verbenone (4,6,6-trimethylbicyclo [3.1.1]hept-3-en-2-one) are registered to protect pine trees and forest stands from mountain pine beetle, Dendroctonus ponderosae Hopkins (Coleoptera: Curculionidae), but failures in efficacy are not uncommon.… read more here.
Keywords: pine trees; verbenone; splat verb; doses splat ... See more keywords
Mountain pine beetle outbreak enhanced resin duct-defenses of lodgepole pine trees
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DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2019.03.023
Abstract: Abstract Millions of hectares of lodgepole pine trees have been affected by the recent mountain pine beetle outbreaks, which also left significant numbers of live host trees in some areas. Studies have primarily focused on… read more here.
Keywords: resin duct; lodgepole pine; pine; pine trees ... See more keywords
Behavioral Evidence for Host Transitions in Plant, Plant Parasite, and Insect Interactions
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DOI: 10.1093/ee/nvy033
Abstract: Abstract Specialized herbivorous insects have the ability to transition between host plant taxa, and considering the co-evolutionary history between plants and the organisms utilizing them is important to understanding plant insect interactions. We investigated the… read more here.
Keywords: pine trees; plant; mistletoe infection; insect interactions ... See more keywords
Endophytic nitrogen fixation - a possible 'hidden' source of nitrogen for lodgepole pine trees growing at unreclaimed gravel mining sites.
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DOI: 10.1093/femsec/fiz172
Abstract: Lodgepole pine (Pinus contorta var. latifolia) trees have been thriving on unreclaimed gravel mining sites in British Columbia, Canada with tissue nitrogen-content and growth-rate unaffected by extremely low soil nitrogen-levels. This indicates that pine trees… read more here.
Keywords: nitrogen; pine trees; endophytic nitrogen; gravel mining ... See more keywords
Rapid thermal method for early diagnosis of the physiological state of Scots pine trees
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DOI: 10.1134/s1067413617020072
Abstract: Trends in stem temperature of Scots pine trees in different life states are described. Any substantial disturbances of water flow in the roots, stem, or crown have an immediate effect on the stem temperature. This… read more here.
Keywords: state; pine trees; early diagnosis; scots pine ... See more keywords
The fauna of cambioxylophagous insects on Scots pine trees declined after spells of drought in 2003
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DOI: 10.17221/2079-jfs
Abstract: The paper deals with cambioxylophagous insects on Scots pine ( Pinus sylvestris L.) trees. Research was conducted in forest stands growing on steep slopes on the left bank of the Otava River about 1 km… read more here.
Keywords: insects; pine trees; drought 2003; scots pine ... See more keywords
Feeding Preferences and Responses of Monochamus saltuarius to Volatile Components of Host Pine Trees
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DOI: 10.3390/insects13100888
Abstract: Simple Summary Bursaphelenchus xylophilus causes pine wilt disease, which is one of the most devastating forest diseases in the world. However, B. xylophilus cannot spread naturally and must be carried by vector insects from infested… read more here.
Keywords: monochamus saltuarius; pine; pine trees; host pine ... See more keywords