Entomology, Department of
Department of Entomology: Distance Master of Science Projects
First Advisor
Erin Bauer
Date of this Version
2024
Document Type
Project
Citation
ENTO 888, MS project
Department of Entomology, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 2024
Abstract
A series of traps was deployed in four red spruce (Picea rubens Sarg.) stands in the Southern Appalachians to evaluate the presence of, and trap lure efficacy for, the spruce beetle, Dendroctonus rufipennis (Kirby, 1837). Although no spruce beetles were collected, more than 14,000 Polygraphus rufipennis (Kirby) were captured. Traps were baited with a variety of lure combinations that demonstrated a strong attraction of P. rufipennis to frontalin, a relationship not previously reported. The results suggest that the role of frontalin in the chemical ecology of P. rufipennis, including possible regional differences in the biology of the insect, warrants additional further investigation.
Comments
Copyright 2024, Kyle Finis Cavender. Used by permission