Olfactory-based behavioral interactions among five species in the southern pine bark beetle group |
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Authors: | M. T. Smith T. L. Payne M. C. Birch |
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Affiliation: | (1) Department of Entomology, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 24061 Blacksburg, Virginia;(2) Present address: USDA, ARS, S.E. Fruit and Tree Nut Research Laboratory, P.O. Box 87, 31008 Byron, Georgia;(3) Department of Zoology, South Parks Road, OXl3PS Oxford, UK |
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Abstract: | Olfactory-mediated behavioral interactions were investigated among the five scolytid species comprising the southern pine bark beetle group. Behavioral response, as determined from field trap catch data, showed that each species was attracted in greatest numbers to the pheromonal blend produced by conspecifies. Interspecifically,D. frontalis displayed no cross-attractancy toIps pheromonal blends, but was weakly attracted to the pheromonal blend of femaleD. terebrans. ThreeIps species displayed varying degrees of cross-attraction as well as to theDendroctonus pheromonal blends. More specifically,I. calligraphus was attracted toI. avulsus and, to a very limited extent, also to the maleD. terebrans pheromonal blend.I. avulsus was somewhat more cross-attractive thanI. calligraphus and showed attraction to the pheromonal blends of femaleD. frontalis, male and femaleD. terebrans, maleI. calligraphus, and maleI. grandicollis. I. grandicollis showed the greatest degree of cross-attraction, particularly in response to theDendroctonus pheromonal blends.Research support in part by CSRS grant 86-CRCR-1-2270, NATO grant CRG.0710/86 and Texas Agricultural Experiment Station project MS1525 (while M.T.S. and T.L.P. were with Texas A&M University). The findings, opinions, and recommendations expressed herein are those of the authors and not necessarily those of the U.S. Department of Agriculture. |
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Keywords: | Coleoptera Scolytidae bark beetle Dendroctonus Ips pheromone olfaction intraspecific interspecific behavior |
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