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- 1Beck, Jackson, L
- 1Colgan, Lindsay Jessica
- 1Dettlaff, Margarete
- 1Fellrath, Evan G
- 1Ishangulyyeva, Guncha
- 4Mountain pine beetle
- 3Jack pine
- 2Dendroctonus ponderosae
- 2Jack pine budworm
- 2Lodgepole pine
- 2Pinus contorta
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Fall 2012
Intra and inter-plant signalling was investigated in jack pine (Pinus banksiana) seedlings in response to jack pine budworm (Choristoneura pinus, Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) feeding. Defoliation was followed by a fungal inoculation by blue stain fungus (Grosmannia clavigera) to assess resistance....
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PLANT FATTY ACIDS INFLUENCE BROOD DEVELOPMENT OF MOUNTAIN PINE BEETLE AND GROWTH OF ITS SYMBIOTIC FUNGUS: IMPLICATIONS TO HOST-RANGE EXPANSION OF AN HERBIVOROUS INSECT
DownloadSpring 2015
Nutritional composition of plants can affect the performance of insect herbivores and their associated microbial symbionts. Mountain pine beetle (Dendroctonus ponderosae) is an important bark beetle species that colonizes many species of Pinus within its historical range and encounter host...
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Playing with fire: Dendroctonus ponderosae (mountain pine beetles) in post-burn lodgepole pine forests
DownloadSpring 2015
Dendroctonus ponderosae, an aggressive tree-killing bark beetle, is one of the most significant insects in the coniferous forests of western North America. Although D. ponderosae is restricted to weakened host trees at low-density populations, fire can suddenly increase the number of suitable,...
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Soil fungi after pine beetle outbreak: Diagnosis of fungal community composition and treatment of outplanted seedlings with tailored soil inoculum
DownloadSpring 2019
Soil fungal communities play vital roles in boreal forests as key organisms that cycle nutrients, facilitate uptake of resources for mycorrhizal plants, and store carbon. Forest disturbances often result in shifts in soil fungal community composition, yet, it is unclear if these effects are...
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Understanding the Role of Secondary Metabolites and Endophytic Fungi in White Spruce Defenses Against Eastern Spruce Budworm
DownloadFall 2023
As a boreal tree species, white spruce (Picea glauca Moench Voss) is under a constant threat by outbreaks of defoliators (foliar feeders) including eastern spruce budworm (Choristoneura fumiferana). Historically, applications of biological insecticides and silvicultural treatments have been used...
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Using a native plant-pathogen system as a model to investigate success of the invasive mountain pine beetle in jack pine
DownloadFall 2017
Tree-infesting organisms have recently expanded their ranges into many novel habitats where they will not only interact with new host tree species, but also with a myriad of other organisms that also share these hosts. Understanding the major factors and mechanisms that mediate...