Semiochemicals for bark beetle (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) management in western North America: where do we go from here?

This paper is intended as an assessment of the state of knowledge and development of semiochemical methods for control of bark beetles (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) in western North America and as a roadmap for future research and development in this field. It is based on a keynote presentation given...

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Published inCanadian entomologist Vol. 153; no. 1; pp. 121 - 135
Main Authors Gillette, Nancy E., Fettig, Christopher J.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published New York, USA Cambridge University Press 01.02.2021
Subjects
Bark
Beetles
Bioassays
Chemicals
Coleoptera
Curculionidae
Entomology
Forests
Formulations
Forum
Insects
Microorganisms
New products
Pest control
Pheromones
Pollinators
R&D
Research & development
Semiochemicals
Streamlining
Trees
Unmanned aerial vehicles
British Columbia Canada
Canada
California
United States > US
North America
Pennsylvania
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Summary:This paper is intended as an assessment of the state of knowledge and development of semiochemical methods for control of bark beetles (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) in western North America and as a roadmap for future research and development in this field. It is based on a keynote presentation given at the symposium Managing Bark and Ambrosia Beetles with Semiochemicals, held in 2018 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, at the Joint Meeting of the Entomological Society of America, the Entomological Society of Canada, and the Entomological Society of British Columbia. We describe currently available active ingredients, formulations, and release devices. Furthermore, we describe the most urgently needed new products and techniques, and constraints to their further development. Finally, we speculate about opportunities afforded by new advances in microbial synthesis of semiochemicals, streamlining of regulatory processing, and aerial application using unmanned aerial vehicles.
ISSN:0008-347X
1918-3240
DOI:10.4039/tce.2020.61