Richard W. Hofstetter

Attraction of the Southern Pine Beetle, Dendroctonus frontalis, to Pheromone Components of the Western Pine Beetle, Dendroctonus brevicomis (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae), in an Allopatric Zone (2008)

Deepa S. Pureswaran, Richard W. Hofstetter, Brian T. Sullivan

Subtle differences in pheromone components of sympatric species should be attractive only to the producing species and unattractive or repellent to the nonproducing species, and thereby maintain...

Seasonal Dynamics of Mites and Fungi and Their Interaction with Southern Pine Beetle (2006)

Richard W. Hofstetter, Kier D. Klepzig, John C. Moser, Matthew P. Ayres

We evaluated whether Dendroctonus frontalis Zimmermann populations were influenced by nontrophic interactions involving commensal mites, their mutualistic bluestain fungus Ophiostoma minus (Hedgc.)...

Relative Suitability of Virginia Pine and Loblolly Pine as Host Species for Dendroctonus frontalis (Coleoptera: Scolytidae) (2003)

Jessica S. Veysey, Matthew P. Ayres, María J. Lombardero, Richard W. Hofstetter, Kier D. Klepzig

Dendroctonus frontalis Zimmerman is a major disturbance agent in American pine forests, but attack preferences for various host species, and their relative suitability for reproduction, are poorly...