Western White Pine: The Effect of Clone and Cone Color on Attacks by the Mountain Pine Cone Beetle
The relationship between clone and cone color in western white pine, Pinus monticola Douglas, to attack by the mountain pine cone beetle, Conophthorus monticolae Hopkins, was studied in the Sandpoint Seed Orchard, Idaho. A positive relationship was shown to exist during a 5 year field evaluation. Co...
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ndltd-UTAHS-oai-digitalcommons.usu.edu-etd-84122019-10-13T05:54:58Z Western White Pine: The Effect of Clone and Cone Color on Attacks by the Mountain Pine Cone Beetle Jenkins, Michael J The relationship between clone and cone color in western white pine, Pinus monticola Douglas, to attack by the mountain pine cone beetle, Conophthorus monticolae Hopkins, was studied in the Sandpoint Seed Orchard, Idaho. A positive relationship was shown to exist during a 5 year field evaluation. Cone beetles were found to prefer dark colored cones and to attack certain clones at a higher rate than others. Laboratory dissections did not indicate that cone color affected oviposition, brood development or brood mortality. Olfactometer experiments demonstrated that olfactory stimuli are involved in the cone beetle attack sequence. Visual cues relating to cone color may be involved in the initial long range host orientation of attacking beetles. 1982-05-01T07:00:00Z text application/pdf https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/etd/7319 https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=8412&context=etd Copyright for this work is held by the author. Transmission or reproduction of materials protected by copyright beyond that allowed by fair use requires the written permission of the copyright owners. Works not in the public domain cannot be commercially exploited without permission of the copyright owner. Responsibility for any use rests exclusively with the user. For more information contact digitalcommons@usu.edu. All Graduate Theses and Dissertations DigitalCommons@USU Western White Pine Clone Cone Attacks Mountain pine cone beetle Biology |
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The relationship between clone and cone color in western white pine, Pinus monticola Douglas, to attack by the mountain pine cone beetle, Conophthorus monticolae Hopkins, was studied in the Sandpoint Seed Orchard, Idaho. A positive relationship was shown to exist during a 5 year field evaluation. Cone beetles were found to prefer dark colored cones and to attack certain clones at a higher rate than others.
Laboratory dissections did not indicate that cone color affected oviposition, brood development or brood mortality.
Olfactometer experiments demonstrated that olfactory stimuli are involved in the cone beetle attack sequence. Visual cues relating to cone color may be involved in the initial long range host orientation of attacking beetles. |
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Jenkins, Michael J |
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Western White Pine: The Effect of Clone and Cone Color on Attacks by the Mountain Pine Cone Beetle |
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Western White Pine: The Effect of Clone and Cone Color on Attacks by the Mountain Pine Cone Beetle |
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Western White Pine: The Effect of Clone and Cone Color on Attacks by the Mountain Pine Cone Beetle |
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Western White Pine: The Effect of Clone and Cone Color on Attacks by the Mountain Pine Cone Beetle |
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Western White Pine: The Effect of Clone and Cone Color on Attacks by the Mountain Pine Cone Beetle |
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western white pine: the effect of clone and cone color on attacks by the mountain pine cone beetle |
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