Three coleopterous predators associated with the Douglas-fir
beetle (Dendroctonus pseudotsugae Hopkins in a second growth
forest of Douglas-fir (Pseudotsugae menziesii (Mirb. ) Franco)
in western Oregon are Enoclerus sphegeus Fabriciup, E, lecontei
Wolcott, and Thanasirnus undatulus Say. A study was undertaken
with the following objectives: (1) to determine the diurnal...
Published July 1966. Facts and recommendations in this publication may no longer be valid. Please look for up-to-date information in the OSU Extension Catalog: http://extension.oregonstate.edu/catalog
Six species of Cleridae, including Enoclerus spegeus Fabricius,
E. lecontei Wolcott, E. schaefferi (Barr), E. eximius Mannerheim,
Thanasimus undatulus Say, and an undescribed species of Enoclerus,
were found on Douglas-fir in western Oregon. E. sphegeus was the
only clerid of the six species studied which was primarily associated
with the...
Published January 1960. Facts and recommendations in this publication may no longer be valid. Please look for up-to-date information in the OSU Extension Catalog: http://extension.oregonstate.edu/catalog
The study was undertaken to determine the seasonal and diurnal
flight patterns of scolytid beetles inhabiting a second growth
forest of Douglas-fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii (Mirb.)Franco) in western
Oregon. Air temperatures, relative humidity, light intensity, and wind
velocities were recorded for evaluation of their influence on flight activity.
The insects were...
Behavioral responses exhibited by the Douglas-fir beetle,
Dendroctonus pseudotsugae Hopkins, to various attractant sources
were investigated under both laboratory and field conditions. Tests
were designed to observe olfactory responses. Results were correlated
and compared with collections from sampling nets and with
emergence patterns. Field data were collected during the flight...