Publications

2016

Thesis: Emergence phenology and nematode associates of the woodwasp, Sirex nigricornis F. (Hymenoptera: Siricidae), in Arkansas and Mississippi forests

Hartshorn JA

Jun 2016

Sirex woodwasp Sirex noctilio (Hymenoptera: Siricidae): revisiting some past perceptions

Nahrung HF

Austral Entomology

AbstractThe Sirex Woodwasp, Sirex noctilio Fabricius, is the focus of extensive global research because of its pest status,...

Apr 2016

Emergence of adult female Sirex nigricornis F. and Sirex noctilio F. (Hymenoptera: Siricidae) coincides with a decrease in daily minimum and maximum temperature

Hartshorn JA, Haavik LJ, Allison JD, Meeker JR et al.

Agricultural and Forest Entomology

Abstract The establishment and spread of Sirex noctilio F. (Hymenoptera: Siricidae), in northeastern North America necessitates...

Apr 2016

Identification of Sirex noctilio (Hymenoptera: Siricidae) using a species-specific cytochrome c oxidase subunit I PCR assay

Sun X, Tao J, Ren L, Shi J et al.

Journal of Economic Entomology

Sirex noctilio F. (Hymenoptera: Siricidae: Siricinae), a new invasive species in China, is a significant international forestry...

Jan 2016

Nonlethal effects of nematode infection on Sirex noctilio and Sirex nigricornis (Hymenoptera: Siricidae)

Haavik LJ, Allison JD, MacQuarrie CJK, Nott RW et al.

Environmental Entomology

A nonnative woodwasp, Sirex noctilio F., has established in pine forests in eastern North America. To facilitate prediction of...

Mar 2016

Complex ecological relationships among an assemblage of indigenous hymenopteran parasitoids, the exotic European woodwasp (Sirex noctilio; Hymenoptera: Siricidae), and a native congener

Foelker CJ, Standley CR, Parry D, Fierke MK

The Canadian Entomologist

AbstractWe collected naturally infested Pinus resinosa Aiton (Pinaceae) and P. sylvestris Linnaeus to investigate phenological...

Feb 2016

Growth of the Sirex-parasitic nematode Deladenus siricidicola on the white rot fungus Amylostereum

Caetano IAL, Morris EE, Hajek AE

Journal of Invertebrate Pathology

The Kamona strain of the nematode Deladenus siricidicola has been extensively used as a biological control agent against invasive...

May 2016

Influence of nematode parasitism, body size, temperature, and diel period on the flight capacity of Sirex noctilio F. (Hymenoptera: Siricidae)

Gaudon JM, Haavik LJ, MacQuarrie CJK, Smith SM et al.

Journal of Insect Behavior

Sirex noctilio F. (Hymenoptera: Siricidae) is a woodwasp of pine trees that has recently invaded and established in North...

Oct 2015

Host tissue identification for cryptic hymenopteran parasitoids associated with Sirex noctilio

Foelker CJ, Standley CR, Fierke MK, Parry D et al.

Agricultural and Forest Entomology

Abstract Establishing host–parasitoid relationships is challenging for cryptic insects feeding deep in the xylem tissue of trees....