Evidence for a male-produced pheromone in Tetropium fuscum (F.) and Tetropium cinnamopterum (Kirby) (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae)
- P. Silk, J. Sweeney, Junping Wu, J. Price, J. Gutowski, E. G. Kettela
- BiologyDie Naturwissenschaften
- 12 April 2007
This is the first homoterpenoid alcohol to be described in the Cerambycidae, and the first pheromone reported from the sub-family Spondylidinae.
Effect of Chirality, Release Rate, and Host Volatiles on Response of Tetropium fuscum (F.), Tetropium cinnamopterum Kirby, and Tetropium castaneum (L.) to the Aggregation Pheromone, Fuscumol
- J. Sweeney, P. Silk, D. MaGee
- BiologyJournal of Chemical Ecology
- 3 November 2010
The attraction of three different Tetropium species to the combination of (S)-fuscumol and host volatiles suggests that cross-attraction may occur where these species are sympatric, and that reproductive isolation possibly occurs via differences in close-range cues.
A contact sex pheromone component of the emerald ash borer Agrilus planipennis Fairmaire (Coleoptera: Buprestidae)
- P. Silk, K. Ryall, D. Barry Lyons, J. Sweeney, Junping Wu
- BiologyDie Naturwissenschaften
- 2009
Hexane-washed females to which 9-Me-C25 had been reapplied elicited similar contact time and percentage of time attempting copulation as unwashed females, indicating that 9-methyl-pentacosane is a contact sex pheromone component of A. planipennis.
Host Volatile Attractants and Traps for Detection of Tetropium fuscum (F.), Tetropium castaneum L., and Other Longhorned Beetles (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae)
- J. Sweeney, P. de Groot, J. Gutowski
- Biology
- 1 August 2004
Cortical and sapwood volatiles were collected in situ from red spruce, Picea rubens, trees infested with Tetropium fuscum, to determine the relative concentrations and enantiomer ratios of monoterpenes emitted and to create a synthetic “spruce blend” lure that was tested in various trap designs for efficacy.
Further evidence that monochamol is attractive to Monochamus (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) species, with attraction synergised by host plant volatiles and bark beetle (Coleoptera: Curculionidae)…
- K. Ryall, P. Silk, J. Sweeney
- BiologyCanadian Entomologist
- 19 November 2014
Results support the emerging hypothesis that pheromone compounds can attract related cerambycid species with cumulative evidence for attraction to monochamol for 12 species of Monochamus worldwide.
Contact Sex Pheromones Identified for Two Species of Longhorned Beetles (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) Tetropium fuscum and T. cinnamopterum in the Subfamily Spondylidinae
- P. Silk, J. Sweeney, Junping Wu, S. Sopow, P. Mayo, D. MaGee
- BiologyEnvironmental Entomology
- 8 June 2011
Significantly fewer males of each species attempted to copulate with live or dead heterospecific females than with conspecifics, indicating that mate recognition was mediated by species-specific contact sex pheromones in the female's cuticular hydrocarbons.
Rove beetles (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae) in red spruce stands, eastern Canada: diversity, abundance, and descriptions of new species
- J. Klimaszewski, J. Sweeney, J. Price, G. Pelletier
- BiologyCanadian Entomologist
- 1 February 2005
The new species or known species representing new records for Canada are presented here with a short diagnosis, habitus images, and genital illustrations to help with identification.
Effect of Semiochemical Release Rate, Killing Agent, and Trap Design on Detection of Tetropium fuscum (F.) and Other Longhorn Beetles (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae)
- J. Sweeney, J. Gutowski, J. Price, P. de Groot
- Biology
- 1 June 2006
Although any of cross-vane traps tested seem suitable for trapping several cerambycid species, the Colossus trap with liquid killing agent is recommended for use as a detection tool for T. fuscum because it caught similar or greater numbers than the other trap types.
New Staphylinidae (Coleoptera) records with new collection data from New Brunswick, Canada: Omaliinae, Micropeplinae, Phloeocharinae, Olisthaerinae, and Habrocerinae
- R. Webster, J. Sweeney, I. Demerchant
- BiologyZooKeys
- 26 April 2012
Abstract Eleven species of Omaliinae are newly recorded from New Brunswick, bringing the total number of species known from the province to 32 described species. Supporting data are presented for the…
Efficacy of semiochemical-baited traps for detection of longhorn beetles (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) in the Russian Far East
- J. Sweeney, P. Silk, V. Grebennikov
- Biology
- 14 July 2014
Use of longhorn beetle pheromone lures in trapping surveys increases the mean catch and probability of detecting certain species of Cerambycidae, including those that may be exotic and potentially invasive.
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