Proceedings from the Third Workshop on Genetics of
Bark Beetles and Associated Microorganisms
In Association with IUFRO WP 7.03.05 - Integrated Control of Scolytid Bark Beetles
Workshop Organizers: Barbara Bentz, Anthony Cognato, and Kenneth Raffa
Contents
Phylogenetics of Bark Beetles 1
Reconstructing the Phylogeny of Scolytinae and Close Allies: Major Obstacles and Prospects for a
Solution by Bjarte H. Jordal. ........................................................................................................3
A Standard DNA Taxonomy for Insects? by Anthony I. Cognato.......................................................11
Population Genetics of Bark Beetles 13
Pitfalls in Applying Mitochondrial Markers Onto the Scolytid Species Pityogenes chalcographus by
Wolfgang Arthofer, Dimitrios N. Avtzis, Markus Riegler,, Wolfgang J. Miller, and ����������
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Stauffer.........15
Invasion Genetics of Emerald Ash Borer (Agrilus planipennis FAIRMAIRE) in North America by
Alicia M. Bray, Leah S. Bauer, Robert A. Haack, Therese Poland, and James J. Smith. ............................21
Genetic and Phenotypic Resistance in Lodgepole Pine to Attack by Mountain Pine Beetle by Alvin
Yanchuk and Kimberly Wallin......................................................................................................23
Genetic Architecture of Differences in Fitness Traits Among Geographically Separated Dendroctonus
ponderosae Populations by Barbara Bentz, Mike Pfrender, Ryan Bracewell, andKaren Mock.................25
Phylogeography of Dendroctonus rufipennis Based on mtDNA and Microsatellites by Kenneth F. Raffa,
Luana S. Maroja, Steven M. Bogdanowicz, Kimberly F. Wallin, and Richard G. Harrison.......................27
Phylogeographic Analysis of the Douglas-fir Beetle Dendroctonus pseudotsugae Hopkins (Coleoptera:
Curculionidae: Scolytinae) by Enrico A. Ruíz, Jane L. Hayes, John E. Rinehart, and G. Zúñiga..........29
Evolutionary Ecology of Pheromone Signaling in Dendroctonus frontalis by Deepa S. Pureswaran, Brian
T. Sullivan, and Matthew P. Ayres.................................................................................................33
Bark Beetle Gene Structure and Function 35
Red Turpentine Dendroctonus valens P450s: Diversity, Midgut Location, and Response to Alfapinene Enantiomers by M. Fernanda López, Viviana Cerrillo, Zulema Gómez, M. Shibayama,
Olga-Arciniega, and Gerardo Zúñiga............................................................................................37
Expression Patterns of Bark Beetle Cytochromes P450 During Host Colonization: Likely
Physiological Functions and Potential Targets for Pest Management by Dezene P. W. Huber,
Melissa Erickson, Christian Leutenegger, Joerg Bohlmann, and Steven J. Seybold. ....................................41
Genetics of Symbionts, Natural Enemies, and Hosts 43
Yeasts Associated with Bark Beetles of the Genus Dendroctonus erichson (Coleoptera: Curculionidae:
Scolytinae): Molecular Identification and Biochemical Characterization by Flor N. Rivera, Zulema
Gómez, Evelyn González, Nydia López, César H. Hernández Rodríguez, and Gerardo Zúñiga..................45
Gut Bacteria of Bark and Wood Boring Beetles by Archana Vasanthakumar, Yasmin Cardoza, Italo
Delalibera, Patrick Schloss, Jo Handelsman, Kier Klepzig, and Kenneth Raffa.......................................49
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