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EFFECT OF ENGLISH, SIBERIAN, AND CHINESE ELMS ON THE ATTACK BEHAVIOR AND BROOD SURVIVAL OF SCOLYTUS MULTISTRIATUS (COLEOPTERA: SCOLYTIDAE)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 May 2012

Pavel Švihra  and
W. Jan A. Volney
Pavel Švihra
Affiliation:
Cooperative Extension, University of California, Berkeley, California94720
W. Jan A. Volney
Affiliation:
Division of Entomology and Parasitology, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720
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Abstract

Scolytus multistriatus female adults demonstrated a distinct preference for English and Siberian elm over Chinese elm in attacking bolts and establishing egg galleries. Density of attacks appeared related to bark roughness of the exposed bolt. A ranking of elm species suitability for S. multistriatus is thus possible. Some of the females forced to attack Chinese elm died after making nuptial chambers but before establishing egg galleries. Egg production by females was unaffected by attack densities observed, elm species, or the place where the trial was conducted. In the laboratory, survival from egg to adult was lower in Chinese elm than in English or Siberian elm. Ability of the larvae to mine outer bark at high densities is believed to be a response to intraspecific competition and probably enhances survival. The first estimates of subcortical population parameters are presented for this species in North America. Adaptive value of variations in relationships between the beetle and various elm species is discussed.

Résumé

Les femelles adultes de Scolytus multistriatus ont montré une préférence nette pour Ulmus procera et U. pumila comparées à U. parvifolia, révélée par l'attaque des billes et l'établissement de galeries de ponte. La densité des attaques est apparue liée à la rugosité de l'écorce de la bille exposée, permettant ainsi une classification de la convenance des espèces d'orme pour S. multistriatus. Une partie des femelles forcées à attaquer U. parvifolia sont mortes après la construction de chambres nuptiales, avant la construction des galeries de ponte. La production des oeufs par les femelles n'a pas été affectée par l'espèce d'orme ou le site d'observation, ceci aux densités d'attaque observées. Au laboratoire, la survie entre l'oeuf et l'adulte s'est avérée plus faible sur U. parvifolia que sur les deux autres espèces d'orme. La capacité des larves de miner l'écorce externe à haute densité est possiblement un effet d'interaction interspécifique qui améliorerait la survie. Les premiers estimés de paramètres démographiques relatifs aux populations sous-corticales de cette espèce en Amérique du Nord sont présentés. La discussion traite de la valeur adaptative des variations observées des relations du scolyte avec différentes espèces d'orme.

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The Canadian Entomologist , Volume 115 , Issue 5 , May 1983 , pp. 513 - 522
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Copyright © Entomological Society of Canada 1983

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