@article {13316,
	title = {DIVERSITY OF SCOLYTINAE (COLEOPTERA: CURCULIONIDAE) ATTRACTED TO AVOCADO, LYCHEE, AND ESSENTIAL OIL LURES},
	journal = {Florida Entomologist},
	volume = {94},
	number = {2},
	year = {2011},
	month = {Jun},
	pages = {123-130},
	abstract = {The redbay ambrosia beetle, Xyleborus glabratus Eichhoff (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae), is an exotic wood-boring insect that vectors laurel wilt, a lethal vascular disease of trees in the Lauraceae, including avocado (Persea americana) and native Persea species (redbay, swampbay). As part of research to identify host-based attractants for X. glabratus, we discovered that a diverse array of non-target ambrosia beetles was attracted to the same substrates as X. glabratus. During Sep-Dec 2009, several field tests were conducted in north Florida (in woodlands with advanced stages of laurel wilt) with traps baited with commercial lures of the essential oils, manuka and phoebe, and with freshly-cut wood bolts of avocado (a known host) and lychee (Litchi chinensis, a non-host high in the sesquiterpene [alpha]-copaene, a putative host attractant). In addition, manuka-baited traps were deployed in avocado groves in south Florida to monitor for potential spread of X. glabratus. The combined trapping results indicated that none of these substrates was specific in attraction of X. glabratus. Numerous non-target ambrosia beetles were captured, including 17 species representative of 4 tribes within the subfamily Scolytinae. This report provides photo-documentation and data on the species diversity and relative abundance for a group of poorly-studied beetles, the scolytine community in Florida Persea habitats.},
	keywords = {Xyleborus glabratus},
	isbn = {0015-4040},
	author = {Kendra, Paul E. and Sanchez, Jorge S. and Montgomery, Wayne S. and Okins, Katherine E. and Niogret, Jerome and Pena, Jorge E. and Epsky, Nancy D. and Heath, Robert R.}
}
@article {13314,
	title = {METHOD FOR COLLECTION OF LIVE REDBAY AMBROSIA BEETLES, XYLEBORUS GLABRATUS (COLEOPTERA: CURCULIONIDAE: SCOLYTINAE)},
	journal = {Florida Entomologist},
	volume = {95},
	number = {2},
	year = {2012},
	month = {June},
	pages = {513-516},
	abstract = {Development of improved lures for Xyleborus glabratus will be expedited through experimental research conducted with host-seeking females. As an alternative to laboratory rearing of X. glabratus, we developed a simple method for field collection of dispersing females using freshly-cut host wood as bait. Female X. glabratus collected with this method are behaviorally and physiologically in host-seeking mode, ideally suited for evaluation of host-based attractants in controlled laboratory tests.},
	keywords = {Xyleborus glabratus},
	isbn = {0015-4040},
	author = {Kendra, Paul E. and Montgomery, Wayne S. and Sanchez, Jorge S. and Deyrup, Mark A. and Niogret, Jerome and Epsky, Nancy D.}
}
@article {13315,
	title = {Temporal Analysis of Sesquiterpene Emissions From Manuka and Phoebe Oil Lures and Efficacy for Attraction of Xyleborus glabratus (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae)},
	journal = {Journal of Economic Entomology},
	volume = {105},
	number = {2},
	year = {2012},
	month = {Apr},
	pages = {659-669},
	abstract = {Redbay ambrosia beetle, Xyleborus glabratus Eichhoff, is an exotic wood-borer that vectors the fungal agent (Raffaelea lauricola) responsible for laurel wilt. Laurel wilt has had severe impact on forest ecosystems in the southeastern United States, killing a large proportion of native Persea trees, particularly redbay (P. borbonia) and swampbay (P. palustris), and currently poses an economic threat to avocado (P. americana) in Florida. To control the spread of this lethal disease, effective attractants are needed for early detection of the vector. Two 12-wk field tests were conducted in Florida to evaluate efficacy and longevity of manuka and phoebe oil lures, and to relate captures of X. glabratus to release rates of putative sesquiterpene attractants. Two trap types were also evaluated, Lindgren funnel traps and sticky panel traps. To document lure emissions over time, a separate set of lures was aged outdoors for 12 wk and sampled periodically to quantify volatile sesquiterpenes using super-Q adsorbant and gas chromatography-mass spectroscopy analysis. Phoebe lures captured significantly more X. glabratus than manuka lures, and sticky traps captured more beetles than funnel traps. Phoebe lures captured X. glabratus for 10-12 wk, but field life of manuka lures was 2-3 wk. Emissions of [alpha]-copaene, [alpha]-humulene, and cadinene were consistently higher from phoebe lures, particularly during the 2-3 wk window when manuka lures lost efficacy, suggesting that these sesquiterpenes are primary kairomones used by host-seeking females. Results indicate that the current monitoring system is suboptimal for early detection of X. glabratus because of rapid depletion of sesquiterpenes from manuka lures.},
	keywords = {Xyleborus glabratus},
	isbn = {0022-0493},
	author = {Kendra, Paul E. and Niogret, Jerome and Montgomery, Wayne S. and Sanchez, Jorge S. and Deyrup, Mark A. and Pruett, Grechen E. and Ploetz, Randy C. and Epsky, Nancy D. and Heath, Robert R.}
}
