TRAPPING ELM BARK BEETLES IN THE CITY OF WINNIPEG, WITH A NEW RECORD FOR SCOLYTUS MULTISTRIATUS, (COLEOPTERA: SCOLYTIDAE) IN MANITOBA

1981 ◽  
Vol 113 (3) ◽  
pp. 263-264 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. L. Buth ◽  
R. A. Ellis

The first outbreak of Dutch elm disease in Manitoba was recorded in 1975 in Brandon, Selkirk, and Winnipeg (Hildahl 1977). The primary vector of the disease in Canada is the native elm bark beetle, Hylurgopinus rufipes (Eichh.). The smaller European elm bark beetle, Scolytus multistriatus (Marsh.), is considered the primary vector in most of the United States. In Canada, the latter species occurs throughout most of southern Ontario, parts of south-central Quebec, and has been recorded in New Bmnswick (Sterner et al. 1976).

2008 ◽  
Vol 34 (2) ◽  
pp. 116-122
Author(s):  
Irene Pines ◽  
Richard Westwood

Six mark-recapture experiments were conducted in Manitoba, Canada, to determine the effectiveness of fluorescent powder to mark emerging native elm bark beetle adults, Hylurgopinus rufipes (Eichoff) (Coleoptera: Scolytidae), the vector of Dutch elm disease, Ophiostoma novo-ulmi (Brazier), after departure from overwintering sites in spring and emergence from broodwood in summer. Native elm bark beetles marked themselves on emergence from overwintering sites and summer trap logs. The spring and summer periods of flight activity for unmarked and marked beetles were similar. Marked beetles were captured over 1 month after peak emergence in the spring and 2 months after emergence from trap logs in the summer. Marked beetles were captured up to 1 km (0.6 mi) from release sites. Where integrated Dutch elm disease management activities are implemented in buffer zones to minimize the number of elm bark beetles entering community urban forests, buffer zones should be a minimum of 1 km (0.6 mi) in width.


Plant Disease ◽  
2007 ◽  
Vol 91 (3) ◽  
pp. 245-247 ◽  
Author(s):  
W. R. Jacobi ◽  
R. D. Koski ◽  
T. C. Harrington ◽  
J. J. Witcosky

The smaller European elm bark beetle, Scolytus multistriatus, has been the primary vector of the Dutch elm disease fungus, Ophiostoma novo-ulmi, in elm trees in Colorado since 1948. An exotic from Asia, the banded elm bark beetle, Scolytus schevyrewi, was found in Siberian elm, Ulmus pumila, in Colorado in April of 2003; this was the first report of S. schevyrewi in North America. S. schevyrewi is now found throughout much of Colorado and in at least 21 other states. The similarities in breeding and feeding habits between S. schevyrewi and S. multistriatus have raised concerns about the ability of S. schevyrewi to serve as a vector for O. novo-ulmi. The objective of this preliminary study was to determine if O. novo-ulmi could be isolated from adult S. schevyrewi emerging from diseased elm trees. S. schevyrewi and S. multistriatus were allowed to infest diseased stem segments of American elm, Ulmus americana. The infested stem segments were caged and isolations were made from the adult brood that emerged. O. novo-ulmi was isolated from most of the adults of both beetle species, showing that S. schevyrewi could acquire the pathogen as effectively as S. multistriatus. Future studies are needed to determine if S. schevyrewi can effectively transmit the pathogen to healthy trees.


1961 ◽  
Vol 93 (5) ◽  
pp. 403-405
Author(s):  
W. Y. Watson ◽  
W. L. Sippell

Although many possible vectors of the Dutch elm disease, Ceratocystis ulmi (Buism.) C. Moreau, have been listed by Collins et al. (1936) and others, only two, Scolytus multistriatus (Marsh.), the European elm bark beetle, and Hylurgopinus rufipes (Eichh.), the native elm bark beetle, are known to transmit the disease with any regularity. In this capacity alone thcse two species of beetles are important pests of elm. The persistent spread of the Dutch elm disease in southern Ontario (Hord and Quirke, 1955) made it imperative that adequate surveys be maintained to indicate yearly changes in the occurrence of the introduced vector, and to ascertain more precisely the distribution of the native vector relative to the distribution of elm in Ontario. Consequently the Forest Insect Survey of the Forest Insect Laboratory, Sault Ste. Marie, intensified its elm bark beetle program in 1956, and from then to 1959, 138 positive samples of these two scolytid beetles have been received. An analvsis of these records and their relationihip to the current incidence of the Dutch elm disease in Ontario are presented in this paper.


Author(s):  
Е.И. ИВАНОВА ◽  
В.И. ИВАНОВ-ОМСКИЙ ◽  
И.А. ДАВЫДОВА ◽  
Е.В. ГРИНЕНКО ◽  
Л.Л. ЛЕОНТЬЕВ ◽  
...  

Водородная связь (Н-связь) обеспечивает необходимую гибкость и устойчивость биологических систем, в том числе древесины. Для исследования энергии и концентрации Н-связей в древесине возможно применение ИК-спектроскопии. В этом случае судить о природе гидроксильных групп можно опираясь на величины длин и энергий Н-связей, известных для водородных связей в целлюлозе, лигнине и других компонентах древесины, которые были исследованы ранее [Иванов-Омский и др., 2017; Иванова и др., 2016]. Особенный интерес представляет решение задачи об изменении прочности и иных свойств древесины при отмирании дерева в случае повреждения биологическими агентами. В данном исследовании поставлена задача – исследовать влияние повреждений короедов на структуру водородных связей древесины. Объектом исследования выбран вяз Ulmusglabra Huds, заселённый струйчатым заболонником. Этот короед является вектором распространения голландской болезни ильмовых в Санкт-Петербурге. Срезы для спектрального анализа взяты с поверхности заболони вяза, заселённого короедом. Полученные результаты показали, что на повреждённых заболонником участках происходит разрушение наиболее сильной межмолекулярной связи, обеспечивающей соединение молекул целлюлозы и, соответственно, прочность ствола. Увеличивается и концентрация внутримолекулярных связей, что может означать принципиальные изменения в водном обмене клеток древесины, связанные с разрушением аквапоринов. Это явление может быть связано с ответной реакцией вяза на нарушение движения растворов по сосудам при механическом разрушении древесины во время питания короедов и/или попаданием ферментов их слюнных желёз, амилазы или других карбогидраз. Не исключено попадание в древесину и других ферментов, например продуцируемых симбионтами короедов. Hydrogen bond (H-bond) provides the necessary flexibility and stability of biological systems, including wood. It is possible to use Infrared spectroscopy to study the energy and concentration of H-bonds in wood. In this case, it is possible to assess the nature of the hydroxyl groups based on the lengths and energies of H-bonds, known for hydrogen bonds in cellulose, lignin and other wood components, which had been studied earlier [Ivanov-Omskiy et al., 2017; Ivanova et al., 2016]. Of special interest is the solution of the problem of changing the strength and other properties of wood when the tree dies in case of damage by biological agents. In this paper, the task was to study the effect of damage by bark beetles on the structure of hydrogen bonds of wood. The object of research was elm Ulmus glabra Huds infested by the European elm bark beetle Scolytus multistriatus. This bark beetle is the vector of Dutch elm disease in St. Petersburg. Sections for spectral analysis are taken from the surface of the elm sapwood inhabited by bark beetle. The obtained results showed that on the sites damaged by the sapwood, the strongest intermolecular bond (which binds the cellulose molecules together and ensures the strength of the trunk) breaks down. The concentration of intramolecular bonds also increases. This means a fundamental change in the water metabolism of wood cells, associated with the destruction of aquaporins. This phenomenon may be related to the response of the elm to the violation of the movement of solutions through vessels during mechanical destruction of wood during the feeding of bark beetles and/or the ingestion of enzymes from their salivary glands, amylase or other carbohydrases. It is also possible that other enzymes (such as those produced by the beetles’ symbionts) come into contact with wood.


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Abstract A new distribution map is provided for Scolytus multistriatus (Marsham) (Col., Scolytidae) (Smaller Elm Bark-beetle) (A vector of Dutch elm disease). Host Plants: Ulmus spp. Information is given on the geographical distribution in EUROPE (excl. USSR), Austria, Belgium, Britain, Bulgaria, Corsica, Czechoslovakia, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Rumania, Spain, Switzerland, Yugoslavia, ASIA (excl. USSR), Iran, USSR, AFRICA, Algeria, Egypt, NORTH AMERICA, Canada, U.S.A.


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Abstract A new distribution map is provided for Hylurgopinus rufipes (Eichh.) (Hylastes rufipes[Hylurgopinus rufipes] Eichh.) (Col., Scolytidae) (Native Elm Bark Beetle). Host Plants: Ulmus spp. (A vector of Dutch Elm Disease) Information is given on the geographical distribution in NORTH AMERICA, Canada, U.S.A.


2008 ◽  
Vol 140 (5) ◽  
pp. 527-538 ◽  
Author(s):  
Patricia L. Johnson ◽  
Jane L. Hayes ◽  
John Rinehart ◽  
Walter S. Sheppard ◽  
Steven E. Smith

AbstractScolytus schevyrewi Semenov, the banded elm bark beetle, and S. multistriatus Marsham, the smaller European elm bark beetle, are morphologically similar. Reliance on adult external morphological characters for identification can be problematic because of wide within-species variability and the need for good-quality specimens. The inability to identify developmental stages can also hamper early-detection programs. Using two character identification systems, genitalic (aedeagus) morphology, and DNA markers (random amplified polymorphic DNA polymerase chain reaction (RAPD-PCR)) to distinguish S. schevyrewi from S. multistriatus, we examined specimens from geographically distinct populations of both species collected from infested host trees or semiochemical-baited funnel traps. We found that aedeagus morphology can be used to identify the two species. The use of two oligonucleotide primers in the RAPD-PCR analysis yielded distinct DNA banding patterns for the two species. Species identification using RAPD-PCR analysis was validated by a blind test and used to make species identifications of larval specimens. These tools improve the ability to differentiate between S. schevyrewi and S. multistriatus at immature and adult stages, and could be developed and used for other scolytines as well.


1981 ◽  
Vol 113 (4) ◽  
pp. 341-348 ◽  
Author(s):  
L. M. Gardiner

AbstractDaily trapping of native elm bark beetles, Hylurgopinus rufipes (Eichh.), in central Ontario showed that the population is divided into fairly discrete overwintering adult and larval groups. Group proportions depend on the stage of development of the local beetle infestation and disease infection. Both beetles and disease are spread by mass movement of beetles, in late summer and fall, in search of living elm trees in which to feed and overwinter.


1996 ◽  
Vol 128 (3) ◽  
pp. 435-441 ◽  
Author(s):  
I.L. Pines ◽  
A.R. Westwood

AbstractThe native elm bark beetle, Hylurgopinus rufipes (Eichhoff), is the major vector of Dutch elm disease, Ophiostoma ulmi (Buisman) Nannf., in Manitoba. The herbicide Glowon™, monosodium methane arsenate (MSMA), was applied to a chainsaw cut in American elm, Ulmus americana L., tree stems to determine if the treated elms would become effective trap trees for H. rufipes. Three treatments were compared: treated with herbicide and girdled, girdled, and control. All herbicide-treated elms died within 18 days after application. Significantly higher numbers (P < 0.01) of native elm bark beetles were attracted to the herbicided elms, compared with the other treatments. Beetles bred only in the elms treated with herbicide. Of the total brood galleries constructed, 72% had no egg hatch while the remaining 28% had larval tunnels. Progeny adults emerged from less than 1% of the larval tunnels. MSMA application could supplement the Dutch elm disease management program in Manitoba.


1979 ◽  
Vol 57 (4) ◽  
pp. 353-359 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Takai ◽  
E. S. Kondo ◽  
J. B. Thomas

Adults of the North American native elm bark beetle, Hylurgopinus rufipes, naturally infested with Dutch elm disease fungus, Ceratocystis ulmi, were caged on trunks of white elms (Ulmus americana) so that infection could be studied. In surveys made in 1971, expression of external symptoms of Dutch elm disease was observed on elms which had been caged with beetles during the period May 26 to July 9, 1971. Vascular discoloration (internal symptom expression), fungus spread, fungus contamination of beetles, and transmission of fungus to the host by beetles were pronounced on elms caged with beetles from June 3 to July 2. Ceratocystis ulmi was recovered from leaves of trees caged during the period May 26 to July 2. Until May 31, 1972, dieback and death resulting from infection were restricted to trees caged with beetles during June. Corresponding development of vascular discoloration and fungus spread in the host also occurred, mostly during the caging period in June. There was no appreciable change in beetle activity in xylem tissue during the period of experiment. These results suggest that the period of highest susceptibility of white elm to Dutch elm disease in 1971 in central Ontario was June 3 to July 2.Inoculation through feeding by caged beetles carrying C. ulmi is probably the method that most closely approximates natural infection.


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