Bernard D Roitberg

Beetles pine for lodgepole homes: mountain pine beetle's search for a host

Reproduction in Mountain Pine Beetle (Dendroctonus ponderosae) is contingent upon successful search for and colonization of suitable host trees. Field data, collected from a 1.42 …

alex-m-chubaty

Using game theory to evaluate host acceptance decisions in mountain pine beetle

Mountain Pine Beetle, a native species of North American forests, searches out and colonizes live trees such as lodgepole pine. Female beetles have a limited period of time to find …

alex-m-chubaty