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Jeffrey pine trees killed by the Jeffrey Pine Beetle – Little Valley, Near Reno, NV 1998. Pitch tubes: Jeffrey pine beetle attacking Jeffrey pine tree. Mark McGregor, USDA Forest Service. Pine engraver beetle, Ips pini Colonizing Jeffrey pine log.
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Jeffrey pine trees killed by the Jeffrey Pine Beetle – Little Valley, Near Reno, NV 1998
Pitch tubes: Jeffrey pine beetle attacking Jeffrey pine tree Mark McGregor, USDA Forest Service
Pine engraver beetle, Ips pini Colonizing Jeffrey pine log
JH treated male D. jeffreyiantisense probe to HMG-R rectum Hall Pheromone production occurs In midgut of bark beetles crop Ventriculus (midgut)
6 10 5 4 3 2 9 1 0 -1 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 8 -2 Thiolase HMG-S -3 HMG-R Decarboxylase -4 Isomerase GPPS Males 7 -5 FPPS -6 -7 Time (h) 6 5 (Relative Expression) (+SE) 4 3 2 1 2 log 0 MK IPPI -1 GPPS MPDC AACT HMG-S HMG-R FPPS -2 Pheromone-Biosynthetic Gene Expression Profiles: Localized to anterior midgut Induced by feeding or JH treatment Basal expression levels higher in males than females