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Invasive Bark and Ambrosia Beetles in California Mediterranean Forest Ecosystems Timothy D. Paine · François Lieutier Editors Insects and Diseases of Mediterranean Forest Systems Insects and Diseases of Mediterranean Forest Systems Timothy D. Paine • François Lieutier Editors Insects and Diseases of Mediterranean Forest Systems Editors Timothy D. Paine François Lieutier Department of Entomology Faculté des Sciences University of California Université d'Orléans Riverside , CA , USA Orléans Cedex 2 , France ISBN 978-3-319-24742-7 ISBN 978-3-319-24744-1 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-24744-1 Library of Congress Control Number: 2015960968 Springer Cham Heidelberg New York Dordrecht London © Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2016 Chapters 18, 20, 21, 22 was created within the capacity of an US governmental employment. US copyright protection does not apply. This work is subject to copyright. 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Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. Printed on acid-free paper Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland is part of Springer Science+Business Media (www. springer.com) Contents 1 Introduction ............................................................................................. 1 Timothy D. Paine and François Lieutier 2 Introduction to Mediterranean Forest Systems: Mediterranean Basin .............................................................................. 7 François Lefèvre and Bruno Fady 3 Defoliators in Native Insect Systems of the Mediterranean Basin .................................................................... 29 Andrea Battisti , Manuela Branco , and Zvi Mendel 4 Native Fruit, Cone and Seed Insects in the Mediterranean Basin .................................................................... 47 Thomas Boivin and Marie-Anne Auger-Rozenberg 5 Native Sap-Sucker Insects in the Mediterranean Basin ...................... 89 Aurélien Sallé and Andrea Battisti 6 Bark Beetles of Mediterranean Conifers .............................................. 105 François Lieutier , Zvi Mendel , and Massimo Faccoli 7 Native Buprestid and Longhorn Beetles in the Mediterranean Basin .................................................................... 199 Aurélien Sallé 8 Foliage Feeding Invasive Insects: Defoliators and Gall Makers ......... 211 Manuela Branco , Andrea Battisti, and Zvi Mendel 9 Invasive Fruit, Cone and Seed Insects in the Mediterranean Basin .................................................................... 239 Marie-Anne Auger-Rozenberg and Thomas Boivin 10 Invasive Sap-Sucker Insects in the Mediterranean Basin ................... 261 Zvi Mendel , Manuela Branco , and Andrea Battisti v vi Contents 11 Alien Wood-Boring Beetles in Mediterranean Regions ....................... 293 Davide Rassati , François Lieutier , and Massimo Faccoli 12 The Pine Wood Nematode and Its Local Vectors in the Mediterranean Basin .................................................................... 329 Pedro Naves , Luis Bonifácio , and Edmundo de Sousa 13 Invasive Insects in the Mediterranean Forests of Chile ....................... 379 Sergio A. Estay 14 Insects and Diseases of Mediterranean Forests: A South African Perspective .................................................................. 397 Jeff Garnas , Brett Hurley , Bernard Slippers , Michael J. Wingfi eld , and Jolanda Roux 15 Native Defoliators of Australian Mediterranean Forest Trees ............ 431 Martin J. Steinbauer and Helen F. Nahrung 16 Native Phloem and Wood Borers in Australian Mediterranean Forest Trees ................................................................... 455 Simon A. Lawson and Valerie J. Debuse 17 Invasive Insects in Mediterranean Forest Systems: Australia ............ 475 Helen F. Nahrung , Andrew D. Loch , and Mamoru Matsuki 18 Native Bark Beetles and Wood Borers in Mediterranean Forests of California ................................................ 499 Christopher J. Fettig 19 Native Diseases of California Mediterranean Forest Angiosperms ................................................................................. 529 A. James Downer 20 Diseases of Conifers in California .......................................................... 549 Philip G. Cannon, Pete Angwin, and Martin MacKenzie 21 Invasive Bark and Ambrosia Beetles in California Mediterranean Forest Ecosystems......................................................... 583 Steven J. Seybold, Richard L. Penrose, and Andrew D. Graves 22 Goldspotted Oak Borer in California: Invasion History, Biology, Impact, Management, and Implications for Mediterranean Forests Worldwide .................................................. 663 Tom W. Coleman and Steven J. Seybold 23 Pitch Canker in California Mediterranean Conifer Systems ............. 699 T. R. Gordon 24 Insects Colonizing Eucalypts in California ........................................... 711 Timothy D. Paine Contents vii 25 Sudden Oak Death in California ........................................................... 731 Tedmund J. Swiecki and Elizabeth A. Bernhardt 26 Polyphagous Shot Hole Borer and Fusarium Dieback in California .............................................................................. 757 Colin Umeda , Akif Eskalen , and Timothy D. Paine 27 Air Pollution ............................................................................................ 769 Michele Eatough Jones and Delbert J. Eatough 28 Responses of Mediterranean Forest Phytophagous Insects to Climate Change ............................................. 801 François Lieutier and Timothy D. Paine 29 Follow the Water: Extreme Drought and the Conifer Forest Pandemic of 2002–2003 Along the California Borderland. .......................................................... 859 Richard A. Minnich, Brett R. Goforth, and Timothy D. Paine 30 General Conclusions ............................................................................... 891 François Lieutier and Timothy D. Paine Chapter 21 Invasive Bark and Ambrosia Beetles in California Mediterranean Forest Ecosystems Steven J. Seybold , Richard L. Penrose* , and Andrew D. Graves Abstract This chapter discusses the native ranges, histories of introduction, recent research efforts, and the potential impacts of some of 22 species of invasive scolytids in California’s Mediterranean forest ecosystems. The diversity of native and orna- mental tree species, the varied climatic zones, and the widespread importation of nursery stock and packaged cargo have made California a fertile location for the introduction and establishment of bark and ambrosia beetles. Eight of the twenty two taxa are ambrosia beetles; four are spermophagous (e.g., Coccotrypes and Dactylotrypes sp.); six are hardwood bark beetles ( Hypothenemus eruditus , Scolytus sp., Phloeotribus liminaris , and Pityophthorus juglandis ); and four are coniferopha- gous bark beetles ( Hylurgus ligniperda , Ips calligraphus , Orthotomicus erosus , and Phloeosinus armatus ). Five of the species have probable native ranges elsewhere in North America (indigenous exotic species), whereas nearly all of the remaining spe- cies have likely origins in Eurasia with at least four of those with clear roots in true Mediterranean ecosystems. Several appear to be from Africa. Many of the species were fi rst detected in heavily urbanized southern California. Detailed overviews are provided for an ensemble of species that have had or could potentially have the most impact on California forest or orchard resources (H. ligniperda , O. erosus , P. juglan- dis , Scolytus multistriatus, S. rugulosus , S. schevyrewi , and Xyleborinus saxeseni ). Another potentially damaging species, the polyphagous shot hole borer, Euwallacea nr. fornicatus , is treated elsewhere (Chap. 26 ). The introductions of these taxa range from species that may have invaded over 100–150 years ago (e.g., Hypothenemus eruditus , S. rugulosus , or X. saxeseni ) to 10–15 years ago (10 of the 22 species have been detected since 2000). Dactylotrypes longicollis (a spermophage); Euwallacea *Author was deceased at the time of publication. S. J. Seybold (*) Pacifi c Southwest Research Station , USDA Forest Service , Davis , CA 95616 , USA e-mail: [email protected]; [email protected] R. L. Penrose (deceased) A. D. Graves Forest Health Protection , USDA Forest Service , 333 Broadway Blvd SE , Albuquerque , NM 87102 , USA © Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht (outside the USA) 2016 583 T.D. Paine, F. Lieutier (eds.), Insects and Diseases of Mediterranean Forest Systems, DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-24744-1_21 584 S.J. Seybold et al. nr. fornicatus ; and Hylurgus ligniperda
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