Red Oak Borer
Forest Entomology at the University of Arkansas
Southern Pine Beetle

Former Students - Master's Theses or Doctoral Dissertations
Degree Title of Thesis or Dissertation Name and Year Degree Awarded
Ph.D. Management information system for southern pine beetle research. Lillie L. Lane. (coadvisor with Dr. H. A. Taha, Industrial Engineering). 1976.
M.S. Parent adult re-emergence in southern pine beetle populations. Michael E. Cooper. 1978.
Ph.D. A simulation model for investigating the population dynamics of Dendroctonus frontalis Zimm. Gail S. Hines. (coadvisor with Dr. H. A. Taha, Industrial Engineering). 1979.
M.S. Effects of vegetation on Nantucket pine tip moth populations in intensively managed loblolly pine plantations. Fredric D. Miller. 1980.
M.S. The effect of cut-leave and cut-top control tactics on within-tree survival of southern pine beetle Dendroctonus frontalis Zimm. and its natural enemies. John H. Ortiz. 1980.
Ph.D. Sensitivity analysis applied to the simulation model of Dendroctonus frontalis Zimm. Mahmoud Motamedi. (coadvisor with Dr. H. A. Taha, Industrial Engineering). 1981.
Ph.D. The natural enemy component of within-tree southern pine beetle mortality. Marc J. Linit. 1981.
M.S. Effect of temperature on development rate and modeling development of Rhyacionia frustrana (Comstock).

Dennis A. Haugen. 1982.

M.S. Dispersion of the Nantucket pine tip moth, Rhyacionia frustrana (Comstock), in newly established loblolly pine plantations.

Stephen R. Clarke. 1983.

Ph.D. Mathematical and simulation modeling of southern pine beetle infestations. Jayabrata Ghosh. (coadvisor with Dr. H. A. Taha, Industrial Engineering). 1983.
M.S.

Refinement and use of a simulation model for the prediction of southern pine beetle population growth and tree mortality.

Marita P. Lih. 1985.
M.S. Development rates and temperature-dependent modeling of pales weevil, Hylobious pales (Herbst) development. Scott M. Salom. 1985.
M.S. Bird predation on the 13-year periodical cicada (Homoptera: Cicadidae: Magicicada spp.) in an Ozark forest community V. Bruce Steward. 1986.

M.S.

Growth and spore production of Ophiostoma minus, Ceratocystis minor var. barrasii and SJB 122, and their effect on reproduction in the southern pine beetle, Dendroctonus frontalis. David S. Goldhammer. 1988.
M.S. Effect of temperature on development of hymenopterous parasitoids of the southern pine beetle Dendroctonus frontalis Zimmermann. J. Michael Jones. 1992
M. S. Variation in southern pine beetle fat content in relation to season and fungal associates.

Bryan R. Coppedge. 1992.

M. S. Variation in southern pine beetle mycangial fungi in relation to season and infestation characteristics.

Russell L. Groves. 1993.

Ph.D. Studies on southern pine beetle population dynamics in relation to season, tree size and infestation development. Marita P. Lih, 1993
Ph.D. Development of animation modules for continuous and discrete systems. K. J. Jeng (co-advisor with Prof. H. A. Taha, Industrial Engineering), 1994.
M.S. Effect of nutrition on egg production in adult hymenopterous parastitoids of southern pine beetle, Dendroctonus frontalis Zimmermann (Coleoptera: Scolytidae) Tanya L. Hanano, 1996.
M. S. Woodpeckers (Picidae), parasitoids (Hymenoptera), and wildflowers: factors that potentially influence mortality of southern pine beetle, Dendroctonus frontalis Zimmermann (Coleoptera: Scolytidae) D. E. W. Drumtra. 1997.
Ph.D. Effects of food and environment on life history parameters of parasitoids of the southern pine beetle, Dendroctonus frontalis (Coleoptera: Scolytidae) P. L. Mathews, 1997
M. S. Arrival sequence and partial age-specific life tables for Cerambycidae associated with Dendroctonus frontalis Zimmermann (Coleoptera: Scolytidae) Kevin J. Dodds, 1999.
M. S. Interactions between some members of the southern pine beetle feeding guild. Caelin Graber, 2000.
Ph.D. Spatial orientation and movement of southern pine beetle (Dendroctonus frontalis) parasitoids within infestations. Sherah L. VanLaerhoven, 2001.
M. S. Field evaluation of Eliminade™: Effects on Dendroctonus frontalis (Zimmermann) parasitism and brood emergence.
Dana Kinney, 2001.
M.S. Landscape Modeling for Red Oak Borer Enaphalodes Rufulus (Haldeman) (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) Using Geographic Information Systems (PDF) Leah Lucio, 2005.
M.S. Intraguild Predation, Ant Predation, and Associates of the Red Oak Borer, Enaphalodes Rufulus (PDF) Vanessa Ware, 2006.
M.S.

Preliminary Investigation of Semiochemical Cues for Mate Location and Recognition in the Red Oak Borer, Enaphalodes Rufulus (PDF)

Tracy Dahl, 2006.
Ph.D. Distribution and Abudance, Stand and Site Conditions, Host Selection and Oak Defenses Associated with a Red Oak Borer (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) Outbreak in Ozark National Forest, Arkansas. (PDF) Melissa Fierke, 2006.
M.S. Red Oak Borer, Enaphalodes Rufulus (Haldeman), and Armillaria (Fr.:Fr.) Staude Root Rot Contribute To Oak Mortality in an Oak Decline Event in Northern Arkansas Forests (PDF) Michael Brent Kelley, 2006.



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