Bark beetles : biology and ecology of native and invasive species / edited by Fernando E. Vega, Sustainable Perennial Crops Laboratory, United States Department of Agricutlure, Agricultural Research Service, Beltsville, MD, USA ; Richard W. Hofstetter, School of Forestry, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ, USA.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

1. Natural history of bark beetles / Kenneth F. Raffa, Jean-Claude Groire, and B. Staffan Lindgren -- 2. Morphology, taxonomy and phylogenetics of bark beetles / Jiri Hulcr, Thomas H. Atkinson, Anthony I. Cognato, Bjarte H. Jordal, and Duane D. McKenna -- 3. Evolution and diversity of bark and ambrosia beetles / Lawrence R. Kirkendall, Peter H.W. Biedermann, and Bjarte H. Jordal -- 4. Population dynamics of bark beetles / Aaron S. Weed, Matthew P. Ayres, and Barbara J. Bentz -- 5. Conifer defense and resistance to bark beetles / Paal Krokene -- 6. Symbiotic associations of bark beetles / Richard W. Hofstetter, Jamie Dinkins-Bookwalter, Thomas S. Davis, and Kier D. Klepzig -- 7. Natural enemies of bark beetles : predators, parasitoids, pathogens and nematodes / Rudolf Wegensteiner, Beat Wermelinger, and Matthias Herrmann -- 8. Dendroctonus / Diana L. Six and Ryan Bracewell -- 9. Biology, systematics, and evolution of Ips / Anthony I. Cognato -- 10. The genus Tomicus / Fran's Lieutier, Bo L{uA86E}gstrom, and Massimo Faccoli -- 11. The genus Hypothenemus, with emphasis on H. hampei, the coffee berry borer / Fernando E. Vega, Francisco Infante, and Andrew J. Johnson -- 12. Scolytus and other economically important bark and ambrosia beetles / Sarah M. Smith and Jiri Hulcr -- 13. Modeling bark beetle responses to climate change / Barbara J. Bentz and Anna Maria J诮sson -- 14. Management strategies for bark beetles in conifer forests / Christopher J. Fettig and Jacek Hilszczaki -- 15. Economy and politics of bark beetles / Jean-Claude Groire, Kenneth F. Raffa, and B. Staffan Lindgren.