Southern
Research Station

Featured Publications and Products

• Nowak, John; Asaro, Christopher; Klepzig, Kier; Billings, Ronald. 2008. The southern pine beetle prevention initiative: working for healthier forests.
• Fettig, Christopher J.; Klepzig, Kier D.; Billings, Ronald f.; Munson, A. Steven; Nebeker, T. Evan; Negron, Jose F.; Nowak, John T. 2007. The effectiveness of vegetation management practices for prevention and control of bark beetle infestations in coniferous forests of the western and southern United States.
• Fettig, Christopher J.; Klepzig, Kier D.; Billings, Ronald f.; Munson, A. Steven; Nebeker, T. Evan; Negron, Jose F.; Nowak, John T. 2007. The effectiveness of vegetation management practices for prevention and control of bark beetle infestations in coniferous forests of the western and southern United States.
• Asaro, Christopher; Fettig, Christopher J.; McCravy, Kenneth W.; Nowak, John T.; Berisford, C. Wayne. 2003. The Nantucket pine tip moth (Lepidoptera: Torticidae): a literature review with management implications.
• Fettig, Christopher J.; Nowak, John T.; Grosman, Donald M.; Berisford, C. Wayne. 2003. Nantucket Pine Tip Moth Phenology and timing of insecticide spray applications in the Western Gulf Region.

Publications

• Miller, D.R. ; Nowak, J.T. ; Mayfield, A.E. . 2022. Siricid parasitoids (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae) from eastern white pine and associated pine species in Southern Appalachia.
• Fettig, Christopher ; Asaro, Christopher ; Nowak, John ; Dodds, Kevin ; Gandhi, Kamal ; Moan, Jason ; Robert, Jeanne . 2022. Trends in Bark Beetle Impacts in North America During a Period (2000–2020) of Rapid Environmental Change.
• Sullivan, Brian ; Shepherd, William ; Nowak, John ; Clarke, Stephen ; Merten, Paul ; Billings, Ronald ; Upton, William ; Riggins, John ; Brownie, Cavell . 2021. Alternative formulations of trap lures for operational detection, population monitoring, and outbreak forecasting of southern pine beetle in the United States.
• McNichol, Bailey H.; Sullivan, Brian T.; Munro, Holly L.; Montes, Cristián R.; Nowak, John T.; Villari, Caterina ; Gandhi, Kamal J. K. 2021. Density‐dependent variability in an eruptive bark beetle and its value in predicting outbreaks.
• Coyle, David ; Barnes, Brittany ; Klepzig, Kier ; Koch, Frank ; Morris, Lawrence ; Nowak, John ; Otrosina, William ; Smith, William ; Gandhi, Kamal K. 2020. Abiotic and biotic factors affecting loblolly pine health in the southeastern United States.
• Munro, Holly L.; Gandhi, Kamal J. K.; Barnes, Brittany F.; Montes, Cristian R.; Nowak, John T.; Shepherd, William P.; Villari, Caterina ; Sullivan, Brian T. 2020. Electrophysiological and behavioral responses Dendroctonus frontalis and D. terebrans (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) to resin odors of host pines (Pinus spp.).
• McNichol, Bailey H.; Montes, Cristián R.; Barnes, Brittany F.; Nowak, John T.; Villari, Caterina ; Gandhi, Kamal J.K. 2019. Interactions between southern Ips bark beetle outbreaks, prescribed fire, and loblolly pine (Pinus taeda L.) mortality.
• Asaro, Christopher; Nowak, John T.; Elledge, Anthony. 2017. Why have southern pine beetle outbreaks declined in the southeastern U.S. with the expansion of intensive pine silviculture? A brief review of hypotheses.
• Coyle, David R.; Green, Gary T.; Barnes, Brittany F.; Klepzig, Kier; Nowak, John T.; Gandhi, J.K. 2016. Landowner and manager awareness and perceptions of pine health issues and southern pine management activities in the southeastern United States.
• Coyle, David R.; Klepzig, Kier D.; Koch, Frank H.; Morris, Lawrence A.; Nowak, John T.; Oak, Steven W.; Otrosina, William J.; Smith, William D.; Gandhi, Kamal J.K. 2015. A review of southern pine decline in North America.
• Nowak, John T.; Meeker, James R.; Coyle, David R.; Steiner, Chris A.; Brownie, Cavell. 2015. Southern pine beetle infestations in relation to forest stand conditions, previous thinning, and prescribed burning: evaluation of the Southern Pine Beetle Prevention Program.
• Coyle, David R.; Nowak, John T.; Fettig, Christopher J. 2003. Irrigation and fertilization effects on Nantucket Pine Tip Moth (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) damage levels and pupal weight in an intensively-managed pine plantation.
• Nowak, John T.; Berisford, C. Wayne. 2000. Effects of intensive forest management practices on insect infestation levels and loblolly pine growth.
• Nowak, John T.; Fettig, Christopher J.; McCravy, Kenneth W.; Berisford, C. Wayne. 2000. Efficacy tests and determination of optimal spray timing values to control nantucket pine tip moth - (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) infestation.
• Coody, Anthony R.; Fettig, Christopher J.; Nowak, John T.; Berisford, C. Wayne. 2000. Previous tip moth infestation predispose trees to heavier attacks in subsequent generations.
• Nowak, John T. 1999. Interactions of forest management practices and tip moth damage.