Therese M. Poland
Title: Research Entomologist
Unit: Ecology and Management of Invasive Species and Forest Ecosystems
Previous Unit: Providing New Information on the Biology, Ecology, and Management of Exotic Invasive Forest Insects
Address: Northern Research Station
Stephen S. Nisbet Bldg., 1407 S. Harrison Road, Room 220
East Lansing, MI 48823
Phone: 517-355-7740; ext. 114
E-mail: Contact Therese M. Poland
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Education
- Simon Fraser University, Ph.D. 1997
- Simon Fraser University, M.P.M. 1993
- Simon Fraser University, B.Sc. 1988
Civic & Professional Affiliations
- Entomological Society of America
- Entomological Society of Canada
- Michigan Entomological Society
- Entomological Society of British Columbia
Current Research
My current research is focused on detection and control of invasive forest insect pests, particularly the emerald ash borer (EAB), Agrilus planipennis Fairmaire (Coleoptera: Buprestidae). EAB is a phloem-feeding beetle native to Asia that was discovered in Detroit, MI, and Windsor, Ontario in July 2002. It has caused widespread decline and mortality of ash (Fraxinus sp.).
Initially, very little was known about EAB, and the only means to detect and control infestations was to locate infested trees based on visual symptoms and then destroy the trees by cutting them down, chipping them, and burning the chips.
My research objectives are to investigate several aspects of EAB biology, including its seasonal development, semiochemical ecology, dispersal capabilities, within-tree distribution, and host finding and mating behavior. I am also investigating control methods, such as the use of systemic and topical insecticides.
Why is This Important
Exotic forest insects such as EAB threaten North American forests and natural resources. Native trees lack co-evolved defense mechanisms and exotic pests often invade without their associated natural enemies. Interactions of invasive pests with native ecosystems are unknown. Information on the biology, detection and management of invasive species is critical for protecting native forests and natural resources
Future Research
I plan to continue conducting research that addresses four strategies for managing invasive species:
- predicting and preventing establishment of invasive pests,
- detecting and eradicating invasive pests,
- managing and controlling invasives, and
- restoring landscapes affected by invasives.
Preventing establishment offers the most promise for protecting forested landscapes from environmental and economic losses due to invasive species. I plan to evaluate species traits that increase chances for successful invasion and to participate in research to develop risk assessments and predictive models that will allow natural resource managers to identify high-risk areas for pest surveys and detect newly invading species with a high degree of confidence. I plan to develop new methods and technologies to quickly detect and delimit the extent of new infestations and enable eradication. Eradication of newly invading species has proven most effective when new populations are at low densities and still spatially confined. I also plan to continue evaluating strategies for controlling invasive pests.
Featured Publications
- Poland, Therese; Crook, Damon; Francese, Joseph; Oliver, Jason; Otis, Gard; De Groot, Peter; Grant, Gary; MacDonald, Linda; McCullough, Deborah; Fraser, Ivich; Lance, David; Mastro, Victor; Youssef, Nadeer; Turk, Tanya; Youngs, Melodie. 2007. Toward the development of survey trapping technology for the emerald ash borer. In: Gottschalk, Kurt W., ed. Proceedings, 17th U.S. Department of Agriculture interagency research forum on gypsy moth and other invasive species 2006; Gen. Tech. Rep. NRS-P-10. Newtown Square, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northern Research Station: 4-5.
- Anulewicz, Andrea C.; McCullough, Deborah G.; Cappaert, David A.; Poland, Therese M.; Miller, Derborah L. 2007. Host range of the emerald ash borer (Agrilus planipennis) (Coleoptera: Burprestidae): choice and no-choice tests. In: Gottschalk, Kurt W., ed. Proceedings, 17th U.S. Department of Agriculture interagency research forum on gypsy moth and other invasive species 2006; Gen. Tech. Rep. NRS-P-10. Newtown Square, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northern Research Station: 16.
- Rodriguez-Saona, Cesar; Poland, Therese M.; Miller, James; Stelinski, Lukasz; Buchan, Linda; Grant, Gary; de Groot, Peter; MacDonald, Linda. 2007. Emerald ash borer responses to induced plant volatiles. In: Gottschalk, Kurt W., ed. Proceedings, 17th U.S. Department of Agriculture interagency research forum on gypsy moth and other invasive species 2006; Gen. Tech. Rep. NRS-P-10. Newtown Square, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northern Research Station: 83.
Additional
Online Publications
- Pureswaran, Deepa; Poland, Therese. 2008. Chemical ecology and behavioral studies on the emerald ash borer: an update
- McCullough, Deborah G.; Poland, Therese M.; Anulewicz, Andrea C.; Cappaert, David L. 2008. Double-deckers and towers: emerald ash borer traps in 2007
- Tluczek, Andrew R.; McCullough, Deborah G.; Poland, Therese M.; Anulewicz, Andrea C. 2008. Effects of host stress on emerald ash borer development: what make a good home?
- de Groot, Peter; Grant, Gary G.; Poland, Therese M.; Scharbach, Roger; Buchan, Linda; Nott, Reginald W.; Macdonald, Linda; Pitt, Doug. 2008. Electrophysiological response and attraction of emerald ash borer to green leaf volatiles (GLVs) emitted by host foliage
- Bray, Alicia M.; Bauer, Leah S.; Haack, Robert A.; Poland, Therese; Smith, James J. 2008. Emerald ash borer genetics: an update
- Poland, Therese M.; Kuhn, Tina M.; Zhangjing, Chen; Diss-Torrance, Andrea; Clark, Erin L. 2008. Evaluation of firewood bagging and vacuum treatment for regulatory control of emerald ash borer
- McCullough, Deborah G.; Cappaert, D.L.; Poland, T.M.; Anulewicz, A.C.; Lewis, P.; Molongoski, J. 2008. Evaluation of non-invasive trunk sprays and trunk-injected emamectic benzoate
- Chen, Zhangjing; White, Marshall S.; Keena, Melody A.; Poland, Therese M.; Clark, Erin L. 2008. Evaluation of vacuum technology to kill larvae of the Asian longhorned beetle, Anoplophora glabripennis (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae), and the emerald ash borer, Agrilus planipennis (Coleoptera: Buprestidae), in wood
- Cappaert, David; McCullough, Deborah G.; Poland, Therese M.; Lewis, Phil; Molongoski, John. 2008. Imidacloprid concentration effects on adult emerald ash borer: a greenhouse study
- Anulewicz, Andrea C.; McCullough, Deborah G.; Poland, Therese M.; Cappaert, David. 2008. The '06 trap trees in '07
- Storer, Andrew J.; Metzger, Jessica A.; Fraser, Ivich; McCullough, Deborah G.; Poland, Therese M.; Heyd, Robert L. 2007. Detection and monitoring of emerald ash borer populations: trap trees and the factors that may influence their effectiveness
- McCullough, Deborah G.; Poland, Therese M.; Cappaert, David; Clark, Erin L.; Fraser, Ivich; Mastro, Victor; Smith, Sarah; Pell, Christopher. 2007. Effects of chipping, grinding, and heat on survival of emerald ash borer, Agrilus planipennis (Coleoptera: Buprestidae), in chips
- McCullough, Deborah G.; Poland, Therese M.; Cappaert, David. 2007. Emerald ash borer trap trees: evaluation of stress agents and trap height
- Poland, Therese M. 2007. Twenty million ash trees later: current status of emerald ash borer in Michigan
- Haack, Robert A.; Bauer, Leah S.; Gao, Rui-Tong; McCarthy, Joseph J.; Miller, Deborah L.; Petrice, Toby R.; Poland, Therese M. 2006. Anoplophora glabripennis within-tree distribution, seasonal development, and host suitability in China and Chicago
- Rodriguez-Saona, Cesar; Poland, Therese M.; Miller, James R.; Stelinski, Lukasz L.; Grant, Gary G.; de Groot, Peter; Buchan, Linda; Mac Donald, Linda. 2006. Behavioral and electrophysiological responses of the emerald ash borer, Agrilus planipennis, to induced volatiles of Manchurian ash, Fraxinus mandshurica
- Poland, Therese M.; McCullough, Deborah G. 2006. Emerald Ash Borer: Invasion of the Urban Forest and the Threat to North America's Ash Resource
- Poland, Therese M.; Haack, Robert A.; Petrice, Toby R.; Miller, Deborah L.; Bauer, Leonora S.; Gao, Ruitong. 2006. Field Evaluations of Systemic Insecticides for Control of Anoplophora glabripennis (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) in China
- Poland, Therese M.; Haack, Robert A.; Petrice, Toby R.; Miller, Deborah L.; Bauer, Leonora S. 2006. Laboratory Evaluation of the Toxicity of Systemic Insecticides for Control of Anoplophora glabripennis and Plectrodera scalator (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae)
- Cappaert, David; McCullough, Deborah G.; Poland, Therese M.; Siegert, Nathan W. 2005. Emerald ash borer in North America: a research and regulatory challenge
- Poland, T.M.; de Groot, P.; Haack, R.A.; Czokajlo, D. 2004. Evaluation of semiochemicals potentially synergistic to a-pinene for trapping the larger European pine shoot beetle, Tomicus piniperda, (Col., Scolytidae)
- Petrice, Toby R.; Haack, Robert A.; Poland, Therese M. 2004. Evaluation of three trap types and five lures for monitoring Hylurgus ligniperda (Coleoptera: Scolytidae) and other local scolytids in New York
- Poland, Therese M.; De Groot, Peter; Burke, Stephen; Wakarchuk, David; Haack, Robert A.; Nott, Reginald. 2004. Semiochemical disruption of the pine shoot beetle, Tomicus piniperda (Coleoptera: Scolytidae)
- de Groot, Peter; Poland, Therese M. 2003. Attraction of Hylastes opacus (Coleoptera: Scolytidae) to nonanal
- McCullough, Deborah G.; Cappaert, David; Poland, Therese; Smitley, David R. 2003. Control of emerald ash borer adults and larvae with insecticides
- Poland, Therese M.; de Groot, Peter; Grant, Gary; MacDonald, Linda; McCullough, Deborah G. 2003. Developing attractants and trapping techniques for the emerald ash borer
- Poland, Therese M.; Groot, Peter de; Burke, Stephen; Wakarchuk, David; Haack, Robert A.; Nott, Reginald; Scarr, Taylor. 2003. Development of an improved attractive lure for the pine shoot beetle, Tomicus piniperda (Coleoptera: Scolytidae)
- McCullough, Deborah G.; Poland, Therese; Cappaert, David. 2003. Dispersal of emerald ash borer: a case study at Tipton, Michigan
- Poland, Therese M.; Haack, Robert A. 2003. Exotic Forest Insect Pests and Their Impact on Forest Management
- McCullough, Deborah G.; Poland, Therese M.; Cappaert, David. 2003. Survival of emerald ash borer in wood chips
- Poland, Therese M.; Haack, Robert A.; Petrice, Toby R. 2002. Tomicus piniperda (Coleoptera: Scolytidae) Initial Flight and Shoot
- Haack, Robert A.; Jendak, Eduard; Houping, Liu; Marchant, Keneth R.; Petrice, Toby R.; Poland, Therese M.; Ye, Hui. 2002. The emerald ash borer: a new exotic pest in North America
- Poland, Therese M.; Haack, Robert A.; Haugen, Dennis A.; Wilson, Ian M. 2001. Be on the lookout for Asian longhorned beetles
- Haack, Robert A.; Poland, Therese M. 2001. Evolving management strategies for a recently discovered exotic forest pest: the pine shoot beetle, Tomicus piniperda (Coleoptera)
- Poland , Therese M.; McCullough, Deborah G.; Petrice, Toby R.; Siegert, Nathan W. 2001. Overview on the pest status and research plans on beech bark disease: A new exotic in Michigan
- Poland , Therese M.; Haack, Robert A. 2000. Tomicus Piniperda (Coleoptera: Scolytidae): Is Shoot-Feeding Requires For Reproductive Maturation
- Haack, Robert A.; Petrice, Toby R.; Poland, Therese M. 2000. Tomicus piniperda (Coleoptera: Scolytidae) Emergence in Relation to Burial Depth of Brood Logs
- Poland, Therese M; Haack, Robert A.; Petrice, Toby R.; Sadof, C. S.; Onstad, D. W. 2000. Dispersal of Tomicus Piniperda (Coleoptera: Scolytidae) From Operational and Simulated Mill Yards
- Haack, Robert A.; Poland, Therese M. 2000. Pine Shoot Beetle Research Update
- Poland, Therese M.; Haack, Robert A. 2000. Pine shoot beetle, Tomicus piniperda (Col., Scolytidae), responses to commn green leaf volatiles
- Haack, Robert A.; Poland, Therese M.; Patrice, Toby; Gennrich , Matt. 2000. The Asian Longhorned Beetle: National and International Research Efforts
- Haack, Robert A.; Poland, Therese M.; Wu, Jian; Ye, Hui. 1999. Tomicus and anoplophora genetics: Important research needs
- Poland, Therese M.; Borden, John H. 1998. Competitive Exclusion of Dendroctonus rufipennis Induced by Pheromones of Ips tridens and Dryocoetes affaber (Coleoptera: Scolytidae)
- Poland, Therese M.; Borden, J. H. 1998. Disruption Of Secondary Attraction Of The Spruce Beetle, Dendroctonus rufipennis, By Pheromones Of Two Sympatric Spcies
- Poland, Therese M.; Borden, J. H.; Stock, A. J.; Chong, L. J. 1998. Green leaf volatiles disrupt responses by the spruce beetle, Dendroctonus rufipennis, and the western pine beetle, Dendroctonus brevicomis (Coleoptera: Scolytidae) to attractant-baited traps
- Haack, Robert A.; Therese, Poland M.; Heilman, Warren E. 1998. Using Historical Temperature Records To Adjust The Federal Quarantine Of The Pine Shoot Beetle
- Poland, Therese M.; Borden, John H. 1997. Attraction of bark beetle predator, Thanasimus undatulus (Coleoptera: Cleridae), to pheromones of the spruce beetle and two secondary bark beetles (Coleoptera: Scolytidae)
- Poland, Therese M.; Borden, John H. 1994. Semiochemical -Based Communication in interspecific interactions between IPS PINI and Pityogenes Knecteli (Swaine) (Coleoptera: Scolytidae) in Lodgepole Pine
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11/19/2008