Christopher J. Fettig, PhD

Treesearch Publications

• Jackson Audley, Christopher J. Fettig, Jason E Moan, Jessie Moan, Leif Mortenson, Agenor Mafra-Neto. 2026. Dendroctonus rufipennis (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) responses to 4 doses of 3-methylcyclohex-2-en-1-one (MCH) in baited trapping assays
• Jackson Audley, Christopher J. Fettig, Jason Moan, Jessie Moan, Steve Swenson, Leif Mortenson, Agenor Mafra-Neto. 2025. Semiochemical interruption of Dendroctonus rufipennis (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) in Alaska and Colorado, U.S.
• Demian F. Gomez, Jackson P. Audley, Christopher J. Fettig. 2025. Southwestern Pine Beetle
• Christopher J. Fettig, Jackson P. Audley, Allen Steven. Munson. 2025. Applied chemical ecology of spruce beetle in western North America
• Christopher J. Fettig, Jackson P. Audley, Leif Mortenson, Shakeeb Hamud, Robbie W. Flowers. 2025. The Lookout Mountain Thinning and Fuels Reduction Study, Central Oregon: Tree Mortality 2–9 Years After Treatments
• Albert (Bud) E. Mayfield, Therese M. M. Poland, Christopher J. Fettig, Dan Miller. 2024. Enantiomeric composition of α-pinene affects catches of bark and wood boring beetles, and associated species, in ethanol-baited multiple-funnel traps
• Alex Dye, Rachel M. Houtman, Peng Gao, William R. L. Anderegg, Christopher J. Fettig, Jeffrey A. Hicke, John B. Kim, Christopher J. Still, Kevin Young, Karin Riley. 2024. Carbon, climate, and natural disturbance: a review of mechanisms, challenges, and tools for understanding forest carbon stability in an uncertain future
• Christopher J. Fettig, Donald M. Grosman, A. Steven Munson, Jason E. Moan. 2024. Protecting conifers from bark beetles (Coleoptera: Curculionidae, Scolytinae) with insecticides in the western United States
• Helge Löcken, Tobias Frühbrodt, Baoguo Du, Christopher J. Fettig, Peter H. W. Biedermann, Jürgen Kreuzwieser, Tim Burzlaff, Horst Delb. 2024. Potential applicability of SPLAT ^® Verb for management of European spruce bark beetle, Ips typographus (L.)
• Michael Ulyshen, Kimberly Ballare, Christopher J. Fettig, James W. Rivers, Justin B. Runyon. 2024. The value of forests to pollinating insects varies with forest structure, composition, and age
• Tobias Frühbrodt, Helge Löcken, Baoguo Du, Christopher J. Fettig, Peter H.W. Biedermann, Jürgen Kreuzwieser, Tim Burzlaff, Horst Delb. 2024. Verbenone (SPLAT® Verb) delays Ips typographus (L.) infestation and reduces infestation risk and severity in windthrown Norway spruce in Southwest Germany
• Jackson Audley, Christopher J. Fettig, Jason Moan, Jessie Moan, Steve Swenson, A Steven Munson, Leif Mortenson, Darren Blackford, Elizabeth Graham, Agenor Mafra-Neto. 2024. Developing semiochemical repellents for protecting Picea from Dendroctonus rufipennis (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) in Alaska and Utah, USA
• Emily G. Brodie, Christopher J. Fettig, Martin Ritchie, Eric E. Knapp, Christopher Looney. 2024. Ecological forestry treatments affect fine-scale attributes within large experimental units to influence tree growth, vigor, and mortality in ponderosa pine/white fir forests in California, U.S.
• Lorelle M. Sherman, Paul D. Anderson, Christopher J. Fettig. 2023. Forest dynamics after thinning and fuel reduction in the Pringle Falls Experimental Forest—establishment and early observations of the Lookout Mountain Thinning and Fuels Reduction Study
• Jon Sweeney, Kevin J. Dodds, Christopher J. Fettig, Angus J. Carnegie. 2023. IPM: The Forest Context
• Christopher J. Fettig, Jackson Audley, Crystal S. Homicz, Robert Progar. 2023. Applied chemical ecology of the western pine beetle, an important pest of ponderosa pine in western North America
• Emilio Vilanova, Leif Mortenson, Lauren E. Cox, Beverly M. Bulaon, Jamie Lydersen, Christopher J. Fettig, John J. Battles, Jodi N. Axelson. 2023. Characterizing ground and surface fuels across Sierra Nevada forests shortly after the 2012–2016 drought
• Zachary J. Robbins, Chonggang Xu, Alex Jonko, Rutuja Chitra-Tarak, Christopher J. Fettig, Jennifer Costanza, Leif Mortenson, Brian H. Aukema, Lara M. Kueppers, Robert M. Scheller. 2023. Carbon stored in live ponderosa pines in the Sierra Nevada will not return to pre-drought (2012) levels during the 21st century due to bark beetle outbreaks
• Monica Gaylord, Jackson Audley, Joel McMillin, Christopher J. Fettig, Jose Negrón. 2023. Acetophenone and Green Leaf Volatiles Do Not Enhance the Efficacy of Verbenone for Inhibiting Attraction of Ips pini (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) to Pheromone-baited Traps in Northern Arizona
• Christopher J. Fettig, A. Steven Munson, Darren Blackford, Donald M. Grosman, Jackson Audley. 2022. Effectiveness of emamectin benzoate and propiconazole for protecting Picea engelmannii (Pinales: Pinaceae) from mortality attributed to Dendroctonus rufipennis (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) in Wyoming
• Christopher J. Fettig, Justin B. Runyon, Crystal S. Homicz, Patrick M. A. James, Michael Ulyshen. 2022. Fire and Insect Interactions in North American Forests
• Crystal S. Homicz, Christopher J. Fettig, Steven A. Munson, Daniel R. Cluck. 2022. Western Pine Beetle
• Christopher J. Fettig, Joel Egan, Horst Delb, Jacek Hilszcza ski, Markus Kautz, A. Steven Munson, John Nowak, Jose F. Negr n. 2022. Management tactics to reduce bark beetle impacts in North America and Europe under altered forest and climatic conditions
• Zachary J. Robbins, Chonggang Xu, Brian H. Aukema, Polly C. Buotte, Rutuja Chitra‐Tarak, Christopher J. Fettig, Michael L. Goulden, Devin W. Goodsman, Alexander D. Hall, Charles D. Koven, Lara M. Kueppers, Gavin D. Madakumbura, Leif Mortenson, James A. Powell, Robert M. Scheller. 2022. Warming increased bark beetle‐induced tree mortality by 30% during an extreme drought in California
• Agenor Mafra-Neto, Mark Wright, Christopher J. Fettig, Robert Progar, Steve Musnon, Darren Blackford, Jason Moan, Elizabeth Graham, Gabe Foote, Rafael Borges, Rodrigo Silva, Revilee Lake, Carmem Bernardi, Jesse Saroli, Stephen Clarke, James Meeker, John Nowak, Arthur Agnello, Xavier Martini, Monique J. Rivera, Lukasz L. Stelinski. 2022. Repellent semiochemical solutions to mitigate the impacts of global climate change on arthropod pests
• James Vose, Rachel A. Loehman, Michael C. Stambaugh, David L. Peterson, Christopher J. Fettig, Jessica Halofsky, J. Kevin. Hiers, Robert E. Keane. 2021. Fire and forests in the 21st Century: Managing resilience under changing climates and fire regimes in USA forests
• Jackson Audley, Christopher J. Fettig, A Steven Munson, Darren Blackford, Leif Mortenson, Agenor Mafra-Neto. 2021. MCH-Based Semiochemical Repellents for Protecting Engelmann Spruce Trees From Dendroctonus rufipennis (Coleoptera: Curculionidae)
• Christopher J. Fettig, Leif A. Mortenson, Jackson Audley. 2021. Tree mortality following thinning and prescribed burning in central Oregon, U.S.
• Gabriel Foote, Justin B. Runyon, Christopher J. Fettig, Nathaniel Foote, Darrell W. Ross. 2021. Wild bee response to application of the Douglas-fir beetle anti-aggregation pheromone, 3-methylcyclohex-2-en-1-one
• Christopher J. Fettig, Jackson Audley. 2021. Conifer bark beetles
• Christopher J. Fettig, Sharon M. Hood, Justin B. Runyon, Chris M. Stalling. 2021. Bark beetle and fire interactions in western coniferous forests: Research findings
• Nancy E. Gillette, Christopher J. Fettig. 2021. Semiochemicals for bark beetle (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) management in western North America: where do we go from here?
• Deborah M. Finch, Jack L. Butler, Justin B. Runyon, Christopher J. Fettig, Francis F. Kilkenny, Shibu Jose, Susan J. Frankel, Samuel A. Cushman, Richard C. Cobb, Jeffrey S. Dukes, Jeffrey A. Hicke, Sybill K. Amelon. 2021. Effects of Climate Change on Invasive Species
• Robert Progar, Christopher J. Fettig, A Steven Munson, Leif Mortenson, Cynthia Snyder, Sandra Kegley, Daniel Cluck, Brytten Steed, Agenor Mafra-Neto, Matthew J. Rinella. 2021. Comparisons of Efficiency of Two Formulations of Verbenone (4, 6, 6-trimethylbicyclo [3.1.1] hept-3-en-2-one) for Protecting Whitebark Pine, Pinus albicaulis (Pinales: Pinaceae) From Mountain Pine Beetle (Colopetera: Curculionidae)
• Michael J. Koontz, Andrew M. Latimer, Leif Mortenson, Christopher J. Fettig, Malcolm P. North. 2021. Cross-scale interaction of host tree size and climatic water deficit governs bark beetle-induced tree mortality
• David.H Levinson, Christopher J. Fettig. 2021. Climate change: Updates on recent global and United States temperature anomalies and impacts to water, forests, and environmental health
• Jackson Audley, Christopher J. Fettig, A. Steven Munson, Justin B. Runyon, Leif A. Mortenson, Brytten E. Steed, Kenneth E. Gibson, Carl L. Jørgensen, Stephen R. McKelvey, Joel D. McMillin, Jose F. Negrón. 2021. Dynamics of beetle-killed snags following mountain pine beetle outbreaks in lodgepole pine forests
• Dezene P.W. Huber, Christopher J. Fettig, John H. Borden. 2021. Disruption of coniferophagous bark beetle (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae) mass attack using angiosperm nonhost volatiles: from concept to operational use
• Eric E. Knapp, Alexis A. Bernal, Jeffrey M. Kane, Christopher J. Fettig, Malcolm P. North. 2021. Variable thinning and prescribed fire influence tree mortality and growth during and after a severe drought
• Steve J. Seybold, Christopher J. Fettig. 2021. Managing bark and ambrosia beetles (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae) with semiochemicals
• Christopher J. Fettig, Robert Progar, Jeanine Paschke, Frank J Sapio. 2021. Insects
• Justin B. Runyon, Christopher J. Fettig, Jared Trilling, A. Steven Munson, Leif A. Mortenson, Brytten E. Steed, Kenneth E. Gibson, Carl L. Jørgensen, Stephen Mckelvey, Joel D. McMillin, Jackson Audley, Jose Negron. 2020. Changes in understory vegetation including invasive weeds following mountain pine beetle outbreaks
• Gabriel Foote, Nathaniel Foote, Justin B. Runyon, Darrell Ross, Christopher J. Fettig. 2020. Changes in the summer wild bee community following a bark beetle outbreak in a Douglas-fir forest
• Christopher J. Fettig, Daniel S. Ott, A. Steven Munson, Justin B. Runyon, Darrell W. Ross. 2020. Physical and chemical characteristics of blue and Engelmann spruce relative to spruce beetle host selection and colonization
• Christopher J. Fettig, A. Steven Munson, Donald M. Grosman, Darren Blackford. 2020. Evaluations of bole injections for protecting Engelmann spruce from mortality attributed to spruce beetle (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) in the Intermountain West
• Jackson P. Audley, Christopher J. Fettig, A. Steven Munson, Justin B. Runyon, Leif Mortenson, Brytten E. Steed, Kenneth E. Gibson, Carl L. Jørgensen, Stephen Mckelvey, Joel D. McMillin, Jose Negron. 2020. Impacts of mountain pine beetle outbreaks on lodgepole pine forests in the Intermountain West, U.S., 2004–2019
• Christopher J. Fettig, A. Steven. Munson. 2020. Efficacy of verbenone and a blend of verbenone and nonhost volatiles for protecting lodgepole pine from mountain pine beetle (Coleoptera: Curculionidae)
• Christopher J. Fettig, Brytten E. Steed, A. Steven Munson, Robert Progar, Agenor Mafra-Neto. 2020. Evaluating doses of SPLAT® verb to protect lodgepole pine trees and stands from mountain pine beetle
• Gabriel Foote, Christopher J. Fettig, Darrell Ross, Justin B. Runyon, Tom Coleman, Monica Gaylord, Andrew Graves, Joel McMillin, Leif Mortenson, Agenor Mafra-Neto. 2020. A biodegradable formulation of MCH (3-methylcyclohex-2-en-1-one) for protecting Pseudotsuga menziesii from Dendroctonus pseudotsugae (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) colonization
• Barbara J. Bentz, Pierluigi Pierluigi, Horst Delb, Christopher J. Fettig, Therese M. M. Poland, Deepa Pureswaran, Steve J. Seybold. 2020. Advances in understanding and managing insect pests of forest trees
• Nick Schafstall, Niina Kuosmanen, Christopher J. Fettig, Miloš Knižek, Jennifer L. Clear. 2020. Late Glacial and Holocene records of tree-killing conifer bark beetles in Europe and North America: Implications for forest disturbance dynamics
• Christopher J. Fettig, Amarina Wuenschel, Jennifer Balachowski, Ramona J. Butz, Anna L. Jacobsen, Malcolm P. North, Steven M. Ostoja, R. Brandon Pratt, Richard B. Standiford. 2019. Managing Effects of Drought in California
• Kelly Larvie, Tadashi Moody, Jodi Axelson, Christopher J. Fettig, Peter Cafferata. 2019. Synthesis of research into the long-term outlook for Sierra Nevada forests following the current bark beetle epidemic
• Christopher J. Fettig, Leif Mortenson, Beverly M. Bulaon, Patra B. Foulk. 2019. Tree mortality following drought in the central and southern Sierra Nevada, California, U.S.
• Jodi Axelson, John Battles, Beverly Bulaon, Danny Cluck, Stella Cousins, Lauren Cox, Becky Estes, Christopher J. Fettig, Andrea Hefty, Stacy Hishinuma, Sharon M. Hood, Susie Kocher, Leif Mortenson, Alexander Koltunov, Elliot Kuskulis, Adrian Poloni, Carlos Ramirez, Christina Restaino, Michele Slaton, Sheri Smith, Carmen Tubbesing. 2019. The California Tree Mortality Data Collection Network - Enhanced communication and collaboration among scientists and stakeholders
• Christopher J. Fettig. 2018. Socioecological Impacts of the Western Pine Beetle Outbreak in Southern California: Lessons for The Future
• Christopher J. Fettig, Laura Lowrey, Darren Blackford, Joel McMillin, A Steven Munson, Leif Mortenson. 2018. Efficacy of spring and fall treatments of carbaryl for protecting ponderosa pine from mortality attributed to mountain pine beetle (Coleoptera: Curculionidae)
• Daniel S. Ott, Christopher J. Fettig, Darrell W. Ross, A. Steven. Munson. 2018. Chapter 14 - Effects of spruce beetle (Dendroctonus rufipennis) outbreaks on fuels, carbon, and stand structure and composition in Utah and Western Wyoming (Project INT-EM-F-13-02)
• Barbara J. Bentz, Christopher J. Fettig, John Lundquist, Robert Progar, Nancy E. Gillette, Steve J. Seybold. 2018. Management of western North American bark beetles with semiochemicals
• Jesse L Morris, Stuart Cottrell, Christopher J. Fettig, R. Justin DeRose, Katherine M Mattor, Vachel A Carter, Jennifer Clear, Jessica Clement, Winslow D Hansen, Jeffrey A Hicke, Philip E Higuera, Alistair WR Seddon, Heikki Seppä, Rosemary L Sherriff, John D Stednick, Steve J. Seybold. 2018. Bark beetles as agents of change in social-ecological systems
• Scott L Stephens, Brandon M. Collins, Christopher J. Fettig, Mark A. Finney, Chad M Hoffman, Eric E. Knapp, Malcolm P. North, Hugh Safford, Rebecca B Wayman. 2018. Drought, tree mortality, and wildfire in forests adapted to frequent fire
• Christopher J. Fettig, Horst E.  Delb. 2017. Invasive forstliche schad-organismen in Nordamerika
• Christopher J. Fettig, Darren Blackford, Donald M. Grosman, A. Steven Munson. 2017. Injections of Emamectin Benzoate protect Engelmann Spruce from mortality attributed to Spruce Beetle (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) for two years
• Christopher J. Fettig, Brytten Steed, Beverly Bulaon, Leif Mortenson, Robert Progar, Clifford Bradley, Steven Munson, Agenor Mafra-Neto. 2016. Efficacy of SPLAT® Verb for protecting individual Pinus contorta, Pinus ponderosa, and Pinus lambertiana from mortality attributed to Dendroctonus ponderosae
• Jesse L. Morris, Stuart Cottrell, Christopher J. Fettig, Winslow D. Hansen, Rosemary L. Sherriff, Vachel A. Carter, Jennifer L. Clear, Jessica Clement, R. Justin DeRose, Jeffrey A. Hicke, Philip E. Higuera, Katherine M. Mattor, Alistair W. R. Seddon, Heikki T. Seppä, John D. Stednick, Steve J. Seybold. 2016. Managing bark beetle impacts on ecosystems and society: priority questions to motivate future research
• Christopher J. Fettig. 2016. Native bark beetles and wood borers in Mediterranean forests of California
• Thomas E. Kolb, Christopher J. Fettig, Barbara J. Bentz, Jane E. Stewart, Aaron S. Weed, Jeffrey A. Hicke, Matthew P. Ayres. 2016. Forest insect and fungal pathogen responses to drought [Chapter 6]
• Thomas E. Kolb, Christopher J. Fettig, Matthew P. Ayres, Barbara J. Bentz, Jeffrey A. Hicke, Robert Mathiasen, Jane E. Stewart, Aaron S. Weed. 2016. Observed and anticipated impacts of drought on forest insects and diseases in the United States
• Christopher J. Fettig. 2015. Resiliency of ponderosa pine forests to bark beetle infestations following fuel-reduction and forest-restoration treatments
• Christopher J. Fettig, Kenneth E. Gibson, Carl L. Jørgensen, Steven Munson, Jose F. Negrón, Justin B. Runyon, Brytten E.  Steed. 2015. Impacts of mountain pine beetle (Dendroctonus ponderosae) outbreaks on forest conditions in the Intermountain West
• Christopher J. Fettig, A. S. Munson, M. Reinke, A. Mafra-Neto. 2015. A novel semiochemical tool for protecting Pinus contorta from mortality attributed to Dendroctonus ponderosae (Coleoptera: Curculionidae)
• Christopher J. Fettig, Jacek  Hilszczański. 2015. Management strategies for bark beetles in conifer forests
• Christopher J. Fettig, A.Steve Munson, Kenneth E. Gibson. 2015. Alternative timing of carbaryl treatments for protecting lodgepole pine from mortality attributed to mountain pine beetle
• David H. Levinson, Christopher J. Fettig. 2014. Climate change: overview of data sources, observed and predicted temperature changes, and impacts on public and environmental health
• Christopher J. Fettig, A. Steven Munson, Donald M. Grosman, Parshall B. Bush. 2014. Evaluations of emamectin benzoate and propiconazole for protecting individual Pinus contorta from mortality attributed to colonization by Dendroctonus ponderosae and associated fungi
• Christopher J. Fettig, Kenneth E. Gibson, A. Steven Munson, Jose Negron. 2014. A comment on “Management for mountain pine beetle outbreak suppression: Does relevant science support current policy?"
• Agenor Mafra-Neto, Christopher J. Fettig, A. Steven Munson, Lukasz L. Stelinski. 2014. Use of repellents formulated in Specialized Pheromone and Lure Application Technology (SPLAT®) for effective insect pest management
• Christopher J. Fettig, Stephen Mckelvey. 2014. Resiliency of an interior ponderosa pine forest to bark beetle infestations following fuel-reduction and forest-restoration treatments
• Peter Stine, Paul F. Hessburg, Thomas Spies, Marc Kramer, Christopher J. Fettig, Andrew Hansen, John F. Lehmkuhl, Kevin O'Hara, Carlos M. Polivka, Peter Singleton, Susan Charnley, Andrew Merschel, Rachel White. 2014. The ecology and management of moist mixed-conifer forests in eastern Oregon and Washington: a synthesis of the relevant biophysical science and implications for future land management
• Jose Negron, Christopher J. Fettig. 2014. Mountain pine beetle, a major disturbance agent in US western coniferous forests: A synthesis of the state of knowledge
• Robert Progar, Nancy E. Gillette, Christopher J. Fettig, Kathryn Hrinkevich. 2014. Applied chemical ecology of the mountain pine beetle
• Christopher J. Fettig, Kenneth E. Gibson, A. Steven Munson, Jose Negron. 2014. Cultural practices for prevention and control of mountain pine beetle infestations
• Michael J. Jenkins, Justin B. Runyon, Christopher J. Fettig, Wesley G. Page, Barbara J. Bentz. 2014. Interactions among the mountain pine beetle, fires, and fuels
• Christopher J. Fettig, Donald M. Grosman, A. Steven Munson. 2013. Efficacy of abamectin and tebuconazole injections to protect of lodgepole pine from mortality attributed to mountain pine beetle attack and progression of blue stain fungi
• Agenor Mafra-Neto, Frédérique M. de Lame, Christopher J. Fettig, A. Steven Munson, Thomas M. Perring, Lukasz L. Stelinski, Lyndsie Stoltman, Leandro E.J. Mafra, Rafael Borges, Roger I. Vargas. 2013. Manipulation of insect behavior with Specialized Pheromone & Lure Application Technology (SPLAT®)
• Christopher J. Fettig. 2013. Chemical ecology and management of bark beetles in western coniferous forests
• Christopher J. Fettig, Roger E. Burnside, Mark E. Schultz. 2013. Injection of emamectin benzoate protects paper birch from birch leafminer (Hymenoptera: Tenthredinidae) for two field seasons
• Christopher J. Fettig, Mary L. Reid, Barbara J. Bentz, Sanna Sevanto, David L. Spittlehouse, T. Wang. 2013. Changing climates, changing forests: A western North American perspective
• Christopher J. Fettig, Donald M. Grosman, A. Steven Munson. 2013. Advances in insecticide tools and tactics for protecting conifers from bark beetle attack in the western United States
• Christopher J. Fettig, Roger E. Burnside, Chistopher J. Hayes, James J. Kruse, Nicholas Lisuzzo, Stephen Mckelvey, Sylvia Mori, Stephen K. Nickel, Mark E. Schultz. 2013. Factors influencing northern spruce engraver colonization of white spruce slash in interior Alaska
• Dan Miller, Kevin J. Dodds, Andy Eglitis, Christopher J. Fettig, Richard W. Hofstetter, David W. Langor, Albert (Bud) E. Mayfield, A. Steven Munson, Therese M. M. Poland, Kenneth F. Raffa. 2013. Trap lure blend of pine volatiles and bark beetle pheromones for Monochamus spp. (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) in pine forests of Canada and the United States.
• Christopher J. Fettig, Beverly M. Bulaon, Christopher P. Dabney, Christopher J. Hayes, Stephen Mckelvey. 2012. Verbenone Plus reduces levels of tree mortality attributed to mountain pine beetle infestations in whitebark pine, a tree species of concern
• Christopher J. Fettig, Stephen Mckelvey, Christopher P. Dabney, Dezene P.W. Huber, Cameron C. Lait, Donald L Fowler, John H. Borden. 2012. Efficacy of “Verbenone Plus” for protecting ponderosa pine trees and stands from Dendroctonus brevicomis (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) attack in British Columbia and California
• James D. McIver, Scott L. Stephens, James K. Agee, Jamie Barbour, Ralph E. J. Boerner, Carl B. Edminster, Karen L. Erickson, Kerry L. Farris, Christopher J. Fettig, Carl E. Fiedler, Sally M. Haase, Stephen C. Hart, Jon E. Keeley, Eric E. Knapp, John F. Lehmkuhl, Jason J. Moghaddas, William Otrosina, Kenneth Outcalt, Dylan W. Schwilk, Carl N. Skinner, Tom Waldrop, C. Phillip Weatherspoon, Daniel Yaussy, Andrew Youngblood, Steve Zack. 2012. Ecological effects of alternative fuel-reduction treatments: highlights of the National Fire and Fire Surrogate study (FFS)
• Christopher J. Fettig, Stephen Mckelvey, Christopher P. Dabney, Dezene P.W. Huber. 2012. Responses of Dendroctonus brevicomis (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) in behavioral assays: Implications to development of a semiochemical-based tool for tree protection
• Christopher J. Fettig, Christopher J. Hayes, Karen J. Jones, Stephen R. McKelvey, Sylvia Mori, Sheri L. Smith. 2012. Thinning Jeffrey pine stands to reduce susceptibility to bark beetle infestations in California, U.S.A.
• Christopher J. Fettig, Roger E. Burnside, Christopher J. Hayes, Mark E. Schultz. 2012. Field evaluations of emamectin benzoate for control of birch leafminer (Hymenoptera: Tenthredinidae) in Interior Alaska
• Christopher J. Fettig. 2012. Forest health and bark beetles
• Scott L. Stephens, James D. McIver, Ralph E.J. Boerner, Christopher J. Fettig, Joseph B. Fontaine, Bruce R. Hartsough, Patricia L. Kennedy, Dylan W. Schwilk. 2012. Effects of forest fuel-reduction treatments in the United States
• Roger E. Burnside, Edward H. Holsten, Christopher J. Fettig, James J. Kruse, Mark E. Schultz, Christopher J. Hayes, Andrew D. Graves, Steve J. Seybold. 2011. The northern spruce engraver, Ips perturbatus
• Christopher J. Fettig, C.J. Hayes, S.R. McKelvey, Sylvia Mori. 2011. Laboratory assays of select candidate insecticides for control of Dendroctonus ponderosae Hopkins Pesticide Management Science 67: 548−555
• J.D. McIver, Christopher J. Fettig. 2010. Ecological consequences of alternative fuel reduction treatments in seasonally dry forests: the national fire and fire surrogate study
• Christopher J. Fettig, A.S. Munson, C.I. Jorgenson, D.M. and Grosman. 2010. Efficacy of fipronil for protecting individual pines from mortality attributed to attack by western pine beetle and mountain pine beetle (Coleoptera: Curculionidae, Scolytinae)
• Christopher J. Fettig, S.R. McKelvey. 2010. Bark beetles responses to stand structure and prescribed fire at Black Mountain Experimental Forest, California, USA: 5-year data
• Christopher J. Fettig, R.R. Borys, C.P. and Dabney. 2010. Effects of fire and fire surrogate treatments on bark beetle-caused tree mortality in the Southern Cascades, California
• D.M. Grosman, Christopher J. Fettig, C.L. Jorgensen, A.S. Munson. 2010. Effectiveness of two systemic insecticides for protecting western conifers from mortality due to bark beetle attack
• Christopher J. Fettig, Stephen McKelvey, Daniel Cluck, Smith Sheri, William Otrosina. 2010. Effects of prescribed fire and season of burn on direct and indirect levels of tree mortality in Ponderosa and Jeffrey Pine Forests in California, USA.
• Barbara J. Bentz, Jacques Regniere, Christopher J. Fettig, Matt Hansen, Jane L. Hayes, Jeffrey A. Hicke, Rick G. Kelsey, Jose Negron, Steve J. Seybold. 2010. Climate change and bark beetles of the western United States and Canada: Direct and indirect effects
• C.J. Hayes, Christopher J. Fettig, L.D. Merrill. 2009. Evaluation of multiple funnel traps and stand characteristics for estimating western pine beetle-caused tree mortality
• Dylan W. Schwilk, Jon E. Keeley, Eric E. Knapp, James Mciver, John D. Bailey, Christopher J. Fettig, Carl E. Fiedler, Richy J. Harrod, Jason J. Moghaddas, Kenneth Outcalt, Carl N. Skinner, Scott L. Stephens, Tom Waldrop, Daniel Yaussy, Andrew Youngblood. 2009. The national Fire and Fire Surrogate study: effects of fuel reduction methods on forest vegetation structure and fuels
• Christopher J. Fettig, S.R. McKelvey, C.P. Dabney, Robert Borys, D.P.W. Huber. 2009. Response of western pine beetle, Dendroctonus brevicomis LeConte (Coleoptera: Curculionidae), to different release rates of nonhost angiosperm volatiles and verbenone
• Christopher J. Fettig, A.S. Munson, S.R. McKelvey, DeGomez T.E. 2009. Deposition from ground-based sprays of carbaryl to protect individual trees from bark beetle attack in the western United States
• Joel D. McMillin, Christopher J. Fettig. 2009. Bark beetle responses to vegetation management practices
• Christopher J. Fettig, S.R. McKelvey, R.R. Borys, C.P Dabney, Shakeeb Hamud, Lori J. Nelson, Steve J. Seybold. 2009. Efficacy of verbenone for protecting ponderosa pine stands from western pine beetle (Coleoptera: Curculionidae, Scolytinae) attack in California
• Christopher J. Fettig, Christopher P. Dabney, Stepehen R. McKelvey, Dezene P.W. Huber. 2008. Nonhost angiosperm volatiles and verbenone protect individual ponderosa pines from attack by western pine beetle and red turpentine beetle (Coleoptera: Curculionidae, Scolytinae)
• Christopher J. Fettig, Robert Borys, Stephen Mckelvey, Christopher P. Dabney. 2008. Blacks Mountain Experimental Forest: bark beetle responses to differences in forest structure and the application of prescribed fire in interior ponderosa pine
• William Shepherd, Dezene Huber, Steve J. Seybold, Christopher J. Fettig. 2008. Antennal responses of the western pine beetle, Dendroctonus brevicomis (Coleoptera: Curculionidae), to stem volatiles of its primary host, Pinus ponderosa, and nine sympatric nonhost angiosperms and conifers.
• T. DeGomez, Christopher J. Fettig, J.D. McMillin, J.A. Anhold, C.J. Hayes. 2008. Managing slash to minimize colonization of residual leave trees by Ips and other bark beetle species following thinning in southwestern ponderosa pine
• Christopher J. Fettig, Joel D. McMillin, John. A. Anhold, Shakeeb Hamud, Steve J. Seybold, Robert Borys. 2008. The effects of hazardous fuel reduction treatments in the wildland urban interface on the activity of bark beetles infesting ponderosa pine
• Jose Negron, Barbara J. Bentz, Christopher J. Fettig, Nancy E. Gillette, Matt Hansen, Jane L. Hayes, Rick G. Kelsey, John Lundquist, Ann M. Lynch, Robert Progar, Steve J. Seybold. 2008. US Forest Service bark beetle research in the western United States: Looking toward the future
• Christopher J. Fettig, Stepehen R. McKelvey, Christopher P. Dabney, Robert Borys. 2007. The response of Dendroctonus valens (Coleoptera: Scolytidae) and Temnochila chlorodia (Coleoptera: Trogossitidae) to Ips paraconfusus (Coleoptera: Scolytidae) pheromone components and verbenone
• Christopher J. Fettig, Joel D. McMillin, John A. Anhold, Shakeeb Hamud, Robert Borys, Steve J. Seybold. 2007. The effect of mechanical fuel reduction treatments in the wildland-urban interface on the amount and distribution of bark beetle-caused tree mortality
• Christopher J. Fettig, Kier D. Klepzig, Ronald f. Billings, A. Steven Munson, T. Evan Nebeker, Jose Negron, John Nowak. 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
• Andrew Youngblood, Heidi Bigler-Cole, Christopher J. Fettig, Carl Fiedler, Eric E. Knapp, John F. Lehmkuhl, Kenneth Outcalt, Carl N. Skinner, Scott L. Stephens, Thomas A. Waldrop. 2007. Making fire and fire surrogate science available: a summary of regional workshops with clients
• Christopher J. Fettig, Kurt K. Allen, Robert Borys, John Christopherson, Christopher P. Dabney, Thomas J. Eager, Kenneth E. Gibson, Elizabeth G. Hebertson, Daniel F. Long, A. Steven Munson, Patrick J. Shea, Sheri L. Smith, Michael Haverty. 2006. Effectiveness of bifenthrin (Onyx™) and carbaryl (Sevin® SL) for protecting individual, high-value trees from bark beetle attack (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae) in the western United States
• Christopher J. Fettig, Thomas E. DeGomez, Kenneth E. Gibson, Christopher P. Dabney, Robert Borys. 2006. Effectiveness of permethrin plus-C (Masterline®) and carbaryl (Sevin SL®) for protecting individual, high-value pines from bark beetle attack
• Christopher J. Fettig, Christopher P. Dabney, Stepehen R. McKelvey, Robert Borys. 2006. An assessment of re-randomization methods in bark beetle (Scolytidae) trapping bioassays
• Christopher J. Fettig, Christopher P. Dabney. 2006. Relative and seasonal abundance of Temnochila chlorodia (Mannerheim) (Coleoptera: Trogossitidae) collected in western pine beetle pheromone-baited traps in northern California
• Christopher J. Fettig. 2005. Bugs in the system: development of tools to minimize ponderosa pine losses from western pine beetle infestations
• Brian Sullivan, Christopher J. Fettig, William Otrosina, Mark J. Dalusky, C. Wayne Berisford. 2003. Association between severity of prescribed burns and subsequent activity of conifer-infesting beetles in stands of longleaf pine
• Christopher Asaro, Christopher J. Fettig, Kenneth W. McCravy, John Nowak, C. Wayne Berisford. 2003. The Nantucket pine tip moth (Lepidoptera: Torticidae): a literature review with management implications.
• Anthony R. Coody, Christopher J. Fettig, John Nowak, C. Wayne Berisford. 2000. Previous tip moth infestation predispose trees to heavier attacks in subsequent generations
• John Nowak, Christopher J. Fettig, Kenneth W. McCravy, C. Wayne Berisford. 2000. Efficacy tests and determination of optimal spray timing values to control nantucket pine tip moth - (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) infestation
• Christopher J. Fettig, Mark J. Dalusky, C. Wayne Berisford. 2000. Nantucket pine tip moth phenology and timing of insecticide spray applications in seven Southeastern States
• Christopher J. Fettig, Kenneth W. McCravy, C. Wayne Berisford. 2000. Effects of Nantucket pine tip moth insecticide spray schedules on loblolly pine seedlings

Data and Tools

• Dataset
  

  Silvics of North America

  https://research.fs.usda.gov/products/dataandtools/silvics-north-america

• Program
  

  Northern California Research Zone

  https://research.fs.usda.gov/psw/programs/northzone
  Station

  Pacific Southwest Research Station
• Project
  

  Variable Density Thinning Study

  https://research.fs.usda.gov/psw/projects/variable-density
  Station

  Pacific Southwest Research Station
• Project
  

  Coproduced Research Helps Managers Assess Fuel Maintenance Treatment Effectiveness in Fire-Prone Central Oregon

  https://research.fs.usda.gov/pnw/projects/bil-coproduced-research-helps-managers-assess-fuel
  Station

  Pacific Northwest Research Station

Other Publications

• Report
  

  “No Vacancy”: Masking spruce trees from spruce beetles with semiochemicals on the Kenai Peninsula

  https://research.fs.usda.gov/psw/understory/no-vacancy-masking-spruce-trees-spruce-beetles-semiochemicals-kenai-peninsula

Multimedia

• Webinars

  A Scentsible Approach Using Chemical Ecology to Manipulate Insect Populations and Protect Host Trees in California and Hawai’i

  https://research.fs.usda.gov/psw/products/multimedia/webinars/scentsible-approach-using-chemical-ecology-manipulate-insect

• The University of Georgia, Ph.D., Forest Entomology, 1999
• Virginia Tech University, M.S., Forest Entomology, 1996
• Virginia Tech University, B.S., Forest Management, 1993