Nancy E. Gillette, PhD

Treesearch Publications

• Nancy E. Gillette, Christopher J. Fettig. 2021. Semiochemicals for bark beetle (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) management in western North America: where do we go from here?
• 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
• Nadir Erbilgin, Jack D. Stein, Robert E. Acciavatti, Nancy E. Gillette, Sylvia Mori, Kristi Bischel, Jonathan A. Cale, Carline R. Carvalho, David L. Wood. 2017. A blend of ethanol and (−)-α-pinene were highly attractive to native siricid woodwasps (Siricidae, Siricinae) infesting conifers of the Sierra Nevada and the Allegheny Mountains
• Robert Progar, Nancy E. Gillette, Christopher J. Fettig, Kathryn Hrinkevich. 2014. Applied chemical ecology of the mountain pine beetle
• Nancy E. Gillette, David L. Wood, Sarah J. Hines, Justin B. Runyon, Jose Negron. 2014. The once and future forest: Consequences of mountain pine beetle treatment decisions
• E.G. Burbano, M.G. Wright, Nancy E. Gillette, Sylvia Mori, N. Dudley, N. Jones, M. Kaufmann. 2012. Efficacy of traps, lures, and repellents for Xylosandrus compactus (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) and other ambrosia beetles on Coffea arabica plantations and Acacia koa nurseries in Hawaii
• Nancy E. Gillette, Constance J. Mehmel, Sylvia Mori, Jeffrey N. Webster, David L. Wood, Nadir Erbilgin, Donald R. Owen. 2012. The push–pull tactic for mitigation of mountain pine beetle (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) damage in lodgepole and whitebark pines
• Jianghua Sun, Min Lu, Nancy E. Gillette, Michael J. Wingfield. 2012. Red turpentine beetle: Innocuous native becomes invasive tree killer in China
• Nancy E. Gillette, Matt Hansen, Constance J. Mehmel, Sylvia Mori, Jeffrey N. Webster, Nadir Erbilgin, David L. Wood. 2012. Area-wide application of verbenone-releasing flakes reduces mortality of whitebark pine Pinus albicaulis caused by the mountain pine beetle Dendroctonus ponderosae
• Michael J. Wingfield, Nancy E. Gillette, Jiang-Hua Sun, Min Lu. 2011. Do novel genotypes drive the success of an invasive bark beetle–fungus complex? Implications for potential reinvasion
• Sandra Kegley, Ken Gibson, Nancy E. Gillette, Jeff Webster, Lee Pederson, Silvia Mori. 2010. Individual-tree tests of verbenone flakes, verbenone pouches, and green-leaf volatiles to protect lodgepole pines from mountain pine beetle attack
• Aaron S. Adams, Sandye M. Adams, Cameron R. Currie, Nancy E. Gillette, Kenneth F. Raffa. 2010. Geographic variation in bacterial communities associated with the red turpentine beetle (Coleoptera: Curculionidae)
• Min Lu, Michael J. Wingfield, Nancy E. Gillette, Sylvia Mori, Jian-Hua Sun. 2010. Complex interactions among host pines and fungi vectored by an invasive bark beetle
• Nancy E. Gillette. 2009. Verbenone flakes may help slow mountain pine beetle's spread
• Nancy E. Gillette, C. J. Mehmel, J. N. Webster, Sylvia Mori, N. Erbilgin, D. L. Wood, J. D. Stein. 2009. Aerially applied methylcyclohexenone-releasing flakes protect Psuedotsuga menziesii stands from attack by Dendroctonus pseudotsugae
• Nancy E. Gillette, N. Erbilgin, J. N. Webster, L. Pederson, Sylvia Mori, J. D. Stein, D. R. Owen, K. M. Bischel, D. L. Wood. 2009. Aerially applied verbenone-releasing flakes protect Pinus contorta stands from attack by Dendroctonus ponderosae in California and Idaho
• Nancy E. Gillette, A. Steve Munson. 2009. Semiochemical sabotage: behavioral chemicals for protection of western conifers from bark beetles
• Nadir Erbilgin, Nancy E. Gillette, Donald R. Owen, Sylvia Mori, Andrew S. Nelson, Fabian C.C. Uzoh, David L. Wood. 2008. Acetophenone superior to verbenone for reducing attraction of western pine beetle Dendroctonus brevicomis to its aggregation pheromone
• Michael A. Camann, Nancy E. Gillette, Karen L. Lamoncha, Sylvia Mori. 2008. Response of forest soil Acari to prescribed fire following stand structure manipulation in the southern Cascade Range.Can
• Nancy E. Gillette, Richard S. Vetter, Sylvia Mori, Carline Rudolph, Dessa R. Welty. 2008. Response of ground-dwelling spider assemblages to prescribed fire following stand structure manipulation in the southern Cascade Range
• G. Roux-Morabito, Nancy E. Gillette, A. Roques, L. Dormont, J. Stein, F.A.H. Sperling. 2008. Systematics of the Dioryctria abietella Species Group (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) Based on Mitochondrial DNA Ann
• Nadir Erbilgin, John Stein, Robert Acciavatti, Carline Rudolph, Nancy E. Gillette, David L. Wood. 2008. Evaluating lures to detect siricids infesting conifers of the Sierra Nevada and the Allegheny mountains: potential for trapping Sirex noctilio
• 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
• N. Erbilgin, Sylvia Mori, J.H. Sun, J.D. Stein, D.R. Owen, L.D. Merrill, R. Campos Bolande;os, K.F. Raffa, T. Mendez Montiel, D.L. Wood, Nancy E. Gillette. 2007. Response to host volatiles by native and introduced populations of Dendroctonus valens (Coleoptera: Curculionidae, Scolytinae) in North America and China. Journal of Chemical Ecology 33: 131-146.
• Long-wa Zhang, Nancy E. Gillette, Jiang-hua Sun. 2007. Electrophysiological and behavioral responses of Dendroctonus valens to non-host volatiles
• N. Erbilgin, Nancy E. Gillette, Sylvia Mori, J.D Stein, D.R. Owen, D.L. Wood. 2007. Acetophenone as an anti-attractant for the western pine beetle, Dendroctonus brevicomis LeConte (Coleoptera: Scolytidae)
• Nick Dudley, John D. Stein, Taylor Jones, Nancy E. Gillette. 2007. Semiochemicals provide a deterrent to the black twig borer, Xylosandrus compactus (Coleoptera: Curculionidae, Scolytinae)
• Vicente Diaz-Nunez, Guillermo Sanchez-Martinez, Nancy E. Gillette. 2006. Response of Dendroctonus mexicanus (Hopkins) to two optical isomers of verbenone
• Nancy E. Gillette, John D. Stein, Donald R. Owen, Jeffrey N. Webster, Sylvia Mori. 2006. Pheromone-based disruption of Eucosma sonomana and Rhyacionia zozana (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) using aerially applied microencapsulated pheromone
• Nancy E. Gillette, John D. Stein, Donald R. Owen, Jeffrey N. Webster, Gary Fiddler, Sylvia Mori, David L. Wood. 2006. Verbenone-releasing flakes protect individual Pinus contorta trees from attack by Dendroctonus ponderosae and Dendroctonus valens (Coleoptera: Curculionidae, Scolytinae)
• Ryan M. Caesar, Nancy E. Gillette, Anthony I. Cognato. 2005. Population genetic structure of an edaphic beetle (Ptiliidae) among late successional reserves within the Klamath-Siskiyou ecoregion, California
• Anthony I. Cognato, Nancy E. Gillette, Rodolfo Campos Bolanos, Felix A.H. Sperling. 2005. Mitochondrial phylogeny of pine cone beetles (Scolytinae, Conophthorus) and their affiliation with geographic area and host
• Jianghua Sun, Zhengwan Miao, Zhen Zhang, Zhongning Zhan, Nancy E. Gillette. 2004. Red Turpentine Beetle, Dendroctonus valens LeConte (Coleoptera: Scolytidae), Response to Host Semiochemicals in China
• Jianghua Sun, Nancy E. Gillette, Zhengwan Miao, Zhongning Zhang Le Kang, Donald R. Owen, John D Stein. 2003. Verbenone interrupts attraction to host volatiles and reduces attack on Pinus tabuliformis (Pinaceae) by Dendroctonus valens (Coleoptera: Scolytidae) in the People's Republic of China
• Nancy E. Gillette, Jacqueline L. Robertson, Robert L. Lyon. 1978. Bioassays of TH6038 and difluron applied to western spruce budworm and Douglas-fir Tussock moth
• Jacqueline L. Robertson, Nancy E. Gillette, Barbara A. Lucas, Robert M. Russell, N.E. Savin. 1978. Comparative toxicity of insecticides to Choristoneura species (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae)
• Jacqueline E. Robertson, Nancy E. Gillette, Barbara A. Lucas, Robert L. Lyon. 1976. Toxicity of selected insecticides applied to western spruce budworm
• Jacqueline L. Robertson, Robert L. Lyon, Nancy E. Gillette. 1975. Contact toxicity of 38 insecticides to pales weevil adults
• Jacqueline L. Robertson, Nancy E. Gillette, Melvin Look, Barbara A. Lucas, Robert L. Lyon. 1975. Toxicity of selected insecticides applied to western spruce budworm
• Jacqueline L. Roberson, Marion Page, Nancy E. Gillette. 1974. Calocalpe undulata: Contact toxicity of ten insecticides to the larvae
• Jacqueline L. Robertson, Nancy E. Gillette. 1973. Western tent caterpillar: Contact toxicity of ten insecticides applied to the larvae
• Jacqueline L. Robertson, Robert L. Lyon, Fay L. Shon, Nancy E. Gillette. 1972. Contact toxicity of twenty insecticides applied to Symmerista canicosta

• University of California, Ph.D., Forest Entomology, 1987
• University of California, B.A., Fine Arts, 1969