Xiaoqi Xie

Nov 22, 2024 | biorxiv.org | Xiaoqi Xie |Micah Brush |Evan Johnson |Catherine Cullingham

AbstractThe mountain pine beetle has recently expanded its range into northern and central Alberta, posing an immediate threat to the novel host, jack pine. To date, some experiments suggest that jack pine has limited defensive capabilities despite of the restrictions from the physical environment. In this work, we explore the susceptibility of jack pine compared to the primary host, lodgepole pine, evaluating the risk of potential range expansion into Canada boreal forest.