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2026
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Fred M. Stephen
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Researcher
Faculty Researcher
12 h-index
43 pubs
632 cited
Research Areas
Biomedical Subjects
Biography and Research Information
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Fred M. Stephen's research focuses on insect ecology, particularly the interactions between forest insects and their host trees. His work investigates the oviposition preferences and developmental rates of wood-boring insects, such as *Sirex nigricornis*, in relation to host tree characteristics, including age and fungal infection. Stephen also examines the associated insect communities, comparing differences and similarities across various forest regions, as seen in his studies on the southern pine beetle. His research has explored the relationships between native parasitic nematodes and woodwasps, contributing to a broader understanding of forest pest dynamics. Stephen has published 43 papers, accumulating 630 citations and an h-index of 12. He has collaborated with researchers at the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville, including Larry D. Galligan and Jessica A. Hartshorn.
Metrics
- h-index: 12
- Publications: 43
- Citations: 632
Selected Publications
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What is an associate? A systematic review of predators, parasitoids, competitors, symbionts, and hangers-on in the southern pine beetle community (2026)
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Sirex nigricornis (Hymenoptera: Siricidae) Oviposition Preference and Development in Relation to Host Age, and a Novel Live-Trapping System for Wood-Borers (2025)
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Southern pine beetle (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) and its associated insect community: similarities and key differences between northeastern and southeastern pine forests (2023)
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Insect Ecology (2023)
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Association of the native parasitic nematode <i>Deladenus proximus</i> with individuals and populations of the native woodwasp <i>Sirex nigricornis</i> (2022)
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Sirex nigricornis (Hymenoptera: Siricidae) larval development correlated with tree characteristics and ophiostomoid fungal infection (2021)
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Spatial patterns of within-tree<i>Enaphalodes rufulus</i>(Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) attacks during outbreak conditions in the Ozark National Forest in Arkansas, United States of America (2019)
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Monochamus species from different continents can be effectively detected with the same trapping protocol (2018)
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Variation in Sterilization by<i>Deladenus proximus</i>on the Native Woodwasp,<i>Sirex nigricornis</i>, in Arkansas (2017)
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Molecular identification of Deladenus proximus Bedding, 1974 (Tylenchida: Neotylenchidae), a parasite of Sirex nigricornis (Hymenoptera: Siricidae) (2016)
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Interactions Among Latitude, Nematode Parasitization, and Female<i>Sirex nigricornis</i>(Hymenoptera: Siricidae) Fitness (2016)
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Emergence of adult female <i>Sirex nigricornis</i> F. and <i>Sirex noctilio</i> F. (Hymenoptera: Siricidae) coincides with a decrease in daily minimum and maximum temperature (2016)
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Emergent insects, pathogens and drought shape changing patterns in oak decline in North America and Europe (2015)
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Seasonal Phenology of<i>Sirex nigricornis</i>(Hymenoptera: Siricidae) in Arkansas with Implications for Management of<i>Sirex noctilio</i> (2015)
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Near Absence of<i>Agrilus bilineatus</i>from an Oak Decline Event in the Ozark Mountains of Arkansas (2014)
Collaboration Network
Top Collaborators
Larry D. Galligan
University of Arkansas at Fayetteville
2 shared publications
In database
- Sirex nigricornis (Hymenoptera: Siricidae) larval development correlated with tree characteristics and ophiostomoid fungal infection
- Association of the native parasitic nematode <i>Deladenus proximus</i> with individuals and populations of the native woodwasp <i>Sirex nigricornis</i>
Caroline R. Kanaskie
University of Maine at Fort Kent (US)
2 shared publications
- Southern pine beetle (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) and its associated insect community: similarities and key differences between northeastern and southeastern pine forests
- What is an associate? A systematic review of predators, parasitoids, competitors, symbionts, and hangers-on in the southern pine beetle community
Jessica A. Hartshorn
Clemson University
1 shared publication
In database
- Sirex nigricornis (Hymenoptera: Siricidae) larval development correlated with tree characteristics and ophiostomoid fungal infection
Saskya van Nouhuys
Cornell University (US)
1 shared publication
- Association of the native parasitic nematode <i>Deladenus proximus</i> with individuals and populations of the native woodwasp <i>Sirex nigricornis</i>
David C. Harris
Cornell University (US)
1 shared publication
- Association of the native parasitic nematode <i>Deladenus proximus</i> with individuals and populations of the native woodwasp <i>Sirex nigricornis</i>
Ann E. Hajek
Cornell University (US)
1 shared publication
- Association of the native parasitic nematode <i>Deladenus proximus</i> with individuals and populations of the native woodwasp <i>Sirex nigricornis</i>
Laurel J. Haavik
US Forest Service (US)
1 shared publication
- Insect Ecology
Kevin J. Dodds
US Forest Service (US)
1 shared publication
- Southern pine beetle (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) and its associated insect community: similarities and key differences between northeastern and southeastern pine forests
Jeff R. Garnas
University of New Hampshire (US)
1 shared publication
- Southern pine beetle (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) and its associated insect community: similarities and key differences between northeastern and southeastern pine forests
Richard W. Hofstetter
Northern Arizona University (US)
1 shared publication
- What is an associate? A systematic review of predators, parasitoids, competitors, symbionts, and hangers-on in the southern pine beetle community
Kier D. Klepzig
The Jones Center at Ichauway (US)
1 shared publication
- What is an associate? A systematic review of predators, parasitoids, competitors, symbionts, and hangers-on in the southern pine beetle community
Jeff R. Garnas
University of New Hampshire (US)
1 shared publication
- What is an associate? A systematic review of predators, parasitoids, competitors, symbionts, and hangers-on in the southern pine beetle community
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