Stephen A. Teale
Associate Professor

151 Illick Hall
SUNY-ESF
1 Forestry Drive
Syracuse, NY 13210

Telephone: (315) 470-6758
FAX: (315) 470-6934
Email: sateale@esf.edu

Research

General research interests concern forest entomology, chemical ecology, pheromones of forest insects, invasive species, evolution of pheromone communication.

Recent Publications

Domingue, M.J. and S.A Teale. 2007. The genetic architecture of pheromone production between populations distant from the hybrid zone of the pine engraver, Ips pini. Chemoecology. In Press.

Domingue, M.J. and S.A. Teale. 2007. Inbreeding depression and its effect on intrinsic population dynamics in engraver beetles. Ecol. Entomol. 32: 201-210.

Domingue, M.J., W.T. Starmer, and S.A Teale. 2006. Genetic control of the enantiomeric composition of ipsdienol in the pine engraver, Ips pini. J. Chem. Ecol. 32: 1005-1026.

Jin, Y., J. Li., J. Li., Y. Luo and S.A. Teale. 2004. Olfactory response of Anoplophora glabripennis to volatile compounds from ash-leaf maple (Acer negundo) under drought stress. Scientia Silvae Sinicae. 40: 99-105.

Smith, M.T., Bancroft, J.,  Li, G.H., Gao, R.T. and S.A. Teale.  2001.  Dispersal of Anoplophora glabripennis (Cerambycidae).   Environ. Entomol. 30: 1036-1040.

Ayres, B.D.,  M.P. Ayres, M.D. Abrahamson, and S.A. Teale. 2001. Resource partitioning and overlap in three sympatric species of  Ips bark beetles (Coleoptera: Scolytidae). Oecologia 128: 443-453.

Czokajlo, D. and S.A. Teale.  1999.  Synergistic effect of ethanol to alpha-pinene in primary attraction of the larger pine shoot beetle, Tomicus piniperda.  J. Chem. Ecol. 25: 1121-1130.

Czokajlo, D., R.A. Wink, J.C. Warren, and S.A. Teale.  1997.  Growth reduction of Scots pine, Pinus sylvestris L., caused by the larger pine shoot beetle, Tomicus piniperda (L.) ( Col. , Scolytidae) in New York State .  Can. J. For Res. 27: 1394-1397.

Miller, D.R., K.E. Gibson, K.F. Raffa, S.J. Seybold, S.A. Teale and D.L. Wood.  1997.  Geographical variation in the response of the pine engraver, Ips pini (Coleoptera: Scolytidae) to the pheromone lanierone.  J. Chem. Ecol. 23: 2013‑2031.

Cognato, A.I., S.J. Seybold, D.L. Wood and S.A. Teale. 1997.  A cladistic analysis of pheromone evolution in Ips bark beetles (Coleoptera: Scolytidae).  Evolution  51:313-318.

Teaching

• Elements of Entomology EFB 352 - Fall
• Introduction to Chemical Ecology EFB 412/612 FCH 440
• Systematic Entomology EFB 566
• Forest Health EFB 345 - Summer