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Stephen A. Teale
Professor

151 Illick Hall
1 Forestry Dr.
Syracuse, New York 13210

Phone: (315) 470-6758
Email: sateale@esf.edu

Research

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

Publications in the Last Five Years

Fierke, MK, Skabeikis, DD, Millar, JD, Teale, SA, McElfresh, JS, Hanks, LM. (In press) Identification of a male-produced pheromone for Monochamus scutellatus scutellatus and Monochamus notatus (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae). J. Econ. Entomol.

Brodie, BS, Wickham, JD, Teale SA. (In press) The relationship between maturation and contact pheromones for Monochamus Scutellatus, (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae). Can. Ent.

Cale, JA, McNulty, SA, Teale, SA, Castello, JD. (In press) The impact of beech thickets on biodiversity. Biol. Invasions.

Wickham, JD,  Xu, Z, Teale, SA. 2012. Evidence for a female-produced, long range pheromone of Anoplophora glabripennis (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae). Insect Science 19: 355–371.

Teale, S.A., J.D. Wickham, F. Zhang, J. Su, Y. Chen, W. Xiao, L.M. Hanks and J.G. Millar. 2011. A male-produced aggregation pheromone of Monochamus alternatus (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae), a major vector of pine wood nematode. J. Econ. Entomol. 104(5):1592-1598.

Castello, J.D.and  S.A. Teale (Eds.). 2011. Forest Health: An Integrated Perspective. Cambridge Univ. Press. 384 pp.

Teale, S. A. and J. D. Castello. 2011. The Past as Key to the Future: A New Perspective on Forest Health. Pp. 3-16 In Castello, J.D.and  S.A. Teale (Eds.). 2011. Forest Health: An Integrated Perspective. Cambridge Univ. Press. 384 pp.

Castello, J.D., S.A. Teale and J.A. Cale 2011. How do we do it, and what does it mean? Pp. 50-78. In Castello, J.D.and  S.A. Teale (Eds.). 2011. Forest Health: An Integrated Perspective. Cambridge Univ. Press. 384 pp.

Teale, S.A. and J.D. Cstello. 2011 Regulators and terminators: the importance of biotic factors to a healthy forest. Pp. 81-114. In Castello, J.D.and  S.A. Teale (Eds.). 2011. Forest Health: An Integrated Perspective. Cambridge Univ. Press. 384 pp.

Parry, D. and S.A. Teale. 2011. Alien invasions: the effects of introduced species on forest structure and function. Pp. 115-162. In Castello, J.D.and  S.A. Teale (Eds.). 2011. Forest Health: An Integrated Perspective. Cambridge Univ. Press. 384 pp.

Castello, J.D. and S.A. Teale. 2011. What did we learn, and where does it leave us?: Concludng thoughts. P.p. 344-355. In Castello, J.D.and  S.A. Teale (Eds.). 2011. Forest Health: An Integrated Perspective. Cambridge Univ. Press. 384 pp.

Cale, J., S. Letkowski, S.A. Teale, J. Castello. 2011. Beech bark disesae: An evaluation of the predisposition hypothesis in an aftermath forest. Forest Pathology doi: 10.1111/j.1439-0329.2011.00722.x

Zhang, W., L.N. Calandra, L.J. Quackenbush, J. Im, and S.A. Teale. 2010.  Monitoring Scotch pine infested by Sirex noctilio using hyperspectral data: a laboratory study.  Proceedings of 2010 ASPRS Annual Conference. San Diego, CA.

Teale, S.A., S. Letkowski, G. Matusick, S.V. Stehman, and J.D. Castello. 2009. Quantitative, nondestructive assessment of beech scale (Hemiptera: Cryptococcidae) density using digital image analysis of wax masses. Environ. Entomol. 38: 1235-1240.

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. 17: 255-262.

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.

Teaching

• Entomology EFB 352 - Fall
• Introduction to Chemical Ecology EFB 412/612 FCH 440
• Insect Physiology EFB 570
• Forest Health EFB 345 - Summer
• Forest Entomology EFB 351
• Peoples, Plagues, and Pests EFB 217