Influence of natal host on southern pine beetle host acceptance

We investigated whether the natal host (the tree where an immature beetle develops) influenced SPB (southern pine beetle) host selection preference by rearing beetles on either loblolly or longleaf pine logs in the lab and testing their host acceptance via no-choice and choice trials., , , # **Influence of natal host on southern pine beetle host acceptance**

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Data used in Thomason et al. (2025) Influence of natal host on southern pine beetle host acceptance. Agricultural and Forest Entomology. XX, XX [DOI](Insert Article DOI Here)

## Description of the data and file structure

The .xlxs file includes two sheets.

* **No-Choice Test\_ HHSP_SPB**: Table of no-choice esperiment.
\-- *Natal Species* indicates whether the insect was reared on longleaf pine (LL) or loblolly pine (LB)
\-- *Generation* indicates the number of rearing generation (First or Second) or if it was kept from wild populations (Wild)
\-- *Acceptance* indicates if the acceptance trial was positive (1) or negative (0)
* **Choice Test_HHSP_SPB**: Table of choice experiment.
\-- *Natal Host* indicates whether the insect was reared on Longleaf pine (LL) or Loblolly pine (LB)
\-- *Inse...