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A research paper, entitled “Perspective and Promise: a
Century of Insect Acoustic Detection and Monitoring”, R.
W. Mankin 1 , D. W. Hagstrum 2 , M. T. Smith 3 , A. L. Roda 4 ,
and M. T. K. Kairo 5 , will be published in the American
Entomologist (Entomological Society of America) as a
research paper during 2011.
The paper contains information on CLB. More, specifically
and of particular interest, is Figure 1 (attached). The figure
is entitled: “Oscillogram, Os, and spectrogram, Sp, of a
24‐s period of signals recorded from a tree containing an
A. chinensis larva. Darker shading in spectrogram (512‐
points per spectrum, 90% overlap) indicates higher
relative spectrum level (higher energy). Blocked area, AC,
marks a period with numerous A. chinensis impulses; N
marks a period of mechanical noise; and B marks a bird
call. Ovals in N and B mark frequency ranges where
relative spectrum levels notably exceed those expected
in larval signals.”
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Michael T. Smith, Ph.D.
Research Entomologist
USDA‐ARS
Beneficial Insects Introduction Research Lab
Newark, Delaware 19713
Office: (302) 731‐7330
Cell: (302) 766‐2434
Fax: (302) 737‐6780
Email: Michael.Smith@ars.usda.gov
http://www.ars.usda.gov/naa/biiru
In the picture:
Michael T.
Smith