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James L. Hanula is affiliated with the US Forest Service in the United States and has contributed research primarily within the fields of Agricultural and Biological Sciences and Environmental Science. Their work spans several related subfields, including Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics; Nature and Landscape Conservation; Insect Science; Plant Science; and Genetics.

The scientific output of Hanula encompasses topics such as Plant and Animal Studies, Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics, Plant Parasitism and Resistance, Insect and Pesticide Research, Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior, Fire Effects on Ecosystems, and Forest Insect Ecology and Management.

Hanula has been published in several academic venues, reflecting a focus on entomology and ecology-related studies. Frequent publication outlets include:

  • Journal of Entomological Science
  • Forest Science
  • Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution
  • Florida Entomologist

Recent research papers associated with Hanula, featuring various coauthors, include:

  • Effects of Chinese Privet on Bees and Their Vertical Distribution in Riparian Forests, 2020, Forest Science
  • Assessing the Efficiency of Pan Traps for Collecting Bees (Hymenoptera: Apoidea), 2020, Journal of Entomological Science
  • Decadal Patterns of Forest and Pollinator Recovery Following the Eradication of an Invasive Shrub, 2022, Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution
  • Arthropod Abundance and Biomass in Response to Pinus taeda L. Trunk Height, 2020, Journal of Entomological Science
  • Argopistes tsekooni (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae), a New Natural Enemy of Chinese Privet in North America: Identification, Establishment, and Host Range, 2025, Florida Entomologist

Frequent collaborators in Hanula's research projects include Scott Horn, Michael D. Ulyshen, Jacob R. Hudson, E. Richard Hoebeke, and Yanzhuo Zhang.

Best Publications

  • A Fungal Symbiont of the Redbay Ambrosia Beetle Causes a Lethal Wilt in Redbay and Other Lauraceae in the Southeastern United States

    S. W. Fraedrich;T. C. Harrington;R. J. Rabaglia;M. D. Ulyshen

  • Efficiency of Malaise traps and colored pan traps for collecting flower visiting insects from three forested ecosystems

    Joshua W. Campbell;Joshua W. Campbell;J. L. Hanula

  • Effects of prescribed fire and fire surrogates on floral visiting insects of the blue ridge province in North Carolina

    J.W. Campbell;J.L. Hanula;T.A. Waldrop

  • Conserving pollinators in North American forests: A review

    James L. Hanula;Michael D. Ulyshen;Scott Horn

  • Biology and host associations of redbay ambrosia beetle (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae), exotic vector of laurel wilt killing redbay trees in the southeastern United States.

    James L. Hanula;Albert E. Mayfield;Stephen W. Fraedrich;Robert J. Rabaglia

  • On the vertical distribution of bees in a temperate deciduous forest

    Michael D. Ulyshen;Villu Soon;James L. Hanula

  • A Comparison of the Beetle (Coleoptera) Fauna Captured at Two Heights Above the Ground in a North American Temperate Deciduous Forest

    Michael D. Ulyshen;James L. Hanula

  • Have changing forests conditions contributed to pollinator decline in the southeastern United States

    James L. Hanula;Scott Horn;Joseph J. O’Brien

  • The Biology and Preliminary Host Range of Megacopta cribraria (Heteroptera: Plataspidae) and Its Impact on Kudzu Growth

    Yanzhuo Zhang;James L. Hanula;Scott Horn

  • Influence of long-term dormant-season burning and fire exclusion on ground-dwelling arthropod populations in longleaf pine flatwoods ecosystems

    James L Hanula;Dale D Wade

  • Manuka Oil and Phoebe Oil are Attractive Baits for Xyleborus glabratus (Coleoptera: Scolytinae), the Vector of Laurel Wilt

    James L. Hanula;Brian Sullivan

  • Chinese Privet (Ligustrum sinense) Removal and its Effect on Native Plant Communities of Riparian Forests

    James L. Hanula;Scott Horn;John W. Taylor

  • Habitat associations of saproxylic beetles in the southeastern United States: A comparison of forest types, tree species and wood postures.

    Michael D. Ulyshen;James L. Hanula

  • Source, distribution and abundance of macroarthropods on the bark of longleaf pine : potential prey of the red-cockaded woodpecker

    James L. Hanula;Kathleen Franzreb

  • Biology and Host Associations of Redbay Ambrosia Beetle (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae), Exotic Vector of Laurel Wilt Killing Redbay Trees in the Southeastern United States

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  • Identification and synthesis of female sex pheromone of Oriental beetle, Anomala orientalis (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae)

    Aijun Zhang;Henry T. Facundo;Paul S. Robbins;Charles E. Linn

  • Recovery plan for laurel wilt on redbay and other forest species caused by Raffaelea lauricola and disseminated by Xyleborus glabratus

    M. A. Hughes;J.A. Smith;R. C. Ploetz;P. E. Kendra

  • Removing an exotic shrub from riparian forests increases butterfly abundance and diversity

    James L. Hanula;Scott Horn

  • Removing an invasive shrub (Chinese privet) increases native bee diversity and abundance in riparian forests of the southeastern United States

    James L. Hanula;Scott Horn

  • Spatial and temporal patterns of beetles associated with coarse woody debris in managed bottomland hardwood forests.

    Michael D. Ulyshen;James L. Hanula;Scott Horn;John C. Kilgo

  • Association of wildfire with tree health and numbers of pine bark beetles, reproduction weevils and their associates in Florida

    James L. Hanula;James R. Meeker;Daniel R. Miller;Edward L. Barnard

Frequent Co-Authors

Michael D. Ulyshen
Michael D. Ulyshen US Forest Service
John C. Kilgo
John C. Kilgo US Forest Service
Christopher E. Moorman
Christopher E. Moorman North Carolina State University
Joseph J. O'Brien
Joseph J. O'Brien US Forest Service
Theodore G. Andreadis
Theodore G. Andreadis Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station
Mac A. Callaham
Mac A. Callaham US Forest Service
Paul F. Hendrix
Paul F. Hendrix University of Georgia
Thomas C. Harrington
Thomas C. Harrington Iowa State University
Lukasz L. Stelinski
Lukasz L. Stelinski University of Florida
Randy C. Ploetz
Randy C. Ploetz University of Florida

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