Southern
Research Station

Education

Ph.D. in Entomology, 2009

University of Georgia

M.S. in Entomology, 2005

University of Georgia

B.S. in Zoology, 2002

Miami University

B.A. in Chemistry, 2002

Miami University

Professional Experience

Research Entomologist, USDA-FS-SRS

2014—Current

Entomologist, USDA-FS-SRS

2010—2014

Postdoctoral Research Associate, The Ohio State University

2010—2010

Postdoctoral Research Associate, Michigan State University

2009—2010

Featured Publications and Products

• Ulyshen, Michael D. 2014. Wood decomposition as influenced by invertebrates.
• Ulyshen, Michael D. 2015. Insect-mediated nitrogen dynamics in decomposing wood.
• Duan, Jian J.; Bauer, Leah S.; Abell, Kristopher J.; Ulyshen, Michael D.; Van Driesche, Roy G. 2015. Population dynamics of an invasive forest insect and associated natural enemies in the aftermath of invasion: implications for biological control.
• Seibold, Sebastian; Bässler, Claus; Brandl, Roland; Gossner, Martin M.; Thorn, Simon; Ulyshen, Michael D.; Müller, Jörg. 2015. Experimental studies of dead-wood biodiversity - A review identifying global gaps in knowledge.
• Ulyshen, Michael. 2014. Interacting effects of insects and flooding on wood decomposition.
• Ulyshen, Michael; Wagner, Terry; Mulrooney, Joseph E. 2014. Contrasting effects of insect exclusion on wood loss in a temperate forest.

Publications

• Poole, Emilee M.; Ulyshen, Michael D.; Horn, Scott ; Cram, Michelle ; Olatinwo, Rabiu ; Fraedrich, Stephen . 2019. Biology and distribution of Agrilus macer LeConte (Coleoptera: Buprestidae), a species associated with sugarberry (Celtis laevigata Willd.) mortality in the southeastern USA.
• Duan, Jian J.; Schmude, Jonathan M.; Larson, Kristi M.; Fuester, Roger W.; Gould, Juli R.; Ulyshen, Michael D. 2019. Field parasitism and host specificity of Oobius primorskyensis (Hymenoptera: Encyrtidae), an egg parasitoid of the emerald ash borer (Coleoptera: Buprestidae) in the Russian Far East.
• Draney, Michael L.; Milne, Marc A.; Ulyshen, Michael ; Madriz, Gabrielle . 2019. Revision of the spider genus Epiceraticelus (Araneae, Linyphiidae) with a description of a new species.
• Ulyshen, Michael D.; Sheehan, Thomas N. 2019. Trap height considerations for detecting two economically important forest beetle guilds in southeastern US forests.
• Garrick, R.C. ; Reppel, D.K. ; Morgan, J.T. ; Burgess, S. ; Hyseni, C. ; Worthington, R.J. ; Ulyshen, M.D. . 2019. Trophic interactions among dead-wood-dependent forest arthropods in the southern Appalachian Mountains, USA.
• Sheehan, Thomas N.; Ulyshen, Michael D.; Horn, Scott ; Hoebeke, E. Richard. 2019. Vertical and horizontal distribution of bark and woodboring beetles by feeding guild: is there an optimal trap location for detection?.
• Rivers, James ; Galbraith, Sara ; Cane, James ; Schultz, Cheryl ; Ulyshen, Michael ; Kormann, Urs G. 2018. A Review of Research Needs for Pollinators in Managed Conifer Forests.
• Ulyshen, Michael D.; Horn, Scott ; Pokswinski, Scott ; McHugh, Joseph V; Hiers, J. Kevin. 2018. A comparison of coarse woody debris volume and variety between old-growth and secondary longleaf pine forests in the southeastern United States.
• Ulyshen, Michael; Sobotnik, Jan. 2018. An introduction to the diversity, ecology and conservation of saproxylic insects.
• Bush, Bryana M.; Ulyshen, Michael D.; Fair, Conor G.; Batzer, Darold P. 2018. Assessing the effects of mesh enclosures on invertebrates and litter breakdown in a floodplain forest of the southeastern USA.
• Ulyshen, Michael D. 2018. Ecology and Conservation of Passalidae Chaper 3.
• Benbow, Eric M.; Barton, Philip S.; Ulyshen, Michael D.; Beasley, James C.; DeVault, Travis L.; Strickland, Michael S.; Tomberlin, Jeffery K.; Jordan, Heather R.; Pechal, Jennifer L. 2018. Necrobiome framework for bridging decomposition ecology of autotrophically and heterotrophically derived organic matter.
• Michael D. Ulyshen., . 2018. Saproxylic Diptera Chapter 5.
• Ulyshen, Michael; Pawson, Stephen; Branco, Manuela; Horn, Scott; Hoebeke, Richard; Gossner, Martin. 2018. Utilization of non-native wood by saproxylic insects.
• Ulyshen, Michael; Pawson, Stephen; Branco, Manuela; Horn, Scott; Hoebeke, Richard; Gossner, Martin. 2018. Utilization of non-native wood by saproxylic insects.
• Ulyshen, Michael D.; Shefferson, Richard; Horn, Scott; Taylor, Melanie K.; Bush, Bryana; Brownie, Cavell; Seibold, Sebastian; Strickland, Michael S. 2017. Below- and above-ground effects of deadwood and termites in plantation forests.
• Ulyshen, Michael D.; Zachos, Louis G.; Stireman, John O.; Sheehan, Thomas N.; Garrick, Ryan C. 2017. Insights into the ecology, genetics and distribution of Lucanus elaphus Fabricius (Coleoptera: Lucanidae), North America's giant stag beetle.
• Horn, Tammy; Angel, Patrick; Zipper, Carl; Ulyshen, Michael; French, Michael; Burger, Jim; Adams, Mary Beth. 2017. Re-establishing pollinator habitat on mined lands using the forestry reclamation approach.
• Ulyshen, Michael D.; Muller, Jorg; Seibold, Sebastian. 2016. Bark coverage and insects influence wood decomposition: direct and indirect effects.
• Hanula, James L.; Ulyshen, Michael D.; Horn, Scott. 2016. Conserving pollinators in North American forests: A review.
• Seibold, Sebastian; Bässler, Claus; Baldrian, Petr; Reinhard, Lena; Thorn, Simon; Ulyshen, Michael D.; Weiß, Ingmar; Müller, Jörg. 2016. Dead-wood addition promotes non-saproxylic epigeal arthropods but effects are mediated by canopy openness.
• Stoklosa, Allison M.; Ulyshen, Michael D.; Fan, Zhaofei; Varner, Morgan; Seibold, Sebastian; Muller, Jorg. 2016. Effects of mesh bag enclosure and termites on fine woody debris decomposition in a subtropical forest.
• Seibold, Sebastian; Bassler, Claus; Brandl, Roland; Buche, Boris; Szallies, Alexander; Thorn, Simon; Ulyshen, Michael D.; Muller, Jorg; Baraloto, Christopher. 2016. Microclimate and habitat heterogeneity as the major drivers of beetle diversity in dead wood.
• Ulyshen, Michael D.; Diehl, Susan V.; Jeremic, Dragica. 2016. Termites and flooding affect microbial communities in decomposing wood.
• Ulyshen, Michael D. 2016. Wood decomposition as influenced by invertebrates.
• Chen, Yigen; Ulyshen, Michael D.; Poland, Therese M. 2015. Abundance of volatile organic compounds in white ash phloem and emerald ash borer larval frass does not attract Tetrastichus planipennisi in a Y-tube olfactometer.
• Jörg, Müller; Simon, Thorn; Roland, Baier; Khosro, Sagheb-Talebi; Hassan V., Barimani; Sebastian, Seibold; Ulyshen, Michael D.; Martin M., Gossner. 2015. Protecting the forests while allowing removal of damaged trees may imperil saproxylic insect biodiversity in the Hyrcanian Beech Forests of Iran.
• Shelton, Thomas; Fye, Donald; Ulyshen, Michael. 2014. USDA - Forest Service Termiticide Report for 2013.
• Ulyshen, Michael; Wagner, Terry. 2013. Quantifying arthropod contributions to wood decay.
• Ulyshen, Michael. 2013. Strengthening the case for saproxylic arthropod conservation: a call for ecosystem services research.
• Moorman, Christopher E.; Woen, Liessa T.; Kilgo, John C.; Hanula, James L.; Horn, Scott; Ulyshen, Michael D. 2012. Arthropod abundance and seasonal bird use of bottomland forest harvest gaps.
• Chen, Yigen; Ulyshen, Michael D.; Poland, Therese M. 2012. Differential utilization of ash phloem by emerald ash borer larvae: Ash species and larval stage effects.
• Klepzig, Kier D.; Ferro, Michael L.; Ulyshen, Michael D.; Gimmel, Matthew L.; Mahfouz, Jolie B.; Tiarks, Allan E.; Carlton, Chris E. 2012. Effects of Small-Scale Dead Wood Additions on Beetles in Southeastern U.S.
• Ulyshen, Michael D.; Shelton, Thomas G. 2012. Evidence of cue synergism in termite corpse response behavior.
• Ulyshen, Michael D.; Horn, Scott; Hanula, James L. 2012. Growth responses of mature loblolly pine to dead wood manipulations.
• Hanula, James L.; Ulyshen, Michael D.; Wade, Dale D. 2012. Impacts of prescribed fire frequency on coarse woody debris volume, decomposition and termite activity in the longleaf pine flatwoods of Florida.
• Ulyshen, Michael D.; Hanula, James L.; Blinn, Robert L.; Kritsky, Gene. 2012. Saproxylic Hemiptera Habitat Associations.
• Ulyshen, Michael D.; Barrington, William T.; Hoebeke, Richard E.; Herms, Daniel A. 2012. Vertically Stratified Ash-Limb Beetle Fauna in Northern Ohio.
• Duan, Jian J.; Oppel, Craig B.; Ulyshen, Michael D.; Bauer, Leah S.; LeLito, Jonathan. 2011. Biology and life history of Tetrastichus planipennisi (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae) a larval endoparasitoid of the emerald ash borer (Coleoptera:Buprestidae).
• Ulyshen, Michael D.; Duan, Jian J.; Bauer, Leah S.; Gould, Juli; Taylor, Phil; Bean, Dick; Holko, Carol; Driesche, Roy Van. 2011. Field-cage methodology for evaluating climatic suitability for introduced wood-borer parasitoids: preliminary results from the emerald ash borer system.
• Ulyshen, Michael D.; Klooster, Wendy S.; Barrington, William T.; Herns, Daniel A. 2011. Impacts of emerald ash borer-induced tree mortality on leaf litter arthropods and exotic earthworms.
• Ulyshen, Michael D.; Soon, Villu; Hanula, James L. 2011. Vertical distribution and seasonality of predatory wasps (Hymenoptera: Vespidae) in a temperate deciduous forest.
• Shockley, F.W.; Ulyshen, Michael. 2009. An interesting deformity in Alobates pennsylvanica (DeGeer), 1775 (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae).

Research Highlights

Developing a simple rearing method for Emerald ash borer biological control agents (2011)

The emerald ash borer, a buprestid beetle native to Asia, is one of the most ecologically and economically significant invasive forest pests in North America.

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Forest Bees are More Active in the Canopy Than Near the Ground in the Southeastern U.S. (2014)

Results from one of the first studies to investigate how bees are vertically distributed in temperate deciduous forests suggest these insects are more numerous in the canopy than near the forest floor.

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Saproxylic insects: diversity, ecology, and conservation (2018)

A new book synthesizes global knowledge about one of the most diverse groups of insects in forests, those associated with dying and dead wood.

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