Abstract
The genus Ips DeGeer (1775) and Pseudips Cognato (2000) were monitored with Lindgren traps in the Cofre de Perote, Veracruz, Mexico. The ecosystems of this mountain provide environmental goods and services to the inhabitants of neighboring communities. It is also home to a wealth of flora. For example, seven species of Pinaceae are found there. The traps were baited with generalist attractants for Ips, Ipsenol, Ipsdienol, and Cis-verbenol. The species captured were Ips bonanseai, I. integer, I. cribricollis, and Pseudips mexicanus, as well as insects associated with pines of the genera Hylastes, Pityophthorus, Gnathotrichus and Hylurgops and natural enemies of the genera Cymatodera, Enoclerus, Elacatis, and the family Staphylinidae. The most abundant species were Ips bonanseai and Pseudips mexicanus from February to May. Ips bonanseai showed a preference at 2,500 m asl, while P. mexicanus showed no preference. The attractant used during the study proved to be attractive to I. bonanseai, P. mexicanus, and associates. The results allow us to know the sites of preference of the species, their fluctuation over time, as well as their predators, which can help in silvicultural management in terms of handling and transport of material to the wood-processing centers.
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