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New insights into the role of phytopathogenic fungi vectored by pine bark beetles in pine decline
The study presented was carried out in response to the alarmingly increasing number of outbreaks of bark beetles and associated fungi in European forests including Ukraine.
Kateryna Davydenko
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Bark beetles are amongst the most aggressive pest agents of coniferous forests. Due to this, many boreal countries have designated laws aiming to lower the risk of bark beetle epidemics.
Markus Melin +6 more
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Tree defence and bark beetles in a drying world: carbon partitioning, functioning and modelling. [PDF]
Drought has promoted large-scale, insect-induced tree mortality in recent years, with severe consequences for ecosystem function, atmospheric processes, sustainable resources and global biogeochemical cycles.
Almuth Hammerbacher +15 more
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Bark and ambrosia beetles pose significant threats to the stability of forest stands worldwide, making their control crucial. Among these pests, Gnathotrichus materiarius, a polyphagous invasive ambrosia beetle living on conifers, has successfully ...
Tomáš Fiala +2 more
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New Reports of Exotic and Native Ambrosia and Bark Beetle Species (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae) From Ohio [PDF]
In a 2007 survey of ambrosia and bark beetles (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae) along a transect in northeastern Ohio, we collected six exotic and three native species not previously reported from the state.
Cognato, Anthony I +5 more
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AbstractBark beetles often feed on dead or dying plant tissues, serving as primary decomposers. However, some bark beetle species kill healthy trees, although at the time of attack, these healthy trees are often experiencing stressful conditions, such as drought or lightning strikes.
Demian F. Gomez +2 more
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Rearing of \u3ci\u3eScolytus Multistraiatus\u3c/i\u3e (Marsham) (Scolytidae: Coleoptera) for Toxicological Experiments [PDF]
(excerpt) In a study of the oral and contact toxicity of methoxychlor residues to the smaller European elm bark beetle, S, multistriatus, it is essential to have beetle material available which is of uniform physiological condition and age (Riedl, 197 3).
Butcher, J W, Riedl, H
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The preference–performance hypothesis (PPH) predicts that female insects maximize their fitness by ovipositing on hosts where their offspring perform the best.
Etsuro Takagi
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Annotated List of Indiana Scolytidae (Coleoptera) [PDF]
A list of 80 species of Indiana Scolytidae (bark and ambrosia beetles) is presented.
Deyrup, Mark
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Two experiments were conducted in mixed hardwood-conifer forests in the northeastern United States to test the effects of cleaning surfactant and non-surfactant treated multiple-funnel traps used to catch bark and woodboring beetles.
Kevin J. Dodds, Marc F. DiGirolomo
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