First record of Dendroctonus micans (Kugelann, 1794) on non-native spruces in Slovakia - short communication

Jozef Vakula, Milan Zúbrik, Juraj Galko, Andrej Gubka, Andrej Kunca, Ján Pavlík and Christo Nikolov
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Jozef Vakula: Centre of Forest Protection Service, Forest Research Institute Zvolen, National Forest Centre, Banská Štiavnica, Slovak Republic
Milan Zúbrik: Centre of Forest Protection Service, Forest Research Institute Zvolen, National Forest Centre, Banská Štiavnica, Slovak Republic
Juraj Galko: Centre of Forest Protection Service, Forest Research Institute Zvolen, National Forest Centre, Banská Štiavnica, Slovak Republic
Andrej Gubka: Centre of Forest Protection Service, Forest Research Institute Zvolen, National Forest Centre, Banská Štiavnica, Slovak Republic
Andrej Kunca: Centre of Forest Protection Service, Forest Research Institute Zvolen, National Forest Centre, Banská Štiavnica, Slovak Republic
Ján Pavlík: Secondary Forestry School in Liptovský Hrádok, Liptovský Hrádok, Slovak Republic
Christo Nikolov: Centre of Forest Protection Service, Forest Research Institute Zvolen, National Forest Centre, Banská Štiavnica, Slovak Republic

Plant Protection Science, 2016, vol. 52, issue 4, 277-282

Abstract: In 2015, we recorded the first attack of the great spruce bark beetle, Dendroctonus micans (Kugelann) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae, Scolytinae) on non-native Picea orientalis (L.) and Picea pungens (Engelmann) in Slovakia. To our knowledge, the occurrence of D. micans on P. orientalis in Central Europe has not been described yet. We found that D. micans preferred P. orientalis over P. pungens and other coniferous trees in urban areas. In laboratory conditions, 352 adults of D. micans emerged and only 1 predator, Rhizophagus grandis (Gyllenhal) (Coleoptera: Monotomidae), was recorded. D. micans has a potential to become a serious pest of P. orientalis and P. pungens in urban, and in air-polluted areas.

Keywords: great spruce bark beetle; urban forestry; pests; Picea orientalis; Picea pungens (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016
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