Mites<i>Trichouropoda</i>and<i>Uroobovella</i>spp. (Uropodoidea) phoretic on bark beetles (Scolytinae): a comparison from a declining mountain spruce forest in Central Europe

Zach, Peter; Kršiak, Branislav; Kulfan, Ján; Parák, Michal; Kontschán, Jenő

doi:10.1080/01647954.2016.1154107

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“…In Central Europe, it is clustered within the I. typographus group as a result of its positive interspecific association with I. typographus and Pityogenes chalcographus (L) under endemic conditions (Jakuš, ; Stauffer et al , ) and the activity of these three species together can result in decline of whole stands (Witrylak, ). The larval gallery has three to seven mother tunnels and is clearly distinguished from that of I. typographus (Postner, ) and, similar to I. typographus , it transfers pathogens, as well as intestinal nematodes and endoparasitoids, and transports phoretic mites (Lukášová et al , ; Zach et al , ). Ips amitinus usually colonizes the upper parts of spruce trunks, with snapped trees being attacked in the first year, and then uprooted trees in the second year after wind disturbance (Jakuš, ).…”

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Range expansion of the small spruce bark beetle Ips amitinus: a newcomer in northern Europe

Økland

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Schroeder

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Agri and Forest Entomology

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Range expansion of the small spruce bark beetle Ips amitinus: a newcomer in northern Europe

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Agri and Forest Entomology

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“…Other factors influencing the stability of spruce stands include e.g. forest fragmentation which exposes individual trees to the wind and bark beetles (Wermelinger 2004;Zach et al 2009Zach et al , 2010Zach et al , 2016 and increased mortality of trees in forests due to intensified disturbance from harmful agents (e.g. bark beetles) related to climate change (Konôpka B.…”

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Wind – an important ecological factor and destructive agent in forests

Konôpka¹,

Zach²,

Kulfan³

2016

Forestry Journal

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Wind is both an ecological provider and disturbance facilitator influences trees and other organisms in forests. Impacts of wind on induvidual trees and forests mainly depend on the strength (or intensity) of the wind and the stability of the trees. Wind causes large-scale damage to forests and serious economical losses for the forestry sector within Europe. Therefore, knowledge of interactions between wind and trees and/or forests provides the baseline for developing adequate prevention or mitigation of the negative consequences associated with wind disturbances in forest ecosystems. Herein, we analyse the wind as an ecological and disturbance factor in forests in Europe, emphasising forests in Slovakia. Here, strong winds destroy mostly spruce dominated forests in the following regions; Orava, High and Low Tatra Mountains, Great Fatra Mountains, Pohronie, Poľana Mountains and Slovak Ore Mountains. Increasing volumes of timber damaged by windstorms have been documented since 1961, with the maximum damage recorded in 2004. Yearly volumes of damaged timber of approximately 2.5 mil. m3are predicted from 2016 to 2030. This highlights the data requirement regarding wind disturbances for integrated forest protection against dangerous winds and other disturbance agents in forest ecosystems in Slovakia and other European countries.

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Dynamic associations between Ips sexdentatus (Coleoptera: Scolytinae) and its phoretic mites in a Pinus pinaster forest in northwest Spain

2018

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The relationship between the pine bark beetle Ips sexdentatus and its phoretic mites in a Pinus pinaster forest in northwest Spain was studied during 2014. Four species of mites were collected, three of them from the body of the beetle-Histiostoma ovalis, Dendrolaelaps quadrisetus and Trichouropoda polytricha-the fourth, Cercoleipus coelonotus, was collected from the sediments. The main aims of this study were to explore (1) mite diversity and related parameters, (2) the location on the body of the (male and female) beetle, as well as mite assemblages, and (3) the seasonal dynamic association between mite species and the beetle. Results indicated that the diversity oscillated around 0.71 through the study period and the most dominant, frequent and abundant mite was H. ovalis. Histiostoma ovalis was found attached to almost all parts of the body (mainly on the elytral declivity and ventral thorax), whereas D. quadrisetus was exclusively found under the elytra, and T. polytricha displayed affinity towards the elytral declivity as well as the ventral thorax. None of the mite species displayed any preference for the sex of the beetle and the most frequent mite assemblage was H. ovalis, T. polytricha and D. quadrisetus all together. Maximum abundance of each phoretic mite species was related with each of the flight peaks of the beetle that would indicate that these mite species use phoresy as a primary method of transport for colonizing new food sources.

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MitesTrichouropodaandUroobovellaspp. (Uropodoidea) phoretic on bark beetles (Scolytinae): a comparison from a declining mountain spruce forest in Central Europe

Cited by 10 publications

References 29 publications

Range expansion of the small spruce bark beetle Ips amitinus: a newcomer in northern Europe

Range expansion of the small spruce bark beetle Ips amitinus: a newcomer in northern Europe

Wind – an important ecological factor and destructive agent in forests

Dynamic associations between Ips sexdentatus (Coleoptera: Scolytinae) and its phoretic mites in a Pinus pinaster forest in northwest Spain

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