Seasonal variability of sex-ratio in<Emphasis Type="Italic"> Ips typographus</Emphasis> (L.) pheromone traps in a multivoltine population in the Southern Alps

The aim of the study was to monitor the seasonal variation in the sex-specific responses of Ips typographus to a commercial pheromone in relation to the two generations per year occurring in the Southern Alps. The study was carried out over 2 years (2000–2001). Each year, 15 Theysohn traps were baited with Pheroprax. Traps were emptied weekly and the number of beetles determined. In the same forest each year, three spruce logs were set up at the beginning of spring for natural colonisation by Ips typographus and then put in breeding boxes. All adults emerging from the logs or found in the traps were counted and a subsample sexed by genital extraction. Spring captures were always higher than summer captures (second generation). Similarly, the proportion of trapped males was always higher in spring than in summer. Except in the first and second week, the number of females was higher than males. During the first 3 weeks of monitoring, the number of trapped males dropped from above 50 to about 30%. Thereafter, the sex ratio was constant over time, about 33% males. In contrast to trap catches, about 50% of adults emerging from the breeding logs were males. The low proportion of males in traps depends both on discrimination (they avoid strong sources of male pheromone) and on differential mortality of the sex over time. As the pioneer beetles in I. typographus are males, their number is highest in the first part of the flight period when they search for suitable host trees. Such a search can be lethal for several males, decreasing the sex ratio.     

Zur Wirkung von Aasgeruch auf die Fangleistung von Buchdruckerfallen

The effect of carrion smell on the catching-efficiency of pheromone baited flight barriere traps for the spruce bark beetleIps typographus L. was studied from June to September 1989 in a spruce forest near Göttingen. We compared the number of spruce bark beetles and carrion beetles catched with 6 pairs of Theysohn-Slit-Traps, baited with Pheroprax^®. The first trap of each pair controlled in regular time intervals of 14 days. The second controlled singulary at the end of the study. If the traps aren't controlled at regular intervals, the catching-efficiency of the traps decreases caused by the dead beetles in the trap. Contemporarily the number of carrion beetles in the traps increases. During the flight of the second generation ofIps typographus controll intervals of 14 days lead to an increased impact of carrion beetles in the traps.     

A review： chemical ecology of Ips typographus （Coleoptera, Scolytidae）

Chemical ecology of the spruce bark beetle lps typographus （L.） was reviewed. The outbreak of 1.typographus in central Europe triggered extensive research on chemical ecology, Males initiate host location and produce semiochemicals which attract both males and females, A successful mass attack must first overcome the resistance of the host tree. Pioneer I. typographus evolved to use the resin flow of host trees as kairomones in host location, and synthesized semiochemicals initially to detoxify the resin. If small bark beetle populations infest healthy trees, mass attack is prevented by host resistance, Nine monoterpene alcohols were found in male hind-guts, including cis-verbenol （cV） and 2-methyl-3-buten-2-ol （MB） which are regarded as primary aggregation pheromones, and a low proportion of lpsdienol （ld） which increases attractiveness of cV and MB, Verbenone （Vn） and Ipsenol （le） are anti-aggregation pheromones, that play important roles in adjusting attack density and insect density under the bark. Non-host volatiles are repellent to L typographus, so that beetles do not waste energy boring into non-host trees. The relationship between host resistance, pheromone compounds and behavior, non-host volatiles, bioassays and mass trapping are reviewed, Results of field bioassays stressed that traps baited with specific pheromones could be used as a reasonable protection measure.     

Fungi associated with Ips typographus on Picea abies in southern Poland and their succession into the phloem and sapwood of beetle‐infested trees and logs

This study dealt with the species distribution and frequency of fungi associated with the bark beetle Ips typographus (Scolytidae) on spruce trees of various states of health in southern Poland. The spruce trees were assessed by their degree of defoliation and damage of their crowns and trunks after attack by I. typographus. The state of health of trees from which samples were obtained was related to varying stages of brood development of I. typographus. Fungi were isolated from phloem taken from and around insect galleries and the sapwood underneath brood systems. Samples were taken from ‘healthy‐looking’, weakened, wind‐fallen and wind‐broken trees as well as from trap trees. The mycobiota associated with I. typographus was quite diverse in respect of the number of detected species, 65 fungal taxa were obtained from the phloem of trees infested by I. typographus, and 36 taxa occurred in the sapwood underneath insect galleries. The spectrum of fungi mainly consisted of ascomycetes and anamorphic fungi. The ophiostomatoid fungi were represented by 14 species and were the most numerously represented group in all niches examined. The most frequent ophiostomatoid species were Ceratocystis polonica, Ophiostoma ainoae, O. bicolor, O. penicillatum, O. piceae and O. piceaperdum. The frequency of occurrence of ophiostomatoid fungi differed significantly between the phloem and sapwood as well as in relation to the varying states of health of the spruce trees. These quantitative differences in the mycobiota of I. typographus between spruce trees belonging to different health categories can be explained by successional patterns of fungal colonization of host tissues following attack by I. typographus. The pathogenic species C. polonica was the primary invader, occurring most frequently in the sapwood of ‘healthy‐looking’ trees. Ophiostoma bicolor, O. penicillatum and O. piceaperdum also occurred during the early stages of brood development of I. typographus on ‘healthy‐looking’ trees, but they mainly colonized the phloem. In contrast, O. ainoae, O. minuta and O. piceae likely follow the aforementioned species as secondary and tertiary invaders into the phloem and the sapwood of spruce trees.     

Die Wirkungsbreite des Ausstoβreflexes bei Borkenkäfernreflexes bei Borkenkäfern

Summary The thrust out-reflex of the back beetles is useful to the breeding galleries of bore-meal and other substances. The beetles also avert with this reflex other insects, who try to invade the breeding galleries. Then the bark beetle thrust out its abdomen and often that means the ruin of the beetle. The enemy — f. i.Thanasimus formicarius L. — has the opportunity to kill the bark beetle when he reaches its abdomen.     

Fungi isolated from Picea abies infested by the bark beetle Ips typographus in the Białowieża forest in north‐eastern Poland

The assemblage of fungi occurring in the sapwood of Norway spruce (Picea abies) and in bark beetle galleries following attack by the Eurasian spruce bark beetle Ips typographus was investigated in the Bia?owie?a forest in north‐eastern Poland. Fungi were isolated from blue‐stained sapwood of beetle‐infested spruce trees in June 2002, and a few isolates were also obtained from ascospores and conidia taken from perithecia and asexual structures occurring in the gallery systems of the insects. The mycobiota of I. typographus in the Bia?owie?a forest was dominated by ophiostomatoid fungi, which were represented by seven species. Four species, including Ceratocystis polonica, Grosmannia penicillata, Ophiostoma ainoae and Ophiostoma bicolor were isolated at high frequencies, whereas three other taxa, Ceratocystiopsis minuta, Ceratocystiopsis alba and a Pesotum sp. were rare. The anamorphic fungus Graphium fimbriisporum and yeasts also occurred occasionally. In addition, the basidiomycete Gloeocystidium ipidophilum was relatively common. The pathogenic blue‐stain fungus C. polonica was the dominant fungal associate of I. typographus in the Bia?owie?a forest, which is consistent with a previous study at this area in the 1930s. Ceratocystis polonica was the most frequently isolated species at the leading edge of fungal colonization in the sapwood and had on an average penetrated deeper into the wood than other fungal associates. This suggests that it acts as a primary invader into the sapwood after attack by I. typographus in the Bia?owie?a forest, followed by O. bicolor, O. ainoae, G. ipidophilum and G. penicillata. Thus far, the Bia?owie?a forest is one of the few areas in Europe, where C. polonica has been reported as a dominate fungal associate of I. typographus.     

Test von Monoterpenen als Zusatz zu Pheroprax® bzw. Chalcoprax® in Pheromonfallen zum Fang des Buchdruckers,Ips typographus L. bzw. des Kupferstechers,Pityogenes chalcographus L. (Col., Scolytidae)

Experiments on monoterpenes in combination with Pheroprax^® and Chalcoprax^® in pheromone traps for catching the bark beetlesIps typographus L. andPityogenes chalcographus L. (Col., Scolytidae) It is highly evident that monoterpenes of the host tree serve as olfactory stimulants for “pioneer-beetles” colonizing first a tree before any bark-beetle-produced aggregation pheromones can lure those beetles to the host. The findings ofRedemann (1993) about a significant increase of spruce engraver catches by addition of both (?)-alpha-pinen and (+)-limonen simultaneously to pheroprax-baited bark beetle traps (Pheroprax^R being the aggregation pheromone ofIps typographus) induced us to conduct field experiments testing the same host volatiles in comparable bark beetle traps baited with either Pheroprax^® or Chalcoprax^® (aggregation pheromone ofPityogenes chalcographus). Despite we used methods considering the influence of place and time on the bark beetle flight activities, in 3 experiments with 30 repetitions in total no monoterpene-induced enhancement oftypographus-catches could be found; the same was true withP. chalcographus (2 experiments, 18 repetitions in total). With respect to the important role of host volatiles also from a practical point of view, it is strongly recommended to repeat experiments like these under different conditions to reveal the reasons of the different findings.     

Some reactions of<Emphasis Type="Italic"> Ips typographus</Emphasis> (L.) (Col.: Scolytidae) to changing breeding conditions in a forest decline area in the Sudeten Mountains,Poland

Investigations on I. typographus populations were conducted in 1992–1994 in the Sudeten (south-western Poland), in Norway spruce stands that were devastated previously by insect outbreaks and that exhibited severe forest decline. Crown defoliation and the volume of infested trees per hectare were used as indices of stand health and breeding conditions; variability in the infestation density, gallery length, and body length of beetles were parameters that were used to estimate the response of I. typographus populations to changing stand conditions. In stands located in the zone above 800 m a.s.l. where both the level defoliation and tree mortality were higher, the infestation density and body length of I. typographus were higher than in the zone below 800 m a.s.l., where stands were less damaged. Contrarily, the gallery length was higher in lower montane zone, where lower infestation densities and body length values were found. A proposed mechanism for this interaction, which is attributed mainly to better breeding conditions for I. typographus populations in weakened stands, is presented and discussed.     

Facultative and obligate diapause phenotypes in populations of the European spruce bark beetle Ips typographus

The bark beetle Ips typographus is the most destructive insect pest in Norway spruce-dominated forests. Its potential to establish multiple generations per year (multivoltinism) is one major trait that makes this beetle a severe pest. Ips typographus enters diapause to adjust its life cycle to seasonally changing environments. Diapause is characterized by developmental and reproductive arrest; it prolongs generation time and thus affects voltinism. In I. typographus a facultative, photoperiod-regulated diapause in the adult stage has been described. In addition, the presence of an obligate, photoperiod-independent, diapause has been hypothesized. The diapause phenotype has important implications for I. typographus voltinism, as populations with obligate diapausing individuals would be univoltine. To test for the presence of different I. typographus diapause phenotypes, we exposed Central and Northern European individuals to a set of photoperiodic treatments. We used two ovarian traits (egg number and vitellarium size) that are associated with gonad development, to infer reproductive arrest and thus diapause. We found a distinct effect of photoperiod on ovarian development, with variable responses in Central and Northern European beetles. We observed obligate diapausing (independent of photoperiod) individuals in Northern Europe, and both facultative (photoperiod-regulated) as well as obligate diapausing individuals in Central Europe. Our results show within-species variation for diapause induction, an adaptation to match life cycles with seasonally fluctuating environmental conditions. As the diapause phenotype affects the potential number of generations per season, our data are the basis for assessing the risk of outbreaks of this destructive bark beetle.

     

Orientierende Versuche zur Kombination von Pheromonfallen mit dem insektenpathogenen PilzBeauveria bassiana (Bals.) Vuill. gegen die Borkenkäferartlps typographus L. (Col., Scolytidae)

Zusammenfassung In ersten, orientierenden Versuchen wurde die Wirkung des tschechischenBeauveria bassiana-Präparates Boverol allein und in Kombination mit Pheromonfallen auf die Mortalität und das Brutverhalten des Buchdruckers,Ips typographus, untersucht. Pathogenitätstests ergaben eine Verpilzungsrate von 88,0 bis 96,7%. Wurden Käfer nach der oberflächlichen Kontamination sofort zur Brutablage an frische, berindete Fichtenstücke gesetzt, so betrug die Reduktion der Brutleistung gegenüber der Kontrolle nur etwa 23 bis 29%. Bei der geschlüpften F₁-Generation von kontaminierten Altkäfern konnten keine Unterschiede zu den vergleichbaren Jungkäfern aus der unbehandelten Kontrolle festgestellt werden. Eine Übertragung des Pilzes vom Altkäfer auf den Jungkäfer fand nur in Ausnahmefällen statt. Im Freiland wurde die Wirkung einer Kombination von Pheromonfalle mitB. bassiana getestet, wobei das Einbohrverhalten und die Brutleistung der Käfer in einer darunter eingekäfigten Fichtenrolle überprüft wurden. Die Zahl der Einbohrlöcher war in der BOVEROL-Variante um etwa 15% verringert, die F₁-Generation jedoch um nahezu 60%. Mögliche Einsatzstrategien vonBeauveria bassiana mit Hilfe von Pheromonfallen beiIps typographus werden erörtert.

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Preliminary trials on the combination of pheromone traps with the entomopathogenic fungusBeauveria bassiana (Bals.) Vuill. against the bark beetle speciesIps typographus L. (Col., Scolytidae)

In first, preliminary experiments, the efficacy of the CzechBeauveria bassiana product Boverol alone and in combination with pheromone traps on the mortality and the breeding behavior of the bark beetle,Ips typographus, was investigated. Pathogenicity tests resulted in a mortality due to the fungus of 88.0 to 96.7%. When the beetles were given directly after superficial contamination on fresh spruce pieces with bark, the reduction of the breeding efficacy was 23 to 29% compared to the untreated control. No differences between the hatched beetles from the F1-generation of contaminated beetles and those of the untreated control beetles were observed. A transfer of the fungus from the parent beetle to the young beetle was noticed only in a few cases. In the field, the efficacy of a combination of a pheromone trap withB. bassiana was tested. The number of bore holes and the breeding was measured using a caged spruce log. In the combination, the number of bore holes was reduced by 15%, but the F1-generation nearly by 60%. Possible strategies for the use ofB. bassiana in combination with pheromone traps againstIps typographus are discussed.

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Genetic differentiation between local populations of Ips typographus in the high Tatra Mountains range

Many studies have addressed the question of dispersal potential of Ips typographus, however the approach of molecular ecology have been used only in a few of them. Moreover, none of them has done it on fine scale of just one mountain range. Molecular analysis using a set of six polymorphic microsatellite markers was applied in this study. Adult beetles of I. typographus collected in 22 localities of the High Tatra Mountains were used for the study of genetic differentiation between rapidly expanded local populations of bark beetles after windstorm calamities in spruce stands. Almost none genetic differentiation among local populations or among larger spatial units has been revealed. Analyses did not indicate isolation of populations by distance or formation of population structure. This suggests high potential of I. typographus to disperse over large distances and even the possibility to overcome high mountains ridges.     

An attempt to control <Emphasis Type="Italic">Cameraria ohridella</Emphasis> using an attract-and-kill technique

This study estimates the efficacy of an attract-and-kill (A&K) technique to control the horse chestnut leaf miner, Cameraria ohridella Deschka and Dimic (Lepidoptera, Gracillariidae), an invasive insect pest of the horse chestnut, Aesculus hippocastanum L. (Hippocastanaceae). The A&K formulation was dispensed as 50 μl droplets of paste-like matrix, containing C. ohridella sex pheromone, (8E,10Z)-tetradeca-8,10-dienal (85% + pure; 0.16% w/w) and a fast acting contact toxicant, pyrocides (94% pure; 6% w/w), applied directly to the bark of the trees. It was tested in 2003 at rates of 30 and 45 droplets/tree at the Ostrobramska site and at rates of 30, 60 and 90 droplets/tree at the Woloska site in Warsaw, Poland, for the first insect generation. A set of untreated plots (0 droplets/tree) was established at each site as well. The treatment efficacy was estimated using two indices: (1) moth catches in pheromone traps and (2) the number of mines per leaf. Trap catches were significantly higher in the untreated plots than in the treated plots regardless of the application rate in all sites. However, there were no significant differences in leaf damage amongst all plots on each site. At the “Lazienki Krolewskie” park the attractiveness of two types of pheromone sources were compared: traps were baited with rubber septum lures or with A&K droplets. The catches of C. ohridella in traps baited with lures were lower than captures in A&K droplet-baited traps, but the difference was not significant. Possible reasons for the low efficacy of the A&K method in management of C. ohridella and reducing leaf damage are discussed.     

Effects of forest restoration treatments on the abundance of bark beetles in Norway spruce forests of southern Finland

Restoration of protected areas in boreal forests frequently includes creating substantial volumes of dead wood. While this benefits a wide range of dead wood dependent invertebrate species, some of these are regarded as forest pests. Therefore, the risk of elevated levels of tree mortality in surrounding commercial forests must be considered. In a large-scale field experiment in southern Finland, we studied the effects of restoration treatments on the abundance of bark beetles within and in the vicinity of restored areas, in particular focusing on Ips typographus and Pityogenes chalcographus. The treatments applied to managed Norway spruce forests were controlled burning and partial harvesting combined with retaining 5, 30 or 60 m³/ha of cut down wood. We found that the abundance of bark beetles increased by both burning and harvesting with down wood retention, being highest where burning and harvesting had been combined. The actual volume of down wood retention had no significant effect. The effect of burning on the number of bark beetles along host tree boles was negative which suggests that burnt spruces provided a less suitable resource for bark beetles than unburnt dead spruces. The abundance of bark beetles along host trees also decreased with increasing volume of down wood retention. The abundance of P. chalographus was slightly elevated up to 50 m outside restored areas but the abundance was very low compared to that within the areas. The abundance of I. typographus was extremely low outside restored areas. We conclude that restoration treatments increase the abundance of bark beetles via increased availability of resources, but that the effect of burning is likely to be counteracted by decreased resource quality. Thus, burning might be the “safest” way to produce large quantities of dead wood. Furthermore, the fact that only few beetles were collected in adjacent areas suggests that restored areas pose little threat of serving as refugia in which bark beetle populations increase in sufficient numbers to attack live trees in adjacent forests. However, restoration actions repeated at consecutive years within a small area might enable the populations to grow to outbreak levels.     

Pronounced fluctuations of spruce bark beetle (Scolytinae: Ips typographus) populations do not invoke genetic differentiation

The dynamics of a recent outbreak of the spruce bark beetle (Ips typographus) in Switzerland was ruled by a devastating winter storm in 1999 and the drought and heat of the summer 2003. Starting from a similar level of population sizes, estimated as the rate of infested growing stock, beetle populations increased differently in magnitude and time among different regions in Switzerland. Accordingly, we expected local or regional genetic differentiation as a result of such repeated population expansion/breakdown dynamics. We analyzed 5 nuclear microsatellites of spruce bark beetles sampled from pheromone traps at 30 locations distributed over Switzerland. Our genetic results did not indicate any sign of population differentiation, structure, isolation by distance, or recent bottlenecks. This complete lack of genetic structure suggests that spruce bark beetles are highly mobile, precluding the formation of a spatial structure at neutral molecular markers. Thus, this molecular–genetic approach does not allow us to discriminate among regional gene pools and to identify the origin of expanding beetle populations.     

Zur Wirkung von Verbenon auf den Buchdrucker,Ips typographus L. (Col., Scolytidae)

Zusammenfassung Eine Verdunstungsrate von 93 mg/Baum/Tag aus 24 Polyethylen-Dispensern von je 50 cm Länge und mit 10 ml Verbenon gefüllt, verhinderte nicht den Befall der verbenonbehandelten lebenden Fichten durch Buchdrucker, obwohl pheropraxbeköderte Schlitzfallen in nur 6 m Entfernung (d. i. die Hälfte des praxisüblichen Sicherheitsabstandes) standen. Im Gegenteil, alle 6 verbenonbehandelten Fichten wurden besiedelt, 5 von ihnen innerhalb von 2 Tagen nach Applikation der Verbenondispenser, wogegen nur 2 der ebenfalls in 6 m Entfernung stehenden unbehandelten Kontrollfichten ganz schwach (1 bzw. 2. Einbohrungen) nach 10 Tagen befallen wurden. An den Verbenonfichten reichte die Zone der Einbohrlöcher (4–38 je Baum) nicht wesentlich über 3 m hinaus, d. i. etwa die obere Grenze der Verbenon-Zone, die 0,5m über dem Boden beganri. Die Käfer hatten sich dicht neben und sogar unter den Dispensern eingebohrt. Diese Befunde deuten an, daß Verbenon in Kombination mit flüchtigen Wirtsbauminhaltsstoffen eine gewisse Attraktivität für Buchdrucker besitzt.In zusätzlichen Experimenten (Rotation mit Schlitzfallen) konnte sichergestellt werden, daß die hier verwendete Verbenoncharge die übliche antiaggregative Eigenschaft hat (die mit diesem Verbenon beköderten Fallen erbrachten nur 2% des Fanges der ausschließlich mit Pheroprax^R beköderten Vergleichsfallen). Schlitzfallen mit Pheroprax^R plus Verbenon können aber auch sehr viel mehr Buchdrucker fangen, nämlich wenn sie inmitten einer Anzahl von in der Nähe befindlichen, nur mit Pheroprax^R beköderten Fallen stehen (40–60% von deren Fängen, z. B. innerhalb einer kreuzförmigen Anordnung mit Abständen von 2 m zwischen den Fallen).Offenbar besteht kein Zusammenhang zwischen dem o. g. Mangel an Reppellentwirkung des an der lebenden Fichte applizierten Verbenons und der Photoisomerisation bzw. der Umwandlung des Verbenon zu Chrysanthenon: Nach kontrollierter Lichtexposition (in voller Sonne und bei einer zweiten Variante innerhalb einer schwarzen Schlitzfalle) reduzierte das lichtexponierte Verbenon in mit zusätzlichem Pheroprax^R beköderten Schlitzfallen die Fänge um 95–98%, unabhängig davon, ob die Expositionszeit 1 Stunde oder 1 Monat betragen hatte. Vermutlich war nur ein Teil der Verbenonmenge umgewandelt und der Rest reichte zur Abschreckung. Lediglich eine Variante mit frischem, nicht lichtexponiertem Verbenon bewirkte eine signifikante, wenn auch sehr schwache Steigerung der Fangreduktion auf 98,8%, was darauf hindeutet, daß von der ursprünglichen, repellenten Wirkung doch ein wenig durch Photoisomerisation verlorengegangen ist.

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Effects of verbenone on the spruce bark beetleIps typographus L. (Col., Scolytidae)

Release of antiaggregation pheromone, verbenone, at 93 mg/tree/day from 24 polyethylene dispensers (earch 50 cm long, filled with 10 ml verbenone) per living spruce (Picea abies) did not prevent attacks by spruce bark beetle (Ips typographus) despite aggregation pheromone dispensers (Pheroprax^R) have been placed much below security distance only 6m apart of the verbenone-treated spruce in order to trigger a lot of beetles to both the treated and untreated spruces. In opposite, all of the 6 verbenone-treated spruces were colonized by spruce bark beetles, 5 of them within 2 days after treatment whereas only 2 of the nearby neighbouring untreated spruces have been slightly (1 resp. 2 boring holes) attacked 10 days atter treatment. On the verbenone-spruces, the boring holes (4–38 per tree) did not much exceed 3 m of height, i. e. the upper border of the verbenone-treated zone beginning 0.5 m above ground. Attacks of spruce bark beetles occured close to and even under the verbenone dispenser. These findings obviously reveal some attractiveness of verbenonen in combination with host tree odors. The charge of verbenone used in this experiment had proved to be well antiaggregative in additional trials with rotating slot traps: traps baited with Pheroprax^R and verbenone in polyethylene bags caught only 2% of those baited exclusively with the spruce bark beetle pheromone Pheroprax^R.But slot traps containing both Pheroprax^R and verbenone can also catch much moretypographus when positioned among a number of Pheroprax-baited traps close by (40–60% of their catches, e. g. within a cross of traps with distances of 2m between traps). The lack of any repellent activity of verbenone released in large amounts from dispensers on living trees obviously does not depend on photoisomerization of verbenone, converted to chrysanthenone: After having been exposed either to full sunlight or to sunlight within the shelter of a black slot trap, verbenone released from a dispenser within a slot trap baited with Pheroprax^R reduced the response ofIps typographus at the (in trap trials) well known level of about 95–98%, regardless of the duration of the preceding light exposure within the scope of 1 hour to 1 month. Presumably, only a small part of verbenone has been converted to chrysanthenon and the remaining part was still antiaggregative. Merely absolutely unexposed verbenone showed significant higher reduction of spruce bark beetles (98.8%) than the light exposure treatments did. This may indicate a very slight loss of bioactivity of verbenone by photoisomerization.

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Distribution of a bark beetle and its predator within and outside old growth forest reserves: No increase of hazard near reserves

To test the hypothesis that reserves create a hazard because pest insects are more abundant in unmanaged forest reserves than in managed forests, pheromone trapping of lps typographus was done within and outside two small old growth forest reserves (Tallet and Nyteboda) in southern Sweden. Initially, two 2 km perpendicular transects centered in the Tallet reserve did not show higher abundance of insects in the reserve in 1986 and 1987. A second hypothesis, that more predators existed in the diverse ecosystem in the reserves (giving fewer bark beetles) was tested. An important predator of bark beetles, Thanasimus formkarius, was monitored with kairomone traps inside and outside reserves, together with the prey in 1989. The catches of the prey (Ips) showed the same pattern as earlier. The predator was caught in small numbers, but in a pattern opposite to the predictions of the hypothesis of higher catches inside the reserves.     

Damage reduction and performance of mass trapping devices for forest protection against the spruce bark beetle, Ips typographus (Coleoptera Curculionidae Scolytinae)

? The spruce bark beetle, Ips typographus, is one of the main European forest pests, and mass trapping is probably the most common strategy applied to reduce its population density. However, the results concerning the effectiveness of this control system are often controversal, and many studies consider only the trapping performance with no attention to the damage reduction.

? During spring-summer 2005, a control program against I. typographus outbreaks was set up in NE Italy. Twenty-four spruce forests heavily infested by I. typographus were studied: six protected by pheromone slot-traps, six by horizontal trap-logs and six by standing trap-logs; six untreated stands were kept as controls. Trap-logs were baited with a pheromone specific to I. typographus and treated with insecticide. Each type of device was tested at high, medium and low density in relation to the number of trees infested during the previous year. New damage occurring in the investigated stands was later monitored for one year.

? Protected forests showed mean damage about 80% lower in 2005 than in 2004, with no statistical difference among traps, trap-logs or standing trap-logs. Instead, unprotected forests (controls) suffered damage to a similar extent in both years. Trapping devices showed no statistical differences among mean captures. Device densities showed similar results in damage reduction and insect trapping.

? The results support the hypothesis that intensive trapping performed at stand level may be useful for protecting forests against I. typographus, locally reducing population density and tree mortality.

     

<Emphasis Type="Italic">Broussonetia papyrifera</Emphasis> (paper mulberry): its growth,yield and potential as a fallow crop in slash-and-burn upland rice system of northern Laos

In northern Laos, shortened fallows in the slash-and-burn upland rice system are not sustainable either from a production or economic standpoint. This paper evaluates the potential for using the indigenous fast-growing tree, Broussonetia papyrifera L. Vent. (paper mulberry) as an economic fallow crop. The objectives of this study are to assess the inner bark yield of paper mulberry, and to evaluate rice productivity following paper mulberry cultivation. In addition, allometric models for estimating the inner bark yield of paper mulberry are developed. Inner bark yield of paper mulberry stands ranging in age from 9 to 48 months ranged from 10 to 208 g m⁻², and increased with age. The models using diameter at breast height and stem height, or diameter at breast height only as independent variables explained well the variation in inner bark yield. When paper mulberry was completely removed during the rice growing season, rice yields in these areas were similar to those following weedy bush fallow. When paper mulberry was allowed to grow, rice yields were negatively correlated to paper mulberry stem density. When paper mulberry lateral branches were pruned back, rice yields could be maintained if the paper mulberry stem density was <0.22 stems m⁻², suggesting that if paper mulberry is managed properly, rice yields can be maintained at current levels. The paper mulberry-upland rice rotation system improves the productivity of a traditional slash-and-burn system through harvesting paper mulberry inner bark; however the long-term sustainability of such a system remains unclear and warrants further investigation.     

Productivity of single-grip harvesters in clear-cutting operations in the northern European part of Russia

A field-based study was carried out to broaden our knowledge of fully mechanized cut-to-length harvesting productivity in naturally grown forests in the northern European part of Russia (NEPR). The recorded data comprised 38 midsized single-grip harvesters (JD 1270D) in clear-cutting operations in the Karelia, Komi, Vologda, Leningrad, Tver, and Kirov regions in NEPR, 4.3 million felled trees, and 1.4 million m³ u.b. (under bark) of processed timber. Harvesting operations were conducted in forest stands composed of spruce (48% on average), pine (19%), birch (22%), and aspen (11%), with an average stem volume 0.31 m³ u.b. The cut-to-length harvesters produced from 4.3 to 14.9 m³ u.b./productive machine hour (PMH) and 16.0–49.5 m³ u.b./stem processing machine hour (S _proc MH). A machine evaluation analysis and a regression analysis were used to formulate models for predicting cutting productivity of modern single-grip harvester. The regression models were developed to estimate the productivity of the harvesters in the regions taking into account two significant factors influencing the productivity: the stem volume and tree species of the felled trees. Productivity/cubic meter u.b. of processed timber/PMH was calculated according to stem volume and tree species distributions in most forest-covered NEPR regions. Further research is suggested to improve the developed productivity models and to allow prediction of system performance over a broad range of stand and site conditions.     

Gas exchange responses of <Emphasis Type="Italic">Eucalyptus</Emphasis>, <Emphasis Type="Italic">C. africana</Emphasis> and <Emphasis Type="Italic">G. robusta</Emphasis> to varying soil moisture content in semi-arid (Thika) Kenya

A dramatic decline in forest cover in eastern Africa along with a growing population means that timber and poles for building and fuelwood are in short supply. To overcome this shortage, the region is increasingly turning to eucalyptus. But eucalyptus raises environmental concerns of its own. Fears that it will deplete water supply, affect wildlife and reduce associated crop yields have caused many countries in the region to discourage farmers from planting this exotic. This paper is part of a series of investigations on the growth and water use efficiency of faster growing eucalyptus hybrids, which was introduced from South Africa to Kenya. The hypothesis is that the new hybrids are more efficient in using water and more suitable for the semi-arid tropics than existing eucalyptus and two popular agroforestry species. Gas exchange characteristics of juvenile Eucalyptus grandis (W. Hill ex Maiden), two eucalyptus hybrids (E. grandis × Eucalyptus camaldulensis Dehnh.), Grevillea robusta (A. Cunn) and Cordia africana (Lam) was studied under field and pot conditions using an infrared gas analyzer was used to measure photosynthetic active radiation (PAR), net photosynthetic rate (A), stomatal conductance (g _s) and transpiration rate (E) at CO₂ concentrations of 360 μmol mol⁻¹ and ambient humidity and temperature. A, E and g _s varied between species, being highest in eucalyptus hybrid GC 15 (24.6 μmol m⁻² s⁻¹) compared to eucalyptus hybrid GC 584 (21.0 μmol m⁻² s⁻¹), E. grandis (19.2 μmol m⁻² s⁻¹), C. africana (17.7 μmol m⁻² s⁻¹) and G. robusta (11.1 μmol m⁻² s⁻¹). C. africana exhibited high E values (7.0 mmol m⁻² s⁻¹) at optimal soil moisture contents than G. robusta (3.9 mmol m⁻² s⁻¹) and eucalyptus (5.3 mmol m⁻² s⁻¹) in field experiment and G. robusta (3.2 mmol m⁻² s⁻¹) and eucalyptus (4.2 mmol m⁻² s⁻¹) in pot-grown trees. At very low soil moisture content, extremely small g _s values were recorded in GC 15 and E. grandis (8 mmol m⁻² s⁻¹) and G. robusta (14 mmol m⁻² s⁻¹) compared to GC 584 (46.9 mmol m⁻² s⁻¹) and C. africana (90.0 mmol m⁻² s⁻¹) indicating strong stomatal control by the species. Instantaneous water use efficiency ranged between 3 and 5 μmol mmol⁻¹ and generally decreased with decline in soil moisture in pot-grown trees but increased with declining soil moisture in field-grown trees.