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Xylosandrus germanus in Central Europe: Spread into and within the Czech Republic

Authors

FIALA Tomáš HOLUŠA Jaroslav PROCHÁZKA Jiří ČÍŽEK Lukáš DZURENKO Marek FOIT Jiří GALKO Juraj KAŠÁK Josef KULFAN Jan LAKATOS Ferenc NAKLÁDAL Oto SCHLAGHAMERSKÝ Jiří SVATOŠ Michal TROMBIK Jiří ZÁBRANSKÝ Petr ZACH Peter KULA Emanuel

Year of publication 2020
Type Article in Periodical
Magazine / Source Journal of Applied Entomology
MU Faculty or unit

Faculty of Science

Citation
Web https://doi.org/10.1111/jen.12759
Doi http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jen.12759
Keywords biological invasion; black timber bark beetle; Central Europe; spread
Description Invasive organisms represent great threats to ecosystems and great challenges to forest management. In Europe, the black timber bark beetle (Xylosandrus germanus) is an invasive secondary pest that mostly attacks the logs of felled trees. We showed the invasion history for Europe and using many local surveys, we summarize the current distribution and other available information on X. germanus in the Czech Republic. We report that this species is distributed from the lowlands to the mountains in the Czech Republic; it is widespread in the eastern half of the country, where it is more abundant in the warmer south and southeast areas than in the cooler areas. Most (78%) of the known localities are at elevation below 400 m a.s.l. Although an ice storm greatly increased X. germanus abundance near the border with Austria, its high abundance did not result in damage to standing trees. Presence of X. germanus in the Czech Republic for over 10 years has not led to heavy tree infestation.

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