The outbreaks of Ips typographus (L.) in Central Europe after severe storms in the 1990s
triggered extensive research. Molecular techniques were used to analyze the relations and …

▪ Abstract Scolytid bark beetles that colonize living conifers are frequently associated with
specific fungi that are carried in specialized structures or on the body surface. These fungi …

Ectosymbioses among bark beetles (Curculionidae, Scolytinae) and fungi (primarily
ophiostomatoid Ascomycetes) are widespread and diverse. Associations range from …

Fungi are common and well-known associates of bark beetles (Coleoptera: Scolytidae). The
relationship between fungi and scolytids was recognized relatively long ago. Schmidberger …

Insect Symbiosis summarizes the current knowledge of the relationship between symbiotic
organisms and their insect hosts and provides an unparalleled analysis of cutting-edge …

Species of Leptographium are economically important as some are known agents of blue
stain, some are tree pathogens and some are associated with various insect pests. This …

Recent thinking in symbiosis research has emphasized a holistic consideration of these
complex interactions. Bark beetles and their associated microbes are one group which has …

The pathogenicity of two isolates of each of four bark beetle-associated blue-stain fungi was
evaluated after mass inoculation of about 40-year-old Norway spruce trees (Picea abies) …

Ips typographus (L.) and Pityogenes chalcographus (L.)(Coleoptera: Curculionidae) are two
common bark beetle species on Norway spruce in Eurasia. Multiple biotic and abiotic factors …

Bark beetles are destructive forest pests considering their remarkable contribution to forest
depletion. Their association with fungi is useful against the challenges of survival on the …