Advancing climate change is affecting the health and vitality of forests in many parts of the
world. Europe is currently facing spruce bark beetle outbreaks, which are most often caused …

Associations between fungal tree pathogens and insects have been recognized for at least
100 years. An important group of these fungi, termed 'ophiostomatoid fungi'on account of …

Forests are one of the most important global vegetation types, serving functions from
supporting healthy watershed, to wildlife habitat, and economic industries through their …

Ips typographus (Coleoptera, Scolytinae) is a spruce-infesting bark beetle that occurs
throughout Europe and Asia. The beetle can cause considerable damage, especially when …

Draft genomes for the fungi Ceratocystis fagacearum, C. harringtonii, Grosmannia
penicillata, and Huntiella bhutanensis are presented. Ceratocystis fagacearum is a major …

Norway spruce is one of the most important commercial forestry species in Europe, and is
commonly infected by the bark beetle-vectored necrotrophic fungus, Endoconidiophora …

Ophiostomatoid fungi exhibit a complex relationship with bark beetles; exhausting of host
tree defenses is traditionally regarded as one of the key benefits provided to beetle vectors …

With climate warming and economic globalization, insect–microbe assemblages are
becoming increasingly responsible for various devastating forest diseases worldwide …

Climate changes, exemplified by increased temperatures and CO2 concentration, pose a
global threat to forest health. Of particular concern are pests and pathogens, with a warming …

Mediterranean pine engraver, Orthotomicus erosus was never considered as a significant
pest in Croatia and did not appear in high population densities until 2017, when it reached …