Bark beetles (Curculionidae) have assumed increasing prominence as pests of coniferous
trees and wood products. Some species of Ips and Dendroctonus introduce blue stain fungi …

Abstract The family Trogossitidae (Coleoptera: Cleroidea) is reviewed to species level. Keys
to its genera, tribes and subfamilies are presented for the first time. All known species and …

Bark beetle populations may undergo dramatic fluctuations and are often important pests in
coniferous forests. Their dynamics are thought to be primarily driven by factors affecting the …

Many species of bark beetles (Coleoptera: Scolytidae) undergo dramatic population
fluctuations that lead to extensive damage of coniferous forests. Considerable effort has …

Theoretical studies of predator‐prey population dynamics have increasingly centered on the
role of space and the movement of organisms. Yet, empirical studies have been slow to …

Interactions between Ips typographus and the predator Thanasimus formicarius were
investigated in caged spruce [Picea abies] logs containing both species in 8 different density …

Semiochemical interactions between the spruce bark beetle Ips typographus, its predators
Medetera setiventris, Thanasimus formicarius and Thanasimus femoralis, and the host …

Climate change has increased the susceptibility of forest ecosystems, resulting in escalated
forest decline globally. As one of the largest forest biomasses in the Northern Hemisphere …

Ips bark beetles (Ips species; Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae) play an important role
in forest ecosystems by attacking injured, stressed, or dying pine (Pinus) trees. Management …

1Faculty of Biological Sciences, University of South Bohemia, Branišovská 31, 370 05 ýeské
BudČjovice, Czech Republic and Department of Entomology, Texas A & M University …