Plant Protect. Sci., 2016, 52(4):277-282 | DOI: 10.17221/60/2016-PPS

First record of Dendroctonus micans (Kugelann, 1794) on non-native spruces in Slovakia - short communicationShort Communication

Jozef VAKULA1, Milan ZÚBRIK1, Juraj GALKO1, Andrej GUBKA1, Andrej KUNCA1, Ján PAVLÍK2, Christo NIKOLOV1
1 Centre of Forest Protection Service, Forest Research Institute Zvolen, National Forest Centre, Banská Štiavnica, Slovak Republic
2 Secondary Forestry School in Liptovský Hrádok, Liptovský Hrádok, Slovak Republic

In 2015, we recorded the first attack of the great spruce bark beetle, Dendroctonus micans (Kugelann) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae, Scolytinae) on non-native Picea orientalis (L.) and Picea pungens (Engelmann) in Slovakia. To our knowledge, the occurrence of D. micans on P. orientalis in Central Europe has not been described yet. We found that D. micans preferred P. orientalis over P. pungens and other coniferous trees in urban areas. In laboratory conditions, 352 adults of D. micans emerged and only 1 predator, Rhizophagus grandis (Gyllenhal) (Coleoptera: Monotomidae), was recorded. D. micans has a potential to become a serious pest of P. orientalis and P. pungens in urban, and in air-polluted areas.

Keywords: great spruce bark beetle; urban forestry; pests; Picea orientalis; Picea pungens

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VAKULA J, ZÚBRIK M, GALKO J, GUBKA A, KUNCA A, PAVLÍK J, NIKOLOV C. First record of Dendroctonus micans (Kugelann, 1794) on non-native spruces in Slovakia - short communication. Plant Protect. Sci. 2016;52(4):277-282. doi: 10.17221/60/2016-PPS.
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