Establishment and further enhancement of the developmental model PHENIPS for hazard assessment of bark beetle outbreaks in Austria
Abstract
The European spruce bark beetle, Ips typographus, is one of the most economically important pest insects in forests. Mass outbreaks of this bark beetle species endanger the sustainable management of stands of Norway spruce (Picea abies). It can be expected that in the future the importance of bark beetle calamities will increase even further. For management of bark beetle outbreaks, continuing monitoring of population density of the insect is essential. Additionally, precise assessments of the development status of the insect population and the number of potential generations per year is necessary, in order to appraise the infestation hazard by bark beetles and the insects’ propagation potential. In order to follow the largely temperature-driven development of Ips typographus, the model PHENIPS (= PHENology of IPS typographus) has been developed at the Institute of Forest Entomology, Forest Pathology and Forest Protection (IFFF) of BOKU University. With this model the start of swarming of the beetles, the development of the broods, the sequence of generations and the overwintering capability of Ips typographus can be calculated. Consequently, the number of generations and the propagation potential of the beetles can be appraised. The model PHENIPS has been established as online tool to compute the development of Ips typographus based on weather data from meteorological stations and for spatial grids in Austria and Germany (http://ifff-riskanalyses.boku.ac.at). In the present project the model PHENIPS will be established for entire Austria, and it will be validated and parametrized. The model shall be extended in order to present the age structure (relative proportion of swarming beetles, egg, larval and pupal stages as well as juvenile beetles) in Ips typographus populations chronologically and spatially on a daily basis. A new submodel will be developed which allows, on a daily basis, an appraisal of the susceptibility of spruce stands to bark beetle infestation due to drought stress and a seasonal assessment of the infestation pressure of Ips typographus. Regarding the use by practitioners, PHENIPS will be designed more functionally and structured more user-friendly. Likewise, management recommendations will be implemented. In the course of the project a comprehensive bark beetle information system for Austria will be developed. This system will present various aspects (phenology and development of the insects, susceptibility of forest stands to infestation and infestation pressure by Ips typographus) on a common platform, which provides essential information for hazard assessment and integrated bark beetle management.
bark beetle European spruce bark beetle Ips typographus Norway spruce infestation hazard hazard assessment climate change monitoring online monitoring digitalisation
Publikationen
Österreichweites Online-Borkenkäfermonitoring
Autoren: Baier, P; Pennerstorfer, J; Kirisits, T Jahr: 2021
Newspaper / Magazine article
BOKU und BFW: Forschungsprojekt PHENIPS plus: Österreichweites Online-Monitoring der Borkenkäferentwicklung
Autoren: Baier, P; Pennerstorfer, S; Steyrer, G; Hoch, G; Kirisits T Jahr: 2020
Newspaper / Magazine article
Etablierung und Weiterentwicklung des Entwicklungs‐ und Phänologiemodells PHENIPS für die österreichweite Gefährdungsabschätzung von Borkenkäfer‐Kalamitäten (PHENIPS plus). 1. Projekt‐Zwischenbericht, 31. Mai 2021, , Institut für Forstentomologie, Forstpathologie und Forstschutz, Universität für Bodenkultur Wien, Österreich
Autoren: Baier, P; Pennerstorfer, J; Steyrer, G; Hoch, G; Kirisits, T Jahr: 2021
Forschungsbericht (extern. Auftraggeber)
Störfaktor Borkenkäfer - Monitoring und Risikoabschätzung von Buchdruckergradationen in nutzungsfreien Schutzgebieten
Autoren: Baier, P; Pennerstorfer, J Jahr: 2021
Chapter in collected volumes
Etablierung und Weiterentwicklung des Entwicklungs‐ und Phänologiemodells PHENIPS für die österreichweite Gefährdungsabschätzung von Borkenkäfer‐Kalamitäten (PHENIPS plus). 2. Projekt‐Zwischenbericht, 15. Juli 2022, Institut für Forstentomologie, Forstpathologie und Forstschutz, Universität für Bodenkultur Wien, Österreich
Autoren: Baier, P; Pennerstorfer, J; Steyrer, G; Hoch, G; Kirisits, T. Jahr: 2022
Forschungsbericht (extern. Auftraggeber)
Österreichweite Online-Überwachung der Borkenkäferentwicklung [BMLRT/BBK-Forschungsprojekt Nr. 101557 (2020 – 2025)]
Autoren: Baier, P; Pennerstorfer, J; Steyrer, G; Hoch, G; Kirisits, T. Jahr: 2022
Conference & Workshop proceedings, paper, abstract
Etablierung und Weiterentwicklung des Entwicklungs‐ und Phänologiemodells PHENIPS für die österreichweite Gefährdungsabschätzung von Borkenkäfer‐Kalamitäten (PHENIPS plus). 3. Projekt‐Zwischenbericht, 31. Mai 2023, Institut für Forstentomologie, Forstpathologie und Forstschutz, Universität für Bodenkultur Wien, Österreich
Autoren: Baier, P; Pennerstorfer, J; Steyrer, G; Hoch, G; Kirisits, T Jahr: 2023
Forschungsbericht (extern. Auftraggeber)
Project staff
Thomas Kirisits
Univ.Prof. Dipl.-Ing. Dr.nat.techn. Thomas Kirisits
thomas.kirisits@boku.ac.at
Tel: +43 1 47654-91601, 91611
Project Leader
04.08.2020 - 03.08.2025
Josef Pennerstorfer
Dr. Josef Pennerstorfer MSc.
josef.pennerstorfer@boku.ac.at
Tel: +43 1 47654-91635
Project Staff
04.08.2020 - 03.08.2025
BOKU partners
External partners
Federal Research and Training Centre for Forests, Natural Hazards and Landscape
Gernot Hoch
partner