Dynamic of natural enemies (pathogens) in bark beetle infestation spots
Abstract
This project has the overall goal to quantify the multiseasonal development of bark beetle (Ips typographus) antagonists (esp. of pathogens) in expanding infestation spots and the possible impact of pathogens in bark beetle population dynamics. The underlying hypothesis is: the expansion of unmanaged infestation spots continues up to a point where the natural enemies become too abundant and the surviving bark beetles migrate to other parts of the forest. Furthermore, this study is a consecutive project of the project and it is embedded in COST action E16 "Bark and wood boring insects in living trees (BAWBILT)".
Ips typographus Scolytidae bark beetle pathogens dynamics
Publikationen
Project staff
Rudolf Wegensteiner
Ao.Univ.Prof.i.R. Dr.phil. Rudolf Wegensteiner
rudolf.wegensteiner@boku.ac.at
Project Leader
06.06.2000 - 31.12.2004
BOKU partners
External partners
Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research
none
partner