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The European spruce bark beetle: Connecting ecology, human aspects and practical forest management

Code: 9781835450802
Publication Date: 20/10/2026
Extent: 400 pages
Series No: 174

Edited by: Dr Sigrid Netherer, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences Vienna (BOKU), Austria and Dr Maartje Klapwijk, Swedish University of Life Sciences, Sweden

Description

The European spruce bark beetle (Ips typographus) is widely regarded as the single most important insect pest affecting European forests. Warming conditions have also triggered sudden, widespread and devastating outbreaks in Scandinavia and Central Europe, with the pest also seen as a major potential threat in North America.

The European spruce bark beetle: Connecting ecology, human aspects and practical forest management reviews important aspects of infestation dynamics of the European spruce bark beetle and also considers how forest owners assess, manage and mitigate potential outbreaks. The book also addresses current practical survey and management measures, as well as the development of more ecological approaches to pest management which provide a potential blueprint for managing other major forest insect pests.

Key Features

  • Provides a comprehensive overview of the ecology of the European spruce bark beetle, including dispersal and infestation patterns, as well as the effects of population density and natural enemies
  • Considers recent advances in detecting and preventing European spruce bark beetle outbreaks
  • Offers a unique insight into the ways in which forest owners in Scandinavia, Central Europe and North America view and manage the European spruce bark beetle

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Table of Contents

Part 1 Spruce bark beetle ecology: advances in science

  • 1.The ecology of the European spruce bark beetle (Ips typographus): Maartje Klapwijk, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Sweden;
  • 2.Spruce bark beetle dispersal and infestation patterns: Simon Kärvemo, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Sweden;
  • 3.Spruce bark beetle diapause and overwintering: Martin Schebeck, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna (BOKU), Austria;
  • 4.Semiochemicals in host selection by spruce bark beetles: the roles of beetle pheromones and microbial volatiles: Dineshkumar Kandasamy, Lund University, Sweden;
  • 5.Advances in understanding mechanisms of tree resistance to spruce bark beetle attack: Marcela Vanloo, Austrian Research Centre for Forests, BFW, Vienna, Austria;
  • 6.Ecosystem response to bark beetle disturbances: Georg Gratzer, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna (BOKU), Austria;
  • 7.Forest reserves as sources or sinks? Untangling the role of protected areas in spruce bark beetle dynamics: Anne-Maarit Hekkala, Swedish Agricultural University, Sweden;

Part 2 Human aspects of spruce bark beetle management

  • 8.Management of spruce bark beetles and other threats to the forest: decision making by private forest owners: Louise Eriksson, Umea University, Sweden;
  • 9.The human dimension of spruce bark beetle outbreaks: contrasting responses among foresters in Northern Austria: Martin Thalhammer, Central European University, Austria;

Part 3 Connecting ecology and forest management

  • 10.Developments in detecting spruce bark beetle outbreaks: Langning Huo, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Sweden;
  • 11.The role of stand and landscape management in preventing spruce bark beetle outbreaks: Gernot Hoch, Austrian Research Centre for Forests, BFW, Vienna, Austria;
  • 12.Using ecological science to inform management practices in spruce bark beetle control: Christian Temperli, Swiss Federal Institute for Forest Research – WSL, Switzerland;
  • 13.Alternative bio-based approaches to complement spruce bark beetle management: future perspectives and options: Tobias Frühbrodt, Forest Entomology and Protection, Germany;
  • 14.Synthesis: moving forward with spruce bark beetle management: Sigrid Netherer, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna (BOKU), Austria and Maartje Klapwijk, Swedish University of Life Sciences, Sweden;
About the Editor(s)

Dr Sigrid Netherer is a Senior Scientist in the Institute of Forest Entomology, Forest Pathology and Forest Protection (IFFF) at the University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna (BOKU), Austria. She has an international reputation for her expertise in risk assessment of bark beetles and other forest insect pests.

Dr Maartje Klapwijk is a Senior Lecturer in Forest Entomology at the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Uppsala, Sweden. She is known for her research on population dynamics of native and invasive species affecting forests. She is Co-ordinator of the Entomology of the Research Group at the International Union of Forest Research Organizations (IUFRO).

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