Plant Protection Science (2016) 52, 277-282

Jozef Vakula, Milan Zúbrik, Juraj Galko, Andrej Gubka, Andrej Kunca, Ján Pavlík and Christo Nikolov (2016)
First record of Dendroctonus micans (Kugelann, 1794) on non-native spruces in Slovakia
Plant Protection Science 52 (4), 277-282
Abstract: 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.
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Database assignments for author(s): Andrej Kunca, Milan Zubrik

Research topic(s) for pests/diseases/weeds:
general biology - morphology - evolution

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Pest and/or beneficial records:

Beneficial	Pest/Disease/Weed	Crop/Product	Country	Quarant.
	Dendroctonus micans	Spruce (Picea)	Slovakia