Anatomical and chemical defenses of conifer bark against bark beetles and other pests

VR Franceschi, P Krokene, E Christiansen… - New …, 2005 - Wiley Online Library
Conifers are long‐lived organisms, and part of their success is due to their potent defense
mechanisms. This review focuses on bark defenses, a front line against organisms trying to …

The role of phytopathogenicity in bark beetle–fungus symbioses: a challenge to the classic paradigm

DL Six, MJ Wingfield - Annual review of entomology, 2011 - annualreviews.org
The idea that phytopathogenic fungi associated with tree-killing bark beetles are critical for
overwhelming tree defenses and incurring host tree mortality, herein called the classic …

Drought increases Norway spruce susceptibility to the Eurasian spruce bark beetle and its associated fungi

S Netherer, L Lehmanski, A Bachlehner… - New …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Drought affects the complex interactions between Norway spruce, the bark beetle Ips
typographus and associated microorganisms. We investigated the interplay of tree water …

Fungal associates of European bark beetles with special emphasis on the ophiostomatoid fungi

T Kirisits - Bark and wood boring insects in living trees in Europe …, 2004 - Springer
Fungi are common and well-known associates of bark beetles (Coleoptera: Scolytidae). The
relationship between fungi and scolytids was recognized relatively long ago. Schmidberger …

Stimulation of tree defenses by Ophiostomatoid fungi can explain attack success of bark beetles on conifers

F Lieutier, A Yart, A Salle - Annals of Forest Science, 2009 - Springer
Stimulation of tree defenses by Ophiostomatoid fungi can explain attack success of bark beetles
on conifers | Annals of Forest Science Skip to main content SpringerLink Account Menu Find …

Impact of climate change on the population dynamics of Ips typographus in southern Sweden

AM Jönsson, S Harding, L Bärring, HP Ravn - Agricultural and Forest …, 2007 - Elsevier
Mass-propagation of the spruce bark beetle, Ips typographus, following windfalls and
drought is a serious threat to mature spruce forests. Climate change will affect the population …

Phloem parenchyma cells are involved in local and distant defense responses to fungal inoculation or bark‐beetle attack in Norway spruce (Pinaceae)

VR Franceschi, P Krokene, T Krekling… - American Journal of …, 2000 - Wiley Online Library
The anatomical response of Norway spruce bark polyphenolic parenchyma cells (PP cells)
to inoculation with the phytopathogenic fungus Ceratocystis polonica and attack by its bark …

Fungal associates of the tree-killing bark beetle, Ips typographus, vary in virulence, ability to degrade conifer phenolics and influence bark beetle tunneling behavior

T Zhao, D Kandasamy, P Krokene, J Chen… - Fungal ecology, 2019 - Elsevier
The bark beetle Ips typographus carries numerous fungi that could be assisting the beetle in
colonizing live Norway spruce (Picea abies) trees. Phenolic defenses in spruce phloem are …

Pathogenicity of four blue-stain fungi associated with aggressive and nonaggressive bark beetles

P Krokene, H Solheim - Phytopathology, 1998 - Am Phytopath Society
The pathogenicity of two isolates of each of four bark beetle-associated blue-stain fungi was
evaluated after mass inoculation of about 40-year-old Norway spruce trees (Picea abies) …

Core Mycobiome and Their Ecological Relevance in the Gut of Five Ips Bark Beetles (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae)

A Chakraborty, R Modlinger, MZ Ashraf… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Bark beetles are destructive forest pests considering their remarkable contribution to forest
depletion. Their association with fungi is useful against the challenges of survival on the …