Resilience and functionality of European Norway spruce forests are increasingly threatened
by mass outbreaks of the bark beetle Ips typographus promoted by heat, wind throw and …

Neuroethology utilizes a wide range of multidisciplinary approaches to decipher neural
correlates of natural behaviors associated with an animal's ecological niche. By placing …

Outbreaks of the Eurasian spruce bark beetle (Ips typographus) have decimated millions of
hectares of conifer forests in Europe in recent years. The ability of these 4.0 to 5.5 mm long …

Insects detect odorants primarily using odorant receptors (OR) housed in the dendritic
membrane of olfactory sensory neurons (OSN). Pioneering studies indicated that insects …

Global warming and more frequent climate extremes have caused bark beetle outbreaks of
unprecedented scale of these insects in many conifer forests world‐wide. Conifers that have …

Insects have mutualistic symbioses with a variety of microorganisms. However, the chemical
signals that maintain these insect− microbe relationships are poorly known compared to …

In recent decades we have seen rapid and co‐occurring changes in landscape structure,
species distributions and even climate as consequences of human activity. Such changes …

Abstract Bark beetles (Curculionidae: Scolytinae) spend most of their life in tissues of host
plants, with several species representing economically relevant pests. Their behaviour is …

An increasing body of evidence indicates that the association between different plant
species may lead to a reduction in insect herbivory, ie associational resistance. This might …

Background Bark beetles are major pests of conifer forests, and their behavior is primarily
mediated via olfaction. Targeting the odorant receptors (ORs) may thus provide avenues …