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First Record of the Ambrosia Beetle Xylosandrus compactus (Coleoptera, Curculionidae) in Croatia

by
Milan Pernek
1,*,
Boris Hrašovec
2,
Nikola Lacković
3,
Ozana Domijan
4 and
Dimitrios Avtzis
5
1
Croatian Forest Research Institute, Cvjetno naselje 41, HR-10000 Jastrebarsko, Croatia
2
Faculty of Forestry and Wood Technology, University of Zagreb, Svetošimunska 23, HR-10000 Zagreb, Croatia
3
Arbofield Ltd., Antuna Mihanovića 3, HR-10450 Jastrebrasko, Croatia
4
Javna Ustanova “Rezervat Lokrum”, Vukovarska 8, HR-20000 Dubrovnik, Croatia
5
Forest Research Institute, Hellenic Agricultural Organization Demeter, Vassilika, GR-570 06 Thessaloniki, Greece
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Forests 2025, 16(1), 157; https://doi.org/10.3390/f16010157
Submission received: 2 December 2024 / Revised: 7 January 2025 / Accepted: 14 January 2025 / Published: 16 January 2025
(This article belongs to the Section Forest Health)
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(1) Background: The invasive ambrosia beetle Xylosandrus compactus (Coleoptera, Curculionidae, Scolytinae) poses an increasing risk of being introduced into new environments, mostly unintentionally, via wood products, live plants, and wood packaging materials. It is already spreading across Europe and causing growing concern due to its destructive behavior and by infesting a wide range of woody plants. The aim of this research is to identify X. compactus in Croatia and compile a list of recorded host plants. (2) Methods: Fieldwork was conducted through the assessment of beetle presence and infestation levels on host plants showing visible symptoms of attack, as well as through sampling of the beetles. Adult specimens of bark beetles were examined under a microscope, and molecular analysis was done. DNA was extracted from three randomly chosen individuals. The sequences were compared using the BLAST tool in the NCBI GenBank database. (3) Results and Conclusions: X. compactus was confirmed as a new record in Croatia, infesting laurel (Laurus nobilis), holm oak (Quercus ilex), laurestine (Viburnum tinus), olive (Olea sp.), myrtle (Myrtus communis), strawberry tree (Arbutus unedo), and pittosporum (Pittosporum tobira).
Keywords: Xylosandrus germanus; Xylosandrus crassiusculus; Scolytinae; invasive species; Lokrum; Dubrovnik Xylosandrus germanus; Xylosandrus crassiusculus; Scolytinae; invasive species; Lokrum; Dubrovnik

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Pernek, M.; Hrašovec, B.; Lacković, N.; Domijan, O.; Avtzis, D. First Record of the Ambrosia Beetle Xylosandrus compactus (Coleoptera, Curculionidae) in Croatia. Forests 2025, 16, 157. https://doi.org/10.3390/f16010157

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Pernek M, Hrašovec B, Lacković N, Domijan O, Avtzis D. First Record of the Ambrosia Beetle Xylosandrus compactus (Coleoptera, Curculionidae) in Croatia. Forests. 2025; 16(1):157. https://doi.org/10.3390/f16010157

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Pernek, Milan, Boris Hrašovec, Nikola Lacković, Ozana Domijan, and Dimitrios Avtzis. 2025. "First Record of the Ambrosia Beetle Xylosandrus compactus (Coleoptera, Curculionidae) in Croatia" Forests 16, no. 1: 157. https://doi.org/10.3390/f16010157

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Pernek, M., Hrašovec, B., Lacković, N., Domijan, O., & Avtzis, D. (2025). First Record of the Ambrosia Beetle Xylosandrus compactus (Coleoptera, Curculionidae) in Croatia. Forests, 16(1), 157. https://doi.org/10.3390/f16010157

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