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Advances in Wood-Boring Insects Control and Management

A special issue of Forests (ISSN 1999-4907). This special issue belongs to the section "Forest Health".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (15 April 2024) | Viewed by 6396

Special Issue Editors

Prof. Dr. Shixiang Zong

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Beijing Key Laboratory for Forest Pest Control, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing 100083, China
Interests: monitoring and early warning and ecological control technology of forest boring pests
Prof. Dr. Feng Wang

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Key Laboratory of Alien Forest Pests Monitoring and Control-Heilongjiang Province, School of Forestry, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin 150040, China
Interests: nematode taxonomy; nematode genomics; molecular mechanism of plant-nematode interaction
Dr. Fanghua Liu

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College of Life Sciences, Hebei University, Baoding 071002, China
Interests: multi-species interaction of insects and fungi; invasive biology
Dr. Lili Ren

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1. Beijing Key Laboratory for Forest Pest Control, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing 100083, China
2. Sino-French Joint Laboratory for Invasive Forest Pests in Eurasia, BFU-INRAE, Beijing, China
3. Sino-French Joint Laboratory for Invasive Forest Pests in Eurasia, BFU-INRAE, Paris, France
Interests: forest entomology; chemical ecology; host microbial interactions; wood borer and its symbiosis
Dr. Milan Pernek

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Division of Forest Protection and Game Management, Croatian Forest Research Institute, Cvjetno Naselje 41, 10450 Jastrebarsko, Croatia
Interests: forest pests; biological control; population dynamics of pests; integrated pest management; phoretic mites; arboriculture
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Dr. Marta Kovač

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Division of Forest Protection and Game Management, Croatian Forest Research Institute, Cvjetno Naselje 41, 10450 Jastrebarsko, Croatia
Interests: forest entomology
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Dr. Jing Tao

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Beijing Key Laboratory for Forest Pest Control, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing 100083, China
Interests: forest pest control

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

Wood-boring insects are regarded as the most important forest pests, whose larvae and/or adults feed on the phloem and xylem of xylophyta, leading to physical and physiological damage to trees, causing a great loss for the wood industry. Wood borers are diversified and represented by many species of beetles, moths and wasps, including Buprestidae, Cerambycidae, Curculionidae, Scolytidae, Cossidae and Siricidae. However, wood borers are very difficult to control because of their concealed life history inside the wood, and it is difficult for trees to recover from the fatal boring damage. As a result, studies of wood borers aimed at revealing the mechanism of occurrence, establishing the efficient identification system for field work, developing accurate and real-time identification methods at the early stage of damage and investigating biohazard control approaches based on molecular, population, biocenosis, and landscape ecology are becoming the hotspots for forest pest control and prevention research.

Potential topics include, but are not limited to:

  • Outbreaks and diffusion mechanisms of wood-boring insects;
  • Accurate and efficient identification methods of wood-boring insects;
  • Application of warning and monitoring technologies of wood-boring insects;
  • Ecological regulation and control approaches of wood-boring insects;
  • Green prevention and control technologies of all the life stages of wood-boring insects.

“Research Column on Current Research Trends on Hylurgus ligniperda” is platform dedicated to studying the damage, occurrence mechanism, monitoring, and management of the forestry pest Hylurgus ligniperda. Due to its small size and overlapping generations, H. ligniperda poses a significant threat to pine trees. This column aims to share the latest research, monitoring data, and prevention strategies with regard to H. ligniperda in order to promote its scientific recognition and effective responses to its prevalence worldwide. It will cover biological characteristics, harmful behavior, monitoring, prevention technology, and practical experiences. We invite experts to contribute and share their latest advances in the field of H. ligniperda. We also aim to pay attention to the practical experience of forestry workers via case sharing and field reports to enable more people to understand the actual situation and difficulties of controlling H. ligniperda; this is in order to support inspection and prevention efforts.

Prof. Dr. Shixiang Zong
Prof. Dr. Feng Wang
Dr. Fanghua Liu
Dr. Lili Ren
Dr. Milan Pernek
Dr. Marta Kovač
Dr. Jing Tao
Guest Editors

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Keywords

  • outbreak mechanism
  • detection technologies
  • monitoring technologies
  • ecological regulation
  • sustainable control
  • Hylurgus ligniperda
  • occurrence mechanism
  • monitoring and management techniques

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Assessing the Flight Potential of the Four-Eyed Fir Bark Beetle Polygraphus proximus Blandford in Natural Conditions
by Denis A. Demidko, Sergey S. Kulakov, Anton A. Efremenko, Nikita S. Babichev, Alexey P. Barchenkov and Pavel V. Mikhailov
Forests 2024, 15(8), 1316; https://doi.org/10.3390/f15081316 - 28 Jul 2024
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The four-eyed fir bark beetle Polygraphus proximus Blandford (Coleoptera, Curculionidae, Scolytinae) has become an aggressive invader in Siberia’s fir forests in recent decades. However, its spread in the invaded area is not yet complete; this species is absent so far in most of [...] Read more.
The four-eyed fir bark beetle Polygraphus proximus Blandford (Coleoptera, Curculionidae, Scolytinae) has become an aggressive invader in Siberia’s fir forests in recent decades. However, its spread in the invaded area is not yet complete; this species is absent so far in most of the Siberian fir Abies sibirica Ledeb. range. To predict this process, appropriate models are needed, including at the local level. One of the essential parameters for modeling is the flight characteristics of imago. To evaluate its flight potential, we placed slabs (sections of the bark with a thin sapwood layer) in an area without forests or with forests with an absence of fir at the end of May. The beetles overwintered under the bark in these slabs. We also placed short fir trap logs at distances ranging from 50 to 1500 m in the four cardinal directions from the release point to attract migrating beetles. After the beetles from the slabs had completed their migration, we evaluated the number of parental pairs (male and female) of the four-eyed fir bark beetle on the trap logs (p) and their number per dm2 (pS). The sole factor that affected the colonization of host objects in our experiment was the distance from the release point. The relationship between p and pS and the distance to the release point can be accurately represented by a negative exponential curve. This experiment established a flight distance of 1500 m, with calculated values of 4919 m for p and 2965 m for pS. However, an analysis of similar experiments and studies using flight mills suggests that these values may not be extreme in an environment with few and sparse host objects. In conditions of abundant food supply, the actual flight distance of P. proximus beetles is significantly less than the theoretically possible maximum. Full article
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Identification of Pine Wilt Disease-Infested Stands Based on Single- and Multi-Temporal Medium-Resolution Satellite Data
by Jinjia Kuang, Linfeng Yu, Quan Zhou, Dewei Wu, Lili Ren and Youqing Luo
Forests 2024, 15(4), 596; https://doi.org/10.3390/f15040596 - 25 Mar 2024
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Pine wilt disease (PWD) is known for its high lethality and rapid transmission, earning it the name “cancer of the pine tree”. The prompt removal of infested pine trees is an effective measure for preventing and controlling pine wilt disease. Accurate and efficient [...] Read more.
Pine wilt disease (PWD) is known for its high lethality and rapid transmission, earning it the name “cancer of the pine tree”. The prompt removal of infested pine trees is an effective measure for preventing and controlling pine wilt disease. Accurate and efficient monitoring technologies are crucial for the scientific prevention and control of this plant disease. Currently, numerous remote sensing monitoring studies have been conducted on pine wilt disease. However, there is limited research on the temporal identification of PWD-infested forest stands over large areas. To build classification models, this study utilized three machine learning algorithms: artificial neural network (ANN), random forest (RF), and support vector machine (SVM). We aimed to investigate the effectiveness of single-temporal and multi-temporal Landsat and Sentinel-2 satellite images PWD-infested forest stands detection. The results indicated that, at a spatial resolution of 30 m, Landsat-9 and Sentinel-2 remote sensing images effectively identified PWD-infested forest stands, with classification accuracies of 77.87% and 78.91%, respectively. Higher spatial resolutions in Sentinel-2 remote sensing images were associated with improved identification capabilities. Furthermore, multi-temporal Landsat satellite data (with a classification accuracy of 85.95%) significantly enhanced the performance of the monitoring model compared to single-temporal Landsat satellite data (with a classification accuracy of 77.87%). The RGI difference was found to be the optimal vegetation index. In conclusion, by combining multi-temporal and single-time-phase Landsat remote sensing data, a monitoring model for PWD-infested forest stands was constructed. It achieved a classification accuracy of 88.26%. In this study, a higher accuracy in identifying pine wilt disease and a lower economic cost were achieved by Landsat and Sentinel images, offering valuable insights for the management of pine wilt disease. Full article
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Impact of Climate Change on the Habitat Suitability of Monochamus saltuarius Gebler (Coleoptera; Cerambycidae) and Its Natural Enemies in China
by Xuemei Zhang, Yuting Zhou, Tian Xu and Shixiang Zong
Forests 2024, 15(1), 33; https://doi.org/10.3390/f15010033 - 22 Dec 2023
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The longicorn beetle Monochamus saltuarius (Coleoptera; Cerambycidae) is an insect vector that transmits the pine wood nematode Bursaphelenchus xylophilus, a serious issue in pine forests in China, Japan, and South Korea. Dastarcus helophoroides and Scleroderma guani are effective in controlling M. saltuarius [...] Read more.
The longicorn beetle Monochamus saltuarius (Coleoptera; Cerambycidae) is an insect vector that transmits the pine wood nematode Bursaphelenchus xylophilus, a serious issue in pine forests in China, Japan, and South Korea. Dastarcus helophoroides and Scleroderma guani are effective in controlling M. saltuarius. However, the application of these parasites for the direct control of vector insects requires detailed analyses of the suitability of the selected natural enemies in potential pest areas, particularly under climate change. Based on species distribution records as well as the current and projected climate change trends up to 2050, we utilized an optimized Maxent algorithm to predict the potential distribution patterns of M. saltuarius and its natural enemies in China. Furthermore, we estimated Schoener’s D to quantify the overlap in adaptability between M. saltuarius and its natural enemies. The potentially suitable areas predicted under the current climate conditions were concentrated mainly in northeast and north China. Additional suitable areas were detected in central, eastern, northwestern, and southwestern China. Under future climate conditions, the suitable range of M. saltuarius gradually shifted southward, with a tendency to expand into high-altitude and colder regions, such as Sichuan, Qinghai, and Tibet. The potential distribution of the natural enemies D. helophoroides and S. guani continued to expand under climate change. A comparison of the appropriate habitats of M. saltuarius and natural enemy insects indicated that D. helophoroides is more suitable for initial biological control in north, northeast, and central China as well as certain northwest and coastal regions. S. guani could be prioritized for nationwide release, while joint control using both species may be effective in Liaoning, Hebei, and Tianjin provinces. These analyses demonstrate that future climate change is likely to exert adverse effects on the potential distribution of M. saltuarius but is favorable for the potential distributions of natural enemies. This study offers important insights into the effective control of M. saltuarius and provides an experimental basis for the utilization of natural enemies according to the characteristics of different regions. Full article
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Mating Behavior and Sexual Selection in Monochamus saltuarius (Gebler)
by Chuchu Zhang, Hao Wu, Zehai Hou and Shixiang Zong
Forests 2023, 14(12), 2312; https://doi.org/10.3390/f14122312 - 24 Nov 2023
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The Sakhalin pine sawyer Monochamus saltuarius (Gebler) (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) is a new vector of pine wood nematode in China, which has caused huge economic losses in the forestry industry. The mating process of M. saltuarius has been described in detail. However, mate choice [...] Read more.
The Sakhalin pine sawyer Monochamus saltuarius (Gebler) (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) is a new vector of pine wood nematode in China, which has caused huge economic losses in the forestry industry. The mating process of M. saltuarius has been described in detail. However, mate choice and sexual selection in this species are not fully understood. In this study, we quantitatively evaluated the characteristics associated with contact between the sexes in mating and inferred the sex-specific characteristics under selection. We detected positive correlations between the morphological characteristics of females and males. Most female traits and all male traits differed significantly between mated and unmated individuals. The results of this study provide evidence for the selection of the mating preferences in M. saltuarius. Full article
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