Bark and Wood-Boring Insects: Past and Present Research and Essential Future Knowledge—2nd Edition
A special issue of Insects (ISSN 2075-4450).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 15 June 2025 | Viewed by 644
Special Issue Editors
Interests: bark and ambrosia beetles; biogeography; invasive/non-native species; pest monitoring and management; climate change and insects; population dynamics.
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Interests: forest entomology; biogeography and distribution of forest insects; innovative methods to control the damage caused by forest pests
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
A couple of years after our first Special Issue on “Bark and Wood-Boring Insects”, exciting recent advances in this field, coupled with constantly increasing concern over how these species respond to climate change, mean that it is time for a second and even more comprehensive edition. This Special Issue will assemble studies and advances on bark and wood-boring insects, exploring topics range from systematics and population dynamics to invasion pathways and, ultimately, management strategies aiming to reduce impacts on forests worldwide. With this in mind, we welcome manuscripts on the phylogeography, population genetics, and dynamics of bark and wood-boring insects; solutions to the invasion pathways that result from their expansion beyond their natural distribution, natural enemies, and role in population dynamics; and, finally, evaluations of management approaches that can assist in mitigating the detrimental effects of population outbreaks.
Prof. Dr. Ferenc Lakatos
Dr. Dimitrios Avtzis
Guest Editors
Manuscript Submission Information
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Keywords
- bark beetles
- scolytinae
- platypodinae
- wood-boring insects
- population dynamics
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