The European spruce bark beetle

The European spruce bark beetle (Ips typographus) is widely regarded as the single most important insect pest affecting European forests. Warming conditions have also triggered sudden, widespread and devastating outbreaks in Scandinavia and Central Europe, with the pest also seen as a major potential threat in North America. The European spruce bark beetle: Connecting ecology, human aspects and practical forest management reviews important aspects of infestation dynamics of the European spruce bark beetle and also considers how forest owners assess, manage and mitigate potential outbreaks. The book also addresses current practical survey and management measures, as well as the development of more ecological approaches to pest management which provide a potential blueprint for managing other major forest insect pests. Edited by two international experts, the book will be a standard reference for university and other researchers in forestry, entomologists, companies managing forest plantations, forest owners, as well as government and other agencies responsible for ensuring sustainable forest management. Dr Sigrid Netherer is a Senior Scientist in the Institute of Forest Entomology, Forest Pathology and Forest Protection (IFFF) at the University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna (BOKU), Austria. She has an international reputation for her expertise in risk assessment of bark beetles and other forest insect pests. Dr Maartje Klapwijk is a Senior Lecturer in Forest Entomology at the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Uppsala, Sweden. She is known for her research on population dynamics of native and invasive species affecting forests. She is Co-ordinator of the Entomology of the Research Group at the International Union of Forest Research Organizations (IUFRO).