• Fungal symbionts of the spruce bark beetle synthesize the beetle aggregation pheromone 2-methyl-3-buten-2-ol 

      Zhao, Tao; Axelsson, Karolin; Krokene, Paal; Borg-Karlson, Anna-Karin (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015-08-25)
      Tree-killing bark beetles depend on aggregation pheromones to mass-attack their host trees and overwhelm their resistance. The beetles are always associated with phytopathogenic ophiostomatoid fungi that probably assist ...
    • Range expansion of the small spruce bark beetle Ips amitinus: a newcomer in northern Europe 

      Økland, Bjørn; Flø, Daniel; Schroeder, Martin; Zach, Peter; Cocos, Dragos; Martikainen, Petri; Siitonen, Juha; Mandelshtam, Michail Y.; Musolin, Dmitry L.; Neuvonen, Seppo; Vakula, Jozef; Nikolov, Christo; Lindelöw, Åke; Voolma, Kaljo (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)
      1 Ips amitinus arrived in Northern Europe at the beginning of 1900s, although its recent expansions to the northernmost conifers have been rapid. 2 Analyses of recent records, MaxEnt models and regional population size ...