The European spruce bark beetle

Connecting ecology, human aspects and practical forest management

Contributions by Dr Sigrid Netherer, Dr Maartje Klapwijk, Dr Simon Kärvemo, Dr Martin Schebeck, Dr Dineshkumar Kandasamy, Dr Marcela Vanloo, Dr Georg Gratzer, Dr Louise Eriksson, Dr Martin Thalhammer, Dr Christian Temperli, Dr Langning Huo, Dr Gernot Hoch, Dr Anne-Maarit Hekkala, Dr Tobias Frühbrodt Edited by Dr Sigrid Netherer, Dr Maartje Klapwijk

Publication date:

Q2 2026

Length of book:

400 pages

Publisher

Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing

Dimensions:

229x152mm
6x9"

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.

Part 1 Bark beetle ecology
1.Spruce bark beetle dispersal and infestation patterns: Simon Kärvemo, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Sweden;
2.Spruce bark beetle diapause and overwintering: Martin Schebeck, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna (BOKU), Austria;
3.Spruce bark beetle aggregation and anti-attractance: Dineshkumar Kandasamy, Lund University, Sweden;
4.Intrinsic and extrinsic spruce bark beetle population dynamics: effects of population density and natural enemies: Maartje Klapwijk, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Sweden;
5.Advances in understanding mechanisms of tree resistance to spruce bark beetle attack: Marcela Vanloo, Austrian Research Centre for Forests, BFW, Vienna, Austria;
6.Ecosystem response to bark beetle disturbance: Georg Gratzer, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna (BOKU), Austria;

Part 2 Human aspects of spruce bark beetle management
7.Dealing with the spruce bark beetle threat: the perspective of Scandinavian forest owners: Louise Eriksson, Umea University, Sweden;
8.Dealing with and making sense of the European spruce bark beetle: Contested perspective of Central European forest owners: Martin Thalhammer, Central European University, Austria;

Part 3 Connecting ecology and forest management
9.Using ecological science to inform management practices in spruce bark beetle control: Christian Temperli, Swiss Federal Institute for Forest Research – WSL, Switzerland;
10.Developments in detecting spruce bark beetle outbreaks: Langning Huo, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Sweden;
11.The role of stand and landscape management in preventing spruce bark beetle outbreaks: Gernot Hoch, Austrian Research Centre for Forests, BFW, Vienna, Austria;
12.Synergism and trade-offs in conservation areas in the case of bark beetle outbreaks: Anne-Maarit Hekkala, Swedish Agricultural University, Sweden;
13.Novel and old ideas of bark beetle control – future perspectives and feasibilities: Tobias Frühbrodt, Forest Entomology and Protection, Germany;
14.Conclusion: Sigrid Netherer, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna (BOKU), Austria and Maartje Klapwijk, Swedish University of Life Sciences, Sweden;