Investigating the threat to Sitka spruce from <scp> <i>Ips typographus</i> </scp> : discrimination and colonization of Britain's principal commercial conifer by a damaging forest pest
These findings suggest I. typographus will select and colonize cut Sitka as readily as cut Norway spruce, with implications for its establishment risk in Sitka-growing regions. Whilst the susceptibility of live Sitka trees remains unclear, the study advances the understanding of the role of both host-emitted volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in primary host location and induced host preference in host selection by I. typographus. © 2025 Crown copyright and The Author(s). Pest Management Science published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd on behalf of Society of Chemical Industry. This article is published with the permission of the Controller of HMSO and the King's Printer for Scotland.
Authors
- József Vuts
- Stephen J. Powers (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3349-4425)
- Gareth Thomas (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2829-7814)
- Daegan Inward (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4982-8752)
- Katy Reed (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2695-0034)
- John C. Caulfield (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1799-370X)
- Kerry Barnard (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0001-7309-8497)
- Ana Uglow
Institutions
- Joint Commission (US)
- Rothamsted Research (GB)
- Forest Research (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Pest Management Science
- Published
- 2025-01-27
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/ps.8644
- Citations
- 4
- Primary Topic
- Forest Insect Ecology and Management
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 6.87
Funders
- Forestry Commission
- Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, UK Government
- Service Public de Wallonie
- Directorate for Biological Sciences
- Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council