From a rare inhabitant into a potential pest – status of the nun moth in Finland based on pheromone trapping
Forests are affected by climate change in various ways. This includes abiotic factors such as droughts, but also biotic damage by pest insects. There are numerous examples from cases where pest insects have benefitted from longer growing seasons or from warmer summers. Similarly, new pest insects ha...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:5a33b784d5e849f4aefb33d2b82aca19 2023-05-15T16:12:06+02:00 From a rare inhabitant into a potential pest – status of the nun moth in Finland based on pheromone trapping Markus Melin Heli Viiri Olli-Pekka Tikkanen Riku Elfving Seppo Neuvonen 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.14214/sf.10262 https://doaj.org/article/5a33b784d5e849f4aefb33d2b82aca19 EN eng Finnish Society of Forest Science https://doaj.org/toc/2242-4075 doi:10.14214/sf.10262 2242-4075 https://doaj.org/article/5a33b784d5e849f4aefb33d2b82aca19 Silva Fennica, Vol 54, Iss 1 (2020) lymantria monacha climate change forest damage forest health forestry insect range expansion SD1-669.5 article 2020 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.14214/sf.10262 2022-12-31T01:04:18Z Forests are affected by climate change in various ways. This includes abiotic factors such as droughts, but also biotic damage by pest insects. There are numerous examples from cases where pest insects have benefitted from longer growing seasons or from warmer summers. Similarly, new pest insects have been able to expand their range due to climatic conditions that have changed from hostile to tolerable. Such seems to be the case with the nun moth (Lymantria monacha), an important defoliator of coniferous trees in Europe. For centuries, the species has had massive outbreaks across Central-Europe, while it has been a rare inhabitant in Northern Europe. Recently, the nun moth population in Finland has not only expanded in range, but also grown more abundant. This research note describes the results from the first years (2018–2019) of a monitoring program that is being conducted with pheromone traps across central and southern Finland. So far, the northernmost individuals were trapped near the 64 N degrees. However, there were more southern locations where no moths were trapped. The species was present in every trapping site below the latitude of 62 N degrees. More importantly, at some sites the abundance of the nun moth suggested that local forest damage may already occur. Given the current climatic scenarios for Fennoscandia, it is likely that the nun moth populations will continue to grow, which is why systematic surveys on their abundance and range expansions will be topical. Article in Journal/Newspaper Fennoscandia Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Silva Fennica 54 1 |
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Forests are affected by climate change in various ways. This includes abiotic factors such as droughts, but also biotic damage by pest insects. There are numerous examples from cases where pest insects have benefitted from longer growing seasons or from warmer summers. Similarly, new pest insects have been able to expand their range due to climatic conditions that have changed from hostile to tolerable. Such seems to be the case with the nun moth (Lymantria monacha), an important defoliator of coniferous trees in Europe. For centuries, the species has had massive outbreaks across Central-Europe, while it has been a rare inhabitant in Northern Europe. Recently, the nun moth population in Finland has not only expanded in range, but also grown more abundant. This research note describes the results from the first years (2018–2019) of a monitoring program that is being conducted with pheromone traps across central and southern Finland. So far, the northernmost individuals were trapped near the 64 N degrees. However, there were more southern locations where no moths were trapped. The species was present in every trapping site below the latitude of 62 N degrees. More importantly, at some sites the abundance of the nun moth suggested that local forest damage may already occur. Given the current climatic scenarios for Fennoscandia, it is likely that the nun moth populations will continue to grow, which is why systematic surveys on their abundance and range expansions will be topical. |
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Markus Melin Heli Viiri Olli-Pekka Tikkanen Riku Elfving Seppo Neuvonen |
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Markus Melin Heli Viiri Olli-Pekka Tikkanen Riku Elfving Seppo Neuvonen |
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From a rare inhabitant into a potential pest – status of the nun moth in Finland based on pheromone trapping |
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From a rare inhabitant into a potential pest – status of the nun moth in Finland based on pheromone trapping |
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From a rare inhabitant into a potential pest – status of the nun moth in Finland based on pheromone trapping |
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From a rare inhabitant into a potential pest – status of the nun moth in Finland based on pheromone trapping |
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From a rare inhabitant into a potential pest – status of the nun moth in Finland based on pheromone trapping |
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from a rare inhabitant into a potential pest – status of the nun moth in finland based on pheromone trapping |
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