Studies of fungi associated with Tomicus piniperda L. in Finland

• Main Author: Silva, Ximena
• Other Authors: Helsingin yliopisto, Maatalous-metsätieteellinen tiedekunta, Metsätieteiden laitos, University of Helsinki, Faculty of Agriculture and Forestry, Department of Forest Sciences, Helsingfors universitet, Agrikultur- och forstvetenskapliga fakulteten, Institutionen för skogsvetenskaper
• Format: Master Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: Helsingfors universitet 2011
• Subjects: Tomicus piniperda; DNA analysis; insect; fungus; Finland; Ophiostoma; pystynävertäjä; DNA analyysi; Skogsekologi; Forest Ecology; Metsäekologia; Rovaniemi; Northern Finland
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10138/28162

The Scots pine bark beetle, Tomicus piniperda is a secondary colonizer of pine and other conifers. It is a native species from Europe and Asia that was recently introduced in North America. Although it is necessary to understand this insect's interactions with other organisms, few studies have...