Xylosandrus germanus (Coleoptera, Curculionidae, Scolytinae) – un potenţial dăunător al pădurilor, livezilor şi viilor din România [Xylosandrus germanus (Coleoptera, Curculionidae, Scolytinae) – a potential pest of forests, orchards and vineyards in Romania]

Abstract

The black timber bark beetle, Xylosandrus germanus (Blandford 1894), is a new species for Romanian fauna and a potential invasive pest in our forests, orchards and vineyards, but there is little information about it in our scientific literature. Consequently, a short synthesis of the knowledge concerning the biology, ecology, damages, survey and control of the pest, is presented for the foresters, as well as for owners of orchards and vineyards. Preliminary data on its distribution and flight activity suggest that the pest may already be present in many zones of the country and that would have a generation per year.

Keywords

• Xylosandrus germanus
• black timber bark beetle
• biology
• ecology
• damages
• survey
• control