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Forestry 1991 64(4):345-358; doi:10.1093/forestry/64.4.345
© 1991 by Institute of Chartered Foresters
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Distribution and Spread of the Great European Spruce Bark Beetle, Dendroctonus micans, in Britain—1982 to 1989

N. J. FIELDING1, H. F. EVANS2, J. M. WILLIAMS3 and B. EVANS4

1Entomology Branch, Forestry Commission Marches Forest District, Whitcliffe, Ludlow, Shropshire, SY8 2HD, England
2Entomology Branch, Forest Research Station Alice Holt Lodge, Wrecclesham, Farnham, Surrey, GU10 4LH, England
3Forestry Commission, Morgannwg Forest District, Resolven Neath, West Glamorgan, SA11 4DR, Wales
4Forestry Commission Clwyd Forest District, Clawdd Newydd, Ruthin, Clwyd, LL15 2NL, Wales

The great European spruce bark beetle (Dendroctonus micans), which had for many years been seen as a potential threat to Britain's spruce plantations, was first discovered in Britain during August 1982, breeding in Sitka spruce. Surveys in spruce plantations were initiated to determine the distribution of the beetle, a necessary background for development of control strategies. This paper reports the development and evolution of survey techniques from 1982 to 1989, as well as the spread of the D.micans populations during this time. Details of control strategies and legislation to contain the outbreak are also given, along with conclusions concerning the natural dispersal of D.micans.

Received 23 July 1990.
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