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Pappeln wie die Zitterpappel (Populus tremula) bilden am Waldrand wichtige Habitate für Nachtfalter. Der Pappelschwärmer (Laothoe populi) und das Abendpfauenauge (Smerinthus ocellata) legen ihre Eier auf den Blättern ab. Als Nachtfalter sind sie auf andere Signale als die optischen angewiesen, um den optimalen Ovipositionsplatz zu finden. Je nach Vitalität des Baumes und seiner Exposition sind die entwicklungsbedingungen der Raupe verschieden. Diese Studie soll aufzeigen, welche Duftstoffe durch Änderungen der Vitalität des Baumes beeinflusst und welche durch die Nachtfalter wahrgenommen werden können.
The larval stages of Cameraria ohridella develop mining in leaves of the horse chestnut tree Aesculus hippocastanum. The insect establishes three generations in Central Europe. During the appearance of the first generation the horse chestnut trees bloom. Further on, parallel to the flying time of all generations other plant species bloom. The olfactory detection of flower odour compounds and the influence on oviposition of C. ohridella were examined using trace analytical and electrophysiological methods as well as bioassays.
Cockchafers of the genus Melolontha (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) can be severe pests in forestry, agriculture and horticulture. Gradation of the two most important species, the forest cockchafer M. hippocastani FABR. and the European cockchafer M. melolontha L., occurs currently in several parts of central Europe. Orientation behaviour of the adult beetles has been the focus of recent studies (REINECKE et al. 2002 a, b, 2005). However, especially the larvae are dreaded because their belowground damage is not visible directly after feeding. There are a lot of speculations about belowground living insects and their way of living, but until now there were not that many experimental investigations. A rather unknown topic is the orientation behaviour of soil living organisms, which is also subject of some publications (HORBER 1954, HAUSS & SCHÜTTE 1976, HASLER 1986, HIBBARD et al. 1994, JEWETT & BJOSTAD 1996, BERNKLAU & BJOSTAD 1998A, BERNKLAU & BJOSTAD 1998B, BERNKLAU et al. 2005).
Beginning in Belgium 1999, low mountain ranges of middle Europe were afflicted with the “European beech bark disease” (EBBD). It was first described by Hartig in 1878 as a complex disease where infestation of beech scale (Cryptococcus fagisuga; Hemiptera, Eriococcidae) is followed by fungal affection with Nectria coccinea and several white rot fungi. This often causes die back of mature beech trees, they tumble down and are colonised by woodbreeding beetles. Beside Belgium with 1 million cubic meter solid of beech wood (Fagus sylvatica); Luxembourg, France, and Southern Germany were affected in the last 6 years. In addition to known symptoms of EBBD, in all regions beech trees of an healthy appearance were surprisingly infested by the wood-breeding beetle Trypodendron domesticum. To understand mechanisms of this disease a chemo-ecological study was carried out, comparing the new phenomenon with the classical situation. A number of investigations of the involved beetles of the family of Scolytidae and Lymexylidae (BYERS 1992; KERCK 1976; KLIMETZEK 1984) suggest that the mechanisms of host-selection consist in the chemosensory differentiation of states of wood decay. The presence at the “border” between living and dying trees, T. domesticum turns out to be an interesting research object on xylobiont insects and physiological dying- and decaying-processes in trees. The underlying hypotheses of this work are: 1) Volatile organic compounds change successively during aging and decay of wood and characterise the most susceptible phase and breeding site for T. domesticum. 2) Volatiles released by trees afflicted by the new disease phenomenon are similar to volatiles of felled, susceptible deadwood
The blue pine wood borer (Phaenops cyanea) and the black pine sawyer beetle (Monochamus galloprovincialis) (Fig. 1) both are pests of the white pine (Pinus silvestris) and other Pinus species. Both insects have nearly the same demands regarding their breeding site. Larval development requires a fresh, unwilted inner bark. An infestation occurs on freshly cut trees or on trees suffering from stress (e.g. after dry seasons, loss of needles caused by feeding caterpillars or damage by forest fires). Phaenops cyanea detects susceptible pines by their volatile emissions (SCHÜTZ et al. 2004) and is able to infest the trees already at a low stress level. During feeding the larvae avoid the resin ducts of the tree and thus evade the oleoresin defence. The beetle is endemic in Europe and – under favourable climatic conditions – can cause substantial damage to pine forests. It is the most significant bark-breeding beetle of white pine in the lowlands of north-eastern Germany. Monochamus galloprovincialis is found in Europe and northern Africa. The larvae tend to a more copious feeding which makes them more susceptible to the oleoresin defence of the tree. Thus, M. galloprovincialis prefers trees that are weakened by a higher degree of stress. The economic damage caused by feeding of thebeetle is low. However, the beetle has gained a special attention of forest scientists because of its association with the nematode Bursaphelenchus xylophilus which is causing the pine wilt disease (PWD) in Pinus. The only outbreak of the PWD within Europe is limited to an area of 258.000 ha in Portugal. (MOTA et al. 1999).
Since the 80s, the popular park- and city tree Aesculus hippocastanum has been infested with the leaf miner Cameraria ohridella (DESCHKA & DIMIC 1986). Additionally, the pathogenic fungi Guignardia aesculi causes leaf blotch disease and Erysiphe flexuosa causes powdery mildew on horse chestnuts. Often, all three diseases occur in parallel at the same leaves leading to a situation of competition. Moreover, recently some endophytic fungi were isolated from the leaf tissue of A. hippocastanum. In the present study, the volatile interaction between three trophic levels plant, insect, and fungi are discussed.
Chemo-communication is an important mode of interaction within ecosystem. The living organism in the ecosystem can deliver signals to conspecifics, to co-organisms, and unintentionally to their enemies, by emitting the volatile organic compounds (VOCs) to the atmosphere. There are some insect-fungi-associations displaying interesting relationships. For example, some bark beetle species (PAINE et al. 1997) introduce fungi into the conifers during the attack process. Fungi take advantage by associating with the insect in transport to new trees and passage through the bark. Insects may get advantage by feeding on fungi and overcoming the tree defence. Questions arise how fungus vectoring insects can recognize the weakness of defense mechanism in the case to introduce the fungus to the host tree and successfully overcome the remaining defence mechanisms. The interspecific communication among insects, fungi and host trees are not completely clarified, but there was the evidence that a number of forest scolytids including species in the genera Scolytus, Dendroctonus, Hylurgops, Trypodendron and Tomicus can be attracted to the host volatile compounds (BYERS 1995).