Innovative diagnostic methods to detect harmful wood-inhabiting insects

Authors

  • Matthias Becker Julius Kühn-Institut (JKI) – Bundesforschungsinstitut für Kulturpflanzen, Institut für nationale und internationale Angelegenheiten der Pflanzengesundheit, Braunschweig
  • Beatrice Berger Julius Kühn-Institut (JKI) – Bundesforschungsinstitut für Kulturpflanzen, Institut für nationale und internationale Angelegenheiten der Pflanzengesundheit, Braunschweig
  • Stephan König Julius Kühn-Institut (JKI) – Bundesforschungsinstitut für Kulturpflanzen, Institut für nationale und internationale Angelegenheiten der Pflanzengesundheit, Braunschweig
  • Andrea Taddei European Union Reference Laboratory for Insects and Mites, 34988 Montferrier-sur-Lez Cedex, France
  • Björn Hoppe Julius Kühn-Institut (JKI) – Bundesforschungsinstitut für Kulturpflanzen, Institut für nationale und internationale Angelegenheiten der Pflanzengesundheit, Braunschweig
  • Burkhard Plinke Fraunhofer-Institut für Holzforschung – WKI, 38108 Braunschweig

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5073/JfK.2020.09.01

Keywords:

Quarantine pests, Anoplophora glabripennis, Early warning system, Modern diagnostic tools, Acoustic emission

Abstract

Non-invasive diagnosis of harmful wood-inhabiting orga­nisms is of great importance in order to minimize interventions in valuable wood products and living trees. Here we present two methods, an acoustical and a molecular one, which enable gentle detection of insect larvae in wood and wood products. In parts, both methods have been successfully applied for the analysis of the Asian longhorn beetle (Anoplophora glabripennis, ALB) and appear suitable as early warning systems in the control of quarantine insect pests.

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Published

2020-09-01

Issue

Vol. 72 No. 9 (2020)

Section

Review

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