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In Europe softwood is usually used for packaging materials. Wood is an ideal material for boxes whose size is adapted to large machine parts that are to be shipped by sea. But it can be infested by wood destroying quarantine species. To exclude infestation by green wood feeding insects, the wood mus...

Spiders which arrive with fruits from other continents are a challenge for pest management and for super markets in Central Europe. A survey is presented on spiders which were sent to the author for identification beginning 2012 through to 2019. All specimens arrived from supermarkets. 37 specimens ...

For more than 20 years various invasive ant species cause tremendous problems in Central Europe. The Tapinoma nigerrimum complex (Formicidae, Dolichoderinae) was first detected in 2007 in nursery plants. Further discoveries followed in the following years. Because of their species-specific propertie...

Alien true powder post beetle (Lyctinae) species started to be a concern with the growing worldwide trade after the Second World War. Lyctus brunneus arrived in Central Europe 70 years ago and replaced the native species Lyctus linearis as lyctine beetle of economic importance. But this situation ch...

Global warming together with global trade and tourism gives foreign organisms a lot of opportunities to enter Europe and to find suitable habitats to establish. Many of these species already have a status as pests in their native countries and now start to be of major concern in Europe. A survey is ...

The International Conference of Urban Pests (ICUP) is a link between academic and industry researchers, regulatory officials, government agency leaders, manufacturer representatives and students and presents the latest results in research and development in the field of urban pest control for the pa...

Global warming together with global trade and tourism gives foreign organisms a lot of opportunities to enter Europe and to find suitable habitats to establish. A number of these species already have a status as pests in their native countries and now start to be of major concern in Europe. A growin...

Introduction of exotic ants to Central Europe plays an increasing role for the last twenty years caused by the growing world trade and short transportation routes. Particularly tropical greenhouses offer ideal conditions for ant species with high temperature and humidity preferences and with ability...

Pyrethroid, carbamate, and organophosphate insecticides are frequently used for bed bug control. A baseline susceptibility study for commonly used insecticides was carried out with a susceptible C. lectularius laboratory strain. LD50-values against a susceptible strain in a contact bioassay format a...

The insecticide imidacloprid belongs to the chloronicotinyl class of compounds and is most active against insects when ingested (Leicht, 1993; Londershausen, 1996). Its use in fly control is seen as an important area of application. An imidacloprid-based fly bait that could be selectively applied in...