Diversity of culturable fungi associated with Tomicus minor in Scots pine forests of western Slovakia

2026/01/24 by Katarína Pastirčáková, Michaela Strmisková, Marek Barta +1 · 1 voice
Agricultural and Biological Sciences · Environmental Science · #Entomopathogenic Microorganisms in Pest Control #Forest Ecology and Biodiversity Studies #Forest Insect Ecology and Management

paper · doi:10.1007/s11756-025-02112-1

openalex publication_date 2026/01/24 · openalex created_date 2026/01/25 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/29

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Discussions

• New paper out! 🪲🌲 We uncovered the diverse community of fungi carried by Tomicus minor in Slovak pine forests, including a first national record of Sporothrix pseudoabietina. A small beetle, a big f [bsky, 6 points, 0 comments]