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Forest Entomology Network

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01.04.2024 -
School of Forest Sciences, Faculty of Science, Forestry and Technology
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The objectives and research priorities of the network

Climate change is fundamentally altering our ecosystems, with Northern Europe experiencing particularly strong warming. Higher temperatures and more frequent droughts are affecting the distribution and abundance of animal populations, potentially damaging and killing trees. These increasingly frequent and severe disturbances in forests are altering ecosystem functions and causing challenges for silviculture, natural resource management, and the provision of ecosystem services.

The UEF Forest Entomology Network is a multidisciplinary group of researchers studying forest insects and developing new solutions to help society better prepare for and mitigate the harmful effects of climate change-induced disturbances in forests. Collaboration with other researchers is our key to success, so we work closely with several national and European academic institutions and research organizations to achieve our common goals.

The European Spruce Bark Beetle (Ips typographus) is at the top of our research agenda, but we are also interested in other forest insect species and forest health hazards, such as wind disturbances, defoliating moths and sawflies. We collaborate with institutions that have high level knowledge on remote sensing methods and utilize those in our research. Our staff also contributes to the education of future forest health professionals at the University of Eastern Finland, where several forestry students have completed their master’s theses under our guidance in recent years.

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  • Olowoofoyeku, Peter. 2025. Analysis of Forest Disturbance Using Environmental and Remote Sensing Data. http://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:uef-20251976

    Müller, Eemeli. 2025. Fingrid Oyj:n voimajohtoalueiden vaikutus ympäröivien metsien tuuli- ja kirjanpainajatuhojen esiintyvyyteen. [The impact of Fingrid Oyj’s power line areas on the occurrence of wind and bark beetle damage in surrounding forests]. In Finnish, abstract in English. http://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:uef-20251903

    Sairanen, Antti. 2025. Hyönteistuhopuun hyödyntäminen puutuoteteollisuudessa – kokemuksia Keski-Euroopasta ja Pohjois-Amerikasta. http://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:uef-20251297

    Voutilainen, Ari. 2025. Vaikuttaako ilmastonmuutos metsien tuhohyönteisten levinneisyyteen? Ekolokeromallinnuksen mahdollisuudet ennustamisen välineenä. In Finnish, abstract in English. http://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:uef-20250661

    Lehtola, Juho. 2025. Ympäristötekijöiden vaikutus havununnan (Lymantria monacha) esiintymiseen Suomessa. [The Impact of Environmental Factors on the Occurrence of the Nun Moth (Lymantria monacha) in Finland]. http://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:uef-20250427

    Grönholm, Petteri. 2025. Kohotetun lämpötilan vaikutus kirjanpainajan (Ips typographus) kehittymiseen. [Effect of elevated temperature on European spruce bark beetle development]. http://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:uef-20250109

    Pöllänen, Aliisa. 2024. Metsäasiantuntijoiden ja metsänomistajien suhtautuminen ja tietotaidot metsien monimuotoisuuteen, tuhoihin ja ilmastonmuutokseen liittyen. [Attitude and ‘know-how’ of forestry professionals and forest owners regarding forest biodiversity, forest damage and climate change]. In Finnish, abstract in English. http://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:uef-20250007

    Kangaslampi, Reetta. 2023. Hajutunnistuskoirien käyttö kirjanpainajan Ips typographus tunnistamisessa ja torjunnassa. [Utilizing scent detection dogs in the detection of the European spruce bark beetle Ips typographus]. In Finnish, abstract in English. http://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:uef-20231437

    Haavikko, Henri. 2023. Taigamonikirjaajan (Polygraphus proximus) leviämismahdollisuus Venäjältä Suomeen. [Four-eyed fir bark beetle, Polygraphus proximus, spreading possibilities from Russia to Finland]. In Finnish, abstract in English. http://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:uef-20231302

    Luoto, Minna. 2022. Männynmistelin (Viscum album subsp. austriacum) ja lehtipuunmistelin (Viscum album subsp. album) siementen pakkaskestävyys ja sen yhteys lajien levinneisyysalueisiin ja levinneisyysalueiden muutoksiin muuttuvassa ilmastossa. [Misteltoe (Viscum album subsp. austriacum, Viscum album subsp. album) seeds cold hardiness and connection to distribution boundaries of these species now and in the future]. In Finnish, abstract in English. http://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:uef-20220074

    Lehti, Pinja. 2021. Lehtinunnan (Lymantria dispar) ja havununnan (Lymantria monacha) esiintyminen Etelä-Suomessa. [The occurrence of gypsy moth (Lymantria dispar) and nun moth (Lymantria
    monacha) in southern Finland]. In Finnish, abstract in English. http://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:uef-20210863

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Keywords

bark beetles climate change climate change adaptation defoliating moths european spruce bark beetle forecasting forest forest damage forest disturbance ecology forest disturbances forest entomology forest pests monitoring risk modeling sawflies tree mortality

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