This preliminary communication presents the first record of predaceous thrips Scolothrips longicornis Priesner, 1926 (Thysanoptera: Thripidae) in Slovakia. As a well known predator of numerous spider mites, e.g. Tetranychus urticae or Eutetranychus orientalis it has been considered as a suitable biological control agent recently. Tetranychids mites are harmful agriculture pests, causing damage ...

Hurricane winds are one of the most important abiotic factors in shaping structure forest and processes that occur it. The aim research was to determine regeneration changes stands caused by windstorm 1983. research, based on stand tables from years 1982, 1984, 1989 2014, carried out nine permanent plots Bia?owie?a Forest. mean number trees (MNT) taller than 1.30 m decreased 13.7% after windsto...

This test aimed to discover if industrially acetylated hornbeam can tolerate real-field conditions in Hungary, where various microorganisms attack the wood separately or cooperatively. Untreated samples accompanied modified assess degradation capacity of soil. The also focused on weather parameters, Scheffer index, and soil properties. untreated stakes showed insect damage, soft rot decay, whit...

An example of the possible use of selected forest-stand based indicators for evaluation of conservation status was shown in case of the Natura 2000 forest habitats of Slovenia, and the potential threats to habitat types were identified. Using the existing forest-management system, and two levels of ICP Forests monitoring as sources of data on the size of habitat, tree composition, developmental...