TY  - JOUR
AU  - Milanović, Slobodan
AU  - Miletić, Zoran
AU  - Marković, Čedomir
AU  - Šešlija Jovanović, Darka
AU  - Trailović, Zoran
AU  - Jankovský, Libor
AU  - Lazarević, Jelica
PY  - 2022
UR  - http://radar.ibiss.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/5014
AB  - Pest resistance of trees should be taken into account in future forest strategy planning and
predicting risks of defoliation. The gypsy moth (GM) (Lymantria dispar L.) is a serious forest pest
with outbreaking population dynamics. To estimate defoliation risk of the most widely distributed
tree species in Balkan Peninsula and Europe (Turkey oak Quercus cerris L., European beech Fagus
sylvatica L. and hornbeam Carpinus betulus L.), we carried out laboratory feeding trials and investigated
their acceptability and suitability for GM development. We determined morphological and
chemical attributes of these hosts as well as larval host preference, growth and nutritional indices.
Preference, growth, and efficiency of food conversion into biomass were ranked in the order: Turkey
oak > European beech > hornbeam. Hornbeam was the most avoided and showed the lowest conversion
efficiency although, comparing to optimal oak host, its leaves were less tough, contained more
water and exhibited similar values of nitrogen (index of protein content) and C/N ratio (index of
investment into carbon based plant defense). We suggest that hornbeam and beech leaf chemical
profiles should be further studied to reveal specific compounds that impose high metabolic cost
to GM larvae. Moreover, additional research are needed to understand how intermediate hosts in
natural populations affect GM outbreaks.
PB  - Basel: MDPI
T2  - Forests
T1  - Suitability of Turkey Oak, European Beech, and Hornbeam to Gypsy Moth Feeding
IS  - 7
VL  - 13
DO  - 10.3390/f13071006
SP  - 1006
ER  - 

@article{
author = "Milanović, Slobodan and Miletić, Zoran and Marković, Čedomir and Šešlija Jovanović, Darka and Trailović, Zoran and Jankovský, Libor and Lazarević, Jelica",
year = "2022",
abstract = "Pest resistance of trees should be taken into account in future forest strategy planning and
predicting risks of defoliation. The gypsy moth (GM) (Lymantria dispar L.) is a serious forest pest
with outbreaking population dynamics. To estimate defoliation risk of the most widely distributed
tree species in Balkan Peninsula and Europe (Turkey oak Quercus cerris L., European beech Fagus
sylvatica L. and hornbeam Carpinus betulus L.), we carried out laboratory feeding trials and investigated
their acceptability and suitability for GM development. We determined morphological and
chemical attributes of these hosts as well as larval host preference, growth and nutritional indices.
Preference, growth, and efficiency of food conversion into biomass were ranked in the order: Turkey
oak > European beech > hornbeam. Hornbeam was the most avoided and showed the lowest conversion
efficiency although, comparing to optimal oak host, its leaves were less tough, contained more
water and exhibited similar values of nitrogen (index of protein content) and C/N ratio (index of
investment into carbon based plant defense). We suggest that hornbeam and beech leaf chemical
profiles should be further studied to reveal specific compounds that impose high metabolic cost
to GM larvae. Moreover, additional research are needed to understand how intermediate hosts in
natural populations affect GM outbreaks.",
publisher = "Basel: MDPI",
journal = "Forests",
title = "Suitability of Turkey Oak, European Beech, and Hornbeam to Gypsy Moth Feeding",
number = "7",
volume = "13",
doi = "10.3390/f13071006",
pages = "1006"
}

Milanović, S., Miletić, Z., Marković, Č., Šešlija Jovanović, D., Trailović, Z., Jankovský, L.,& Lazarević, J.. (2022). Suitability of Turkey Oak, European Beech, and Hornbeam to Gypsy Moth Feeding. in Forests
Basel: MDPI., 13(7), 1006.
https://doi.org/10.3390/f13071006

Milanović S, Miletić Z, Marković Č, Šešlija Jovanović D, Trailović Z, Jankovský L, Lazarević J. Suitability of Turkey Oak, European Beech, and Hornbeam to Gypsy Moth Feeding. in Forests. 2022;13(7):1006.
doi:10.3390/f13071006 .

Milanović, Slobodan, Miletić, Zoran, Marković, Čedomir, Šešlija Jovanović, Darka, Trailović, Zoran, Jankovský, Libor, Lazarević, Jelica, "Suitability of Turkey Oak, European Beech, and Hornbeam to Gypsy Moth Feeding" in Forests, 13, no. 7 (2022):1006,
https://doi.org/10.3390/f13071006 . .