<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>In Poland and most of the areas of Europe, the beech, that is, <italic>Fagus sylvatica</italic> L. is one of the most vital species found in the species composition of forests. A number of the species of foliophages tend to develop on the leaves, which may contribute to the dieback of the tree. The demonstrated results are the effects of the research conducted in 2018 in the Cisów-Orłowiny Landscape Park. Subsequently, 11 species of foliophages were initially discovered there. Such species were inclined to form galls and the miner damages to the beech leaves. Among 4,000 of the analysed leaves, 398 galls and 498 leaf miner damages were found. They were caused by the representatives of insects and mites.</p></abstract>

In Poland and most of the areas of Europe, the beech, that is, Fagus sylvatica L. is one of the most vital species found in the species composition of forests. A number of the species of foliophages tend to develop on the leaves, which may contribute to the dieback of the tree. The demonstrated results are the effects of the research conducted in 2018 in the Cisów-Orłowiny Landscape Park. Subsequently, 11 species of foliophages were initially discovered there. Such species were inclined to form galls and the miner damages to the beech leaves. Among 4,000 of the analysed leaves, 398 galls and 498 leaf miner damages were found. They were caused by the representatives of insects and mites.

Preliminary studies on the damage to the leaves of beech (<italic>Fagus sylvatica</italic> L.) caused by insects and mites in the Cisów-Orłowiny Landscape Park

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Preliminary studies on the damage to the leaves of beech ( L.) caused by insects and mites in the Cisów-Orłowiny Landscape Park

In Poland and most of the areas of Europe, the beech, that is, Fagus sylvatica L. is one of the most vital species found in the species composition of forests....

SPECIES	NUMBER OF TREES WITH GALLS		NUMBER OF ATTACKED LEAVES		NUMBER OF LEAVES WITH GALLS		Density Index WD
SPECIES	Site 1	Site 2	Site 1	Site 2	Site 1	Site 2	Site 1	Site 2
Hartigiola annulipes	3	5	58	109	132	161	0.4041	0.797
Mikiola fagi	5	4	24	10	32	11	0.1633	0.0436
Phyllaphis fagi	2	5	8	15	8	15	0.0163	0.0742
Aceria stenaspis	1	1	24	1	24	1	0.0245	0.001
Aceria nervisequa faginea	-	2	-	5	-	14	-	0.0277

SPECIES	NUMBER OF TREES WITH LEAF MINER DAMAGES		NUMBER OF ATTACKED LEAVES		NUMBER OF LEAF MINER DAMAGES		Density Index WD
SPECIES	Site 1	Site 2	Site 1	Site 2	Site 1	Site 2	Site 1	Site 2
Stigmella tityrella	3	5	26	22	26	22	0.0661	0.0839
Stigmella hemargyrella	5	1	14	1	14	1	0.0593	0.0008
Parornix fagivora	3	5	4	28	4	28	0.0101	0.1069
Lithocolletis maestingella	5	5	188	207	180	198	0.7627	0.7557
Chimabacche fagella	2	1	3	1	3	1	0.0051	0.0008
Rhynchaenus fagi	1	2	1	3	1	3	0.0008	0.0046

Preliminary studies on the damage to the leaves of beech (Fagus sylvatica L.) caused by insects and mites in the Cisów-Orłowiny Landscape Park

Published Online: Jun 30, 2020

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/oszn-2020-0005

Keywords
Common beech, galls, leaf miner damages, foliophages, the Cisów-Orłowiny Landscape Park

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Figure 1

Occurrence of the density index (WD) in the range of galls found on the examined leaves of Fagus sylvatica L., that is, common beech at study site No. 1 (the Cisów Reserve) and No. 2 (in the forest used for economic reasons in Widełki)

Occurrence of the density index (WD) in the range of leaf miner damages (mines) found on the examined leaves of Fagus sylvatica L., that is, common beech at study site No. 1 (the Cisów Reserve) and No. 2 (in the forest used for economic reasons in Widełki)

Preliminary studies on the damage to the leaves of beech (Fagus sylvatica L.) caused by insects and mites in the Cisów-Orłowiny Landscape Park

Published Online: Jun 30, 2020

Page range: 1 - 5

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/oszn-2020-0005

KeywordsCommon beech, galls, leaf miner damages, foliophages, the Cisów-Orłowiny Landscape Park

© 2020 Magdalena Baćkowska et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Figure 1

Occurrence of the density index (WD) in the range of galls found on the examined leaves of Fagus sylvatica L., that is, common beech at study site No. 1 (the Cisów Reserve) and No. 2 (in the forest used for economic reasons in Widełki)

Occurrence of the density index (WD) in the range of leaf miner damages (mines) found on the examined leaves of Fagus sylvatica L., that is, common beech at study site No. 1 (the Cisów Reserve) and No. 2 (in the forest used for economic reasons in Widełki)

Keywords
Common beech, galls, leaf miner damages, foliophages, the Cisów-Orłowiny Landscape Park