The aim of the B. Sc. Thesis was to perform monitoring of non-native sawyer beetles (Monochamus spp.), that are confirmed vectors of pine wilt nematode (Bursaphelenchus xylophilus), in areas of high risk for the introduction of pine wilt nematode in the Maribor forest management region, and to analyse non-target catch, focusing on Coleoptera, where detailed analysis was performed on Cerambycidae and Cleridae families and Scolytinae subfamily. Monitoring took place from 11. 5. 2018 to 13. 10. 2018 on two locations (Maribor Tezno and Spodnje Hoče). We used two WitaPrall IntPt traps, equipped with wet collecting cups and Galloprotect Pack® attractant. We proved that a mixture of water, kitchen salt and detergent can be successfully used as a substance in which caught insects can be stored and conserved. Individuals from 42 beetle families (Coleoptera) were caught. With respect to the number of individuals, the most numerous representatives of beetles were bark beetles (Curculionidae – Scolytinae), checkered beetles (Cleridae), longhorn beetles (Cerambycidae) and Lathridiidae. We caught 224 checkered beetles belonging to genus Thanasimus, which are important predators of bark beetles. Three species of longhorn beetles were caught: Spondylis buprestoides (the most numerous), Acanthocinus griseus and Monochamus galloprovincialis. Non-native sawyer beetles were not caught.
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