Publications

Popa, F., Buse, J., Biedermann, P., & Kowallik, V. (2026). Fungal backpackers – the mycobiome of Ips typographus after more than 80 years of research. Frontiers in Microbiology, 16, 1695278. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2025.1695278

Scabbio, E., Santoiemma, G., Cavaletto, G., Biedermann, P., Ranger, C. M., Gugliuzzo, A., Cambronero-Heinrichs, J. C., & Rassati, D. (2026). Three-dimensional gallery system reconstruction reveals more frequent intraspecific than interspecific interactions in ambrosia beetles. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological Sciences, 293(2064), 20252280. https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2025.2280

Costanzo, M. B., Biedermann, P., Rassati, D., Russo, A., Polizzi, G., & Gugliuzzo, A. (2026). What hides beneath the bark? Associations between phytopathogenic fungi and emerging bark beetles in the Mediterranean region. Journal of Pest Science, 99(1), 38. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10340-025-01988-x

Tanin, S. M., Nuotclà, J. A., & Biedermann, P. (2026). The social context in bark beetle – fungus bioassays: a case study in European fir engraver bark beetles and their fungal associates. Frontiers in Microbiology, 16, 1717396. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2025.1717396

Decker, M. H., & Biedermann, P. (2025). Zur Biologie, Historie und forstwirtschaftlichen Rolle des Ambrosiakäfers Platypus cylindrus (Fabricius, 1792), bekannt als Eichenkernkäfer (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Platypodinae). Contributions to Entomology, 75(2), 319–338. https://doi.org/10.3897/contrib.entomol.75.e164168

Mitesser, O., Cadotte, M. W., Mori, A. S., Plas, F. van der, Chao, A., Rothacher, J., Bässler, C., Bevanda, M., Biedermann, P., Bradler, P. M., Castaneda-Gomez, A., Decker, O., Delory, B. M., Dittrich, S., Fichtner, A., Kreis, A., Köstner-Albert, L., Oheimb, G. von, Pierick, K., … Müller, J. (2025). Old growth attributes by chain saw: how between-patch heterogeneity changes the metacommunities of beetles in temperate forests. In Authorea. Authorea. https://doi.org/10.22541/au.175673902.29527795/v1

Decker, M. H., Biedermann, P., Peppel, van de L. J. J., & Nuotclà, J. A. (2025). Growth variation of an ambrosia fungus on different tree species indicates host specialization. Frontiers in Insect Science, 5, 1696497. https://doi.org/10.3389/finsc.2025.1696497

Melet, A., & Biedermann, P. (2025). Artificial selection of early emerging helpers in the cooperatively breeding ambrosia beetle Xyleborinus saxesenii and its effects on various life history traits and their fungal symbionts. Ecology and Evolution, 15(10), e72356. https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.72356

Melet, A., & Biedermann, P. (2025). Correction to “Effect of the host plant on the life history, behaviour and fungal community of a fungus‐farming ambrosia beetle.” In Ecological Entomology (Vol. 50, Issue 3, pp. 594–594). Wiley. https://doi.org/10.1111/een.13433

Tanin, S. M., Lehenberger, M., & Biedermann, P. H. W. (2025). Fir bark beetles associated fungi and their functional roles.

Hofmann, S., Kautz, M., Delb, H., Osgouei, P. E., Kniep, H., Kirchhöfer, M., Adler, P., Löcken, H. W., Burzlaff, T., & Biedermann, P. H. W. (2025). Entwicklung von Monitoring- und Management-Optionen für Borkenkäfer an Weißtannen.

Cambronero-Heinrichs, J. C., Biedermann, P., Besana, L., Battisti, A., & Rassati, D. (2025). Bacterial communities associated with ambrosia beetles: current knowledge and existing gaps. Frontiers in Microbiology, 16, 1569105. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2025.1569105

Du, B., Frühbrodt, T., Delb, H., Burzlaff, T., Biedermann, P., & Kreuzwieser, J. (2025). Emission patterns of volatile organic compounds from Norway spruce logs following bark beetle (Ips typographus L.) infestation. Tree Physiology, 45(1), tpae152. https://doi.org/10.1093/treephys/tpae152