Krzysztof Sućko

Forest Research Institute, Poland | IBL · Department of Natural Forests

The paper presents data on the occurrence of 15 beetle species new to the Polish part of the Białowieża Forest. The beetles were caught during the inventory of the Białowieża Forest carried out from May to September 2023. The beetles were caught using purple multiple-funnel (Lindgren) traps, which were set up in selected locations within the study...

Microorganisms are integral to ecosystem functioning and host adaptation, yet the understanding of microbiomes in diverse beetle taxa remains limited. We conducted a comprehensive study to investigate the microbial composition of two red flat bark beetle species, Cucujus haematodes and C. cinnaberinus , and assessed the influence of host taxonomic...

In April 2019, 25.4 ha of woodland in the Płaska Forest District in the SE part of the Augustów Forest were damaged by fire. Between 2020-2022 a survey of beetles in the burnt and unburnt (control) parts of the forest was carried out. The insects were collected in IBL-2bis window (= flight interception) traps. 781 species classified in 67 families...

In the years 2016-2023, studies on the distribution of terrestrial true-bugs in the Knyszyn Forest were carried out. New faunistic data together with literature confirm occurrence of 159 species of true-bugs, among them 42 species are new for the Podlasie region. In this paper authors present faunistic data about all true-bugs collected during this...

The beetles of the Knyszyńska Forest (KF) (NE Poland) were studied between the years 1979-2023. The KF covers an area of 1767 km2. The following collecting methods were used: various models of self-trapping, entomological net, hydrobiological net, shaking beetles on an entomological umbrella, direct colecting by hands, searching potential feeding g...

The genus Agrilus is one of the most diverse insect genera worldwide. The larval feeding activity causes extensive damage in both forests and orchards. In addition, more than 30 species have been introduced outside their native range so far, including the emerald ash borer Agrilus planipennis Fairmaire. Thus, the availability of efficient trapping...

In July 2002, a hurricane destroyed tree stands in a large area of the Piska Forest. Part of the damaged forest – 475 ha – was left without interference (“Szast” protective forest) – to natural succession. In the years 2005–2021, beetles were investigated on selected post-hurricane and control plots. Various types of traps (IBL-2bis, Netocia, Moeri...

First record of Agrilus kaluganus Obenberger, 1940 (Coleoptera: Buprestidae) in Poland. Agrilus kaluganus oBenBeRGeR, 1940 is reported for the first time from Poland. Two adults were collected in Moericke traps (yellow pan traps) in two alder (Alnus glutinosa (l.) GaeRTn.) stands-burned and unburned ones-in Biebrza National Park (Podlasie Lowland a...

Water Beetles (Coleoptera: Hydradephaga, Hydrophiloidea, Hydraenidae, Dryopoidea) of the Knyszyn Primeval Forest, NE Poland. Compared to other forest complexes in the Podlasie region (NE Poland), the water beetle fauna of the Knyszyn Primeval Forest (KPF) is very poorly known. The authors' fieldwork in the KPF in 2020-2021 yielded a total of 3 212...

The paper presents new data on the occurrence of three Tetratomidae and fifteen Melandryidae species in Radom, central Poland, and its environs.

The beetles of the Suwalski Landscape Park (NE Poland) were studied between the years 2006−2013. The park covers an area of 6338 ha. Various field methods were used including sweep netting, dip netting, catching by hand, investigation of potential foraging sites of saproxylic beetles, rearing of cambio- and xylophagous larvae from inhabited materia...

This paper presents data on 23 beetle species recorded for the first time from the Białowieża Forest (Polish part), and among them two species new for the fauna of Poland. All the beetles were collected using multifunnel (Lindgren) traps, placed in the the selected sites of the study area in 2018. Collected species belong to 13 families: Carabidae...

Fires can heavily impact forest ecosystems but fire consequences for animal communities at burned and control sites are rarely investigated in natural forests. Here we present a 10-year study of post-fire beetle succession in natural ecosystem of Białowieża Primeval Forest, Poland, being a hotspot for beetle fauna. We sampled beetles at burned and...

The paper presents new data on the occurrence of 69 beetle species collected in 2017 in the Białowieża Forest, NE Poland. The list contains representatives of 27 families: Anthribidae, Bostrichidae, Ciidae, Cleridae, Coccinellidae, Corylophidae, Cryptophagidae, Curculionidae, Dasytidae, Elateridae, Endomychidae, Eucnemidae, Histeridae, Laemophloeid...

Organisms dependent on dead wood (i.e., saproxylic) are some of the most threatened by changes in the forest environment. Aside from anthropogenic disturbances resulting in forest fragmentation and a decrease in dead wood, the expansion of homogenous closed-canopy forests due to successional changes is identified as the main threat for many saproxy...

The aim of this work was to expand current knowledge on the species composition and distribution of the jewel beetles (Coleoptera: Buprestidae) in Białowieża Primeval Forest (BPF) based on research conducted in 2000–2018 and a literature review. The BPF is considered the best-preserved forest of the European lowland and is a reference point for all...

Stephanopachyslinearis (Kugelann, 1792) belongs to the family of horned powderpost beetles (Bostrichidae), represented in the fauna of Europe by 29 native species. It is a characteristic element of the northern, boreal zone of the Palaearctic and alpine areas of central and southern Europe. This species as a rare beetle important for the European U...

The Land and Property Register (LPR) of Poland contains information on land use for the entire country. Additionally, a sample-based National Forest Inven tory (NFI) provides statistical data for forest areas and detailed information on numerous forest parameters. However, until 2014 NFI plots were established only on areas classified as forest in...

We analyzed habitat requirements of Boros schneideri (Panzer, 1796) (Coleoptera: Boridae) in the natural forests of the continental biogeographical region, using data collected in the Białowieża Forest. This species has been found on the six host trees, but it preferred dead, standing pine trees, characterized by large diameter, moderately moist an...

Sukcesja saproksylicznych chrząszczy (Coleoptera) na powierzchniach pohuraganowych w drzewostanach sosnowych Puszczy Piskiej