[IUFRO Div 2] request to forward

Dear Madam/Sir, I have a message to transmit to the division 2 IUFRO members. Could you forward it? Thank you « Dear colleagues, we are studying the phylogeography of two bark beetles by nuclear markers. In order to proceed with our study, we are looking for Ips typographus and Dendroctonus micans from Europe and Asia. We are also interested in the ulstraspecific predator Rhizophagus grandis, often found in the galleries of D. micans. Would it be possible for you to send me beetles (put alive in alcohol 100%) ? We can provide the material if necessary (eppendorfs and ethyl alcohol) and will naturally cover any related expenses. We need the location where the samples were collected and eventually the tree specie attacked (Picea sp.or Pinus sp.). We need around then individuals by country, preferentially catched in different sites but we will be grateful with any beetles found. Sample could be sent to: François Mayer Laboratoire de Lutte biologique et Ecologie spatiale (LUBIES), CP 160/12 Université Libre de Bruxelles 50 av FD Roosevelt, 1050 Bruxelles/Brussels Belgium Many thanks for Ir. François Mayer Research Fellow, FNRS-FRIA / PhD student Biological control and Spatial ecology Lab (LUBIES) Université Libre de Bruxelles <mailto:fmayer@ulb.ac.be> fmayer(a)ulb.ac.be »