... 801c INRA, EDP Sciences, 2006DOI: 10.1051/forest:2006063Original article Fungi associated with Tomicus piniperda in Poland and assessment of their virulence using Scots pine seedlingsRobert ... col-onizer of pine tree stems. Tomicus piniperda, together with itscogener T. minor (Hrtg.), ranks among the main insect pests of Scots pine in Poland. Other Pinus species also occasionallybecome infested. ... foresttree species in East-Central Europe. In Poland, forest stands with Scots pine dominance occupy 68% of the total forestarea [47]. The larger pine shoot beetle, (Tomicus piniperda (L.)Coleoptera:...