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IZVORNI ZNANSTVENI ČLANCI – ORIGINAL SCIENTIFIC PAPERSŠumarski list br. 9–10, CXXXV (2011), 477-486
UDK 630* 453 (Lymantria monacha) (001)


OUTBREAKS OFTHE NUN MOTH (Lymantria monacha) AND
HISTORICALRISK REGIONS IN THE CZECH REPUBLIC


GRADACIJE SMREKOVOG PRELCA(Lymantria monacha) I
PODRUČJA NJEGOVE UČESTALE POJAVE U ČEŠKOJ


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H. UHLÍKOVÁ, O. NAKLÁDAL, P. JAKUBCOVÁ, M. TURČÁNI
ABSTRACT: The paper, based on a literature review, presents an overview
of the nun moth outbreaks in Czech forests from 1784 to 2010. A database of
outbreaks was created and presently contains 2,557 records. The oldest written
record dates from 1784. The greatest calamity of nun moth outbreaks occurred
during the years 1917–1927. The last nun moth outbreaks appeared in
the years 1993–1996. A map of high-risk areas in the Czech Republic was
created based on this historical data.


Key words:Lymnatria monacha, historical outbreaks, Czech Republic


1. INTRODUCTION – Uvod
The nun moth (Lymantria monacha/L./) is a strongly
polyphagous pest feeding on coniferous and deciduous
trees. Spruce (Piceasp.), larch (Larixsp.) and pine
(Pinussp.) are typical host plants but the nun moth also
causes extensive defoliation of other tree species during
its outbreaks (Komárek1931, Schwenke1978).
Although the phytophagous nun moth is considered one
of the most damaging insects in European coniferous
forests and can cause severe damage in managed forests
(Altenkirch1986,Baier1995,Bejer1986, Cescatti
& Battisti1992, Fischer1942, Grönblom
&Suomalainen1950,Jahn1973,Pivetz
et al. 1959,Klimetzek1979,Köhler1958,Nietsche
1891, Romanyk1958, Sedláček1911,
Schimitschek1947, Schmutzenhoferet al.
1975, Sliwa& Sierpinski1986, Uhlíková&
Nakládal2010, Wilke1931,Zederbauer1911),
there are relatively few papers focusing on and evaluating
general historical outbreaks. In the Czech Republic,
there is currently no integral overview of nun moth outbreaks;
we can usually find only short articles describing
the progress and spread of the outbreaks (Blažek
et al. 1932, Mokrý1923, Liška& Šrůtka1994).
However,Švestka(1968) described a small review
of nun moth outbreaks in southwestern Moravia. It is


H.Uhlíková, O. Nakládal, P. Jakubcová, M.Turčáni
Department of Forest Protection and Game Management,
Faculty of Forestry andWood Sciences, Czech University of Life
Sciences Prague, Prague, Czech Republic
also possible to find an evaluation of the situation for
prediction in a given year or following year (Liška
1996 and 1999,Liška&Šrůtka1995,Zahradník
et al. 1995).Afundamental publication illustrating the
largest outbreaks of the nun moth in the Czech Republic
in the 1920s was published byKomárek(1931).


Catastrophic damages to forests caused by the nun
moth have been known in the past. Its first massive expansion
in Central Europe was recorded in 1449.At
least 26 significant periods of increase were recorded
from that time until the late 19th century (Hošek
1981).Komárek(1931),Mokrý(1923) andBlažeket
al. (1932) described disasters that occurred dur


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ing the first half of the 20century. In the period
1946-1995, six outbreaks were recorded in Poland
(Głowacka1996). In Germany, Poland and the
Czech Republic, the nun moth outbreaks were observed
in 1993–1995 (Baier, pers. comm., Głowacka
1996,Liš ka&Šrůtka1994). In 2003, the nun moth
caused defoliation in Poland and Germany (Möler&
Wenk,pers. comm., Wanneretal. 2005).


More than 100 historical records were found in the


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Czech Republic throughout the 20century (e.g.
Anonymous a,Anonymous 1969a,Anonymous 1969b,
Hošek1958, Hošek1959, Hošek& Žaloudík
1964, Hošek& Žaloudík1969, Kruml1962,


Kruml1963,Kruml1968b,Ministr1964, Mini


str1970, Novák1969b, Novák1969e, Novák


1970, Novotný1965, Schleger1974, Tlapák