Strádal, Jaroslav
Ramakrishnan, Rajarajan
Lukšan, Ondřej
Tupec, Michal
Synek, Jiří
Macháček, Stanislav
Pichová, Iva
Jirošová, Anna
Funding for this research was provided by:
Grantová Agentura České Republiky (GACR 23–07916S)
IGA Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, Czech Republic (IGA_A_32_24, JS)
e-INFRA , Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports of the Czech Republic and High Performance Computing Service Group at IOCB, CAS (ID:90254)
Article History
Received: 10 September 2025
Accepted: 16 March 2026
First Online: 24 March 2026
Declarations
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: No specific permits were required. All experiments were conducted on insects ( Ips typographus ) that are neither endangered nor protected species within the European Union. According to EU Directive 2010/63/EU on the protection of animals used for scientific purposes, research involving invertebrates such as insects does not require formal ethical approval.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.