On 14 November 2018, a symposium Managing bark and ambrosia beetles with semiochemicals was held in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, at the Joint Meeting of the Entomological Society of America, the Entomological Society of Canada, and the Entomological Society of British Columbia. The focus was on the application of behavioural chemicals for management of bark and ambrosia beetles (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae) in conifers and hardwoods in North America and Europe. Contributors included nine invited speakers from Canada, Slovakia, and the United States of America who summarised the current state of knowledge and latest technologies and shared career-long experiences and insights. This special issue features publications derived from those presentations.

2018年11月14日，在美国昆虫学会，加拿大昆虫学会和不列颠哥伦比亚省昆虫学会联席会议上，在加拿大不列颠哥伦比亚省温哥华举行了一次使用化学信息素管理树皮和失忆甲虫的研讨会。重点是在北美和欧洲的针叶树和阔叶树中应用行为化学物质处理树皮和失忆甲虫（鞘翅目：Curculionidae：Scolytinae）。参与者包括来自加拿大，斯洛伐克和美利坚合众国的九位受邀演讲者，他们总结了知识和最新技术的现状，并分享了其在职业生涯中的经验和见解。本期特刊的特色是从这些演讲中获得的出版物。