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Eurasian spruce bark beetle ( Ips typographus  [L.]) causes substantial damage to spruce forests worldwide. Undoubtedly, more aggressive measures are necessary to restrict the enduring loss. Finishing genome sequencing is a landmark achievement for deploying molecular techniques (i.e., RNA interference) to manage this pest. Gene expression studies assist in understanding insect physiology and deployment of molecular approaches for pest management. RT-qPCR is a valuable technique for such studies. However, accuracy and reliability depend on suitable reference genes. With the genome sequence available and the growing requirement of molecular tools for aggressive forest pest management ,  it is crucial to find suitable reference genes in  Ips typographus  under different experimental conditions. Hence, we evaluated the stability of twelve candidate reference genes under diverse experimental conditions such as biotic (developmental, sex and tissues) and abiotic factors (i.e., temperature and juvenile hormone treatment) to identify the reference genes. Our results revealed that  ribosomal protein 3a  ( RPS3-a ) was the best reference gene across all the experimental conditions, with minor exceptions. However, the stability of the reference gene can differ based on experiments. Nevertheless, present study provides a comprehensive list of reference genes under different experimental conditions for  Ips typographus  and contributes to “future genomic and functional genomic research”.

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Identifying optimal reference genes for gene expression studies in Eurasian spruce bark beetle, Ips typographus (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae)