Article
Insect vectors of the pinewood nematode: a review of the biology and ecology of Monochamus species
2012-04-01
Abstract excerpt
Pine wilt disease (PWD), caused by the pinewood nematode (PWN), Bursaphelenchus xylophilus (Steiner and Buhrer) Nickle 1970, is a serious threat to susceptible pine forests of the world. The PWN is primarily vectored by Monochamus species (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae). The first occurrence of PWD was reported from Japan in the early 1900s. Following this report, Japanese scientists documented the community of bark‐ a...
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- Literature Corpus work
- 6f516d29-e7d2-5bbf-8974-87186d43b735
- DOI
- 10.1111/j.1439-0329.2011.00733.x
