Nematology · 2001 · 226 citations · 4 references
Life SciencesBiologyEntomologyForest EntomologyInsect EcologyInsect PathologyBeetle BiologyEconomic EntomologyForest Insect PestsForest Insect-tree InteractionsInsect Disease EcologyPest ControlBark Beetle DiseasesForest PestsInsect Pest Risk AnalysisPest RiskPine Wilt DiseasePlant Pest Risk AnalysisQuarantineWilt Pathogenesis
Bursaphelenchus xylophilus (Steiner & Buhrer, 1934) Nickle, 1970 is the causal agent of pine wilt disease (PWD) in Pinus. It is a quarantine organism in the European Union (Directive 77/93, EEC) and an impediment to international trade of forest products. A pest risk analysis for B. xylophilus and its vectors in the genus Monochamus for the territories of the European Union concluded that, due to the frequent occurrence of susceptible pine hosts in Europe and the presence of suitable insect vectors, PWD couldhave important economicandecolog
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First report of Bursaphelenchus xylophilus in Portugal and in Europe
Manuel Mota, Helen Braasch, M. A. Bravo et al. · Nematology · 1999 · 731 citations
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Nemtaode-vector relationships in the pine wilt disease system.
M. J. Linit · PubMed · 1988 · 211 citations
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