Filamentous fungi associated with Monochamus galloprovincialis and Acanthocinus aedilis [Coleoptera: Cerambycidae] in Scots Pine

Abstract

The composition and abundance of fi lamentous fungi species associated with Monochamus galloprovincialis and Acanthocinus aedilis on Pinus sylvestris in southern Poland were studied. Fungi were isolated from A. aedilis adults and M. gal- loprovincialis adults and their galleries, collected from three pine stands. In total, 214 fungal isolates from A. aedilis insect bodies and 232 fungal isolates from M. galloprovincialis adults were obtained; 1569 fungal isolates representing 39 species were obtained from M. galloprovincialis gallery systems. The most important groups of fungi were ophiostomatoid fungi and molds, including Mucor, Penicillium and Trichoderma species. Among ophiostomatoid fungi, Ophiostoma minus and O. piceae were the most frequently isolated species from A. aedilis and M. galloprovincialis adults, respectively. Ophiostoma minus was the dominant species in M. galloprovincialis galleries, with a frequency of 41%. Another relatively common fungus was Graphium sp. 'W', whereas other ophiostomatoid species were only occasionally isolated.